Insurance Fraud Awards 2018 - full list of winners
Keoghs partner James Heath, pictured, was handed the achievement prize at the Fraud Awards last night in what proved to be a fruitful night for the law firm.
Keoghs also won the Fraud Intelligence Team – Independent, and Fraud Investigation Team – Independent, gongs.
Elsewhere, Direct Line Group picked up two prizes for the Technology Initiative of the Year and the Unsung Hero for Automated Robotic Investigator and Alexandra Westwood respectively.
QBE Europe also won two awards for Counter Fraud Team of the Year – Commercial and Young Fraud Fighter [Charlotte Gray].
Earlier in the night, Post content director Jonathan Swift announced that the Unsung Hero award had been renamed the Richard Davies Memorial Award for the Unsung Fraud Fighter of the Year in honour of Axa’s former fraud boss who sadly passed away earlier this year.
In an emotional night, Richard’s wife Allison handed over the prize to Alexandra and his former colleague Mike Bennett paid respects with a few words in remembrance of his achievements.
Full list of winners
Combating Fraud - Collaboration of the Year
BLM Fraud Practice Group & Sedgwick - Winner
LV - Broker Community Initiative – Highly commended
Also shortlisted:
Ageas & Weightmans
Axa & Kennedys
CRIF Decision Solutions & RSA Insurance
InterEurope & DAC Beachcroft
QBE Europe, Synectics Solutions & The Cabinet Office
Combatting Fraud - Technology Innovation of the Year
Direct Line Group - Automated Robotic Investigator - Winner
VisionTrack - Highly commended
Also shortlisted:
Aviva
DAC Beachcroft - KYOTO
Iovation
Keoghs MDA Intelligence Solutions
Young Fraud Investigator of the Year
Charlotte Gray – QBE European Operations - Winner
Sarah Titterington - Horwich Farrelly – Highly Commended
Also shortlisted:
Calum Cornish - Clyde & Co
Alastair Poole – Aviva
The Richard Davies Memorial Award for the Unsung Insurance Fraud Fighter of the Year
Alexandra Westwood –Direct Line Group - Winner
Gareth Evans – Ageas - Highly commended
Also shortlisted:
Joanne Baker – DWF
Hannah Davies - Admiral Group
Robert Frecknall - BGL
Zoe Leete – Direct Commercial
Fraud Intelligence Team - Independent
Keoghs – Winner
DWF – Highly commended
Also shortlisted:
BLM Intelligence Team
DAC Beachcroft
Fraud Intelligence Team – Insurer/Broker
Esure Fincrime Insight team - Winner
1st Central – Highly commended
Also shortlisted:
Aviva
QBE Europe
Fraud Investigation Team – Independent
Keoghs - Casualty Fraud Team - Winner
DAC Beachcroft – Highly commended
Also shortlisted:
APU
DWF
Keoghs - Motor Fraud
Robertson & Co
Combatting Fraud - Broking Initiative of the Year
BGL – Winner
Also shortlisted:
1st Central
Endsleigh Insurance Services
Counter Fraud Team of the Year – Commercial Lines
QBE Europe – Winner
Also shortlisted:
Allianz Insurance
Aviva - Fraud Feature Team
Direct Line Group - Commercial Counter Fraud Team
Geo Underwriting
Counter Fraud Team of the Year - Personal Lines Team
LV - Winner
Esure – Highly commended
Also shortlisted:
Admiral Group- Fraud Analytics Team
Ageas
Aviva
Co-op Insurance, Application Fraud Team
Fraud Investigation of the Year
NFU Mutual - Operation Sweeney - Winner
LV – Highly commended
Also shortlisted:
Allianz Insurance
Axa Global Healthcare
NFU Mutual - LCI Investigation
Cyber Partner of the Year
Sedgwick – Winner
Also shortlisted:
CyberScout
Combating Fraud - Improving Public Knowledge Award
First Group - Counter Fraud Awareness Programme – Winner
Also shortlisted:
BLM’s Fraud Practice Group - Travel Sickness Fraud Campaign
LV - Educating the public on the effects of claims farmers, ghost brokers and technology awareness
Achievement Award
Keoghs partner James Heath
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