Zurich detects more than £94m in fraudulent claims
Fraud data from Zurich has revealed that its fraud prevention team uncovered almost £260,000 worth of fraudulent claims every day in 2024.
The total number of fraudulent claims detected in 2024 amounted to 4,049, a 10% increase on 2023.
In total, the insurer detected £94.79m worth of fraudulent claims.
Almost two-thirds of these were for
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