Credit hire company pays defendant’s costs in fundamentally dishonest PI case
The judge found this type of dispute to be ‘a convenient camel for hire companies to ride across the plains’
Industry collaboration is the only way to defeat fraud challenges – Carpenters Group
Faye Fishlock, head of defendant services at Carpenters Group, looks at the insurance fraud issues the industry is facing following feedback from the latest Fraud Charter roundtable
Fraudulent claims dropped 10% in 2020 – ABI
The trade body’s figures also reveal a record-breaking claims value in oversea travel scams
Ghost broking losses amount to £786,700 in 2021 so far - Action Fraud
Students identified as ‘a prime target’ for ghost brokers
Fraud Charter: Interim remediation is ‘vital’ while Online Safety Bill progresses
Carpenters Group moves to exert pressure and open debate between the UK government and the insurance industry around ad spoofing
Fraud Charter: Online Injury Claim portal could be ‘fraud hotbed’ but figures down
The data from the new OIC portal could be a ’real positive’ for the insurance industry, but it needs to be handled with care
Briefing: Incoming Highway Code changes signal ‘potential growth area for fraud’
The ‘perfect storm’ of vulnerable road user claims falling outside of the OIC portal and a general lack of awareness around the proposed rule changes could create a new ‘target area’ for fraudsters
Vehicle car leasing service warns of click-to-call Google spoofing scams
The IFB, IFED and the ABI have issued a warning about click-to-call scammers misrepresenting insurers
Travel resumes post-lockdown – but what is the impact on fraudulent holiday sickness claims?
In the past, fake holiday sickness claims cost the travel sector ‘hundreds of millions of pounds’. Will coronavirus now contribute to this as holidaymakers once again venture outside the UK?
Temporary motor insurance offers fraudsters ‘vast and immediate opportunities to exploit’
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a shift in different types of crash for cash fraud – Insurance Times finds out what this means for the insurance industry
Ben Leech: Insurers must 'be on the forefront' as organised criminals exploit car finance plans
Change in crash for cash approaches and the newly launched whiplash reforms means it is ‘vital’ insurers adapt and ‘review their frontline defences’, adds fraud team partner
Aviva reveals ‘clear mistrust of financial services adverts online’
The insurer is calling on the UK government to update its Online Safety Bill