Fraud
Ghost broker busting – how can they be blasted off social media?
Content Director's View: If there’s something weird selling motor cover and it don’t look good … why do so many young drivers fall for ghost brokers on social media and what can be done to bust them, asks Insurance Post's Jonathan Swift.
Tinnitus claim dismissed due to dishonest medical expert
DWF and Markerstudy have successfully fought off a claim for tinnitus and psychological injuries following dishonest evidence given by the claimant’s ENT expert.
Curtain falls on fake photo fraudster
Clyde & Co and Direct Line have successfully fought off a motor insurance claim that used fraudulent photographic evidence.
One in three young drivers scammed by ghost brokers
An Aviva survey of 2000 drivers aged 17-25 found nearly one in three young motorists have purchased car insurance from a ghost broker on social media.
Crash for cash crooks collide with justice
Keoghs and Aviva have secured custodial sentences against four fraudsters who targeted an elderly motorist and staged an accident.
RSA fraud chief spotlights growing commercial fraud threat
Adele Sumner, head of counter fraud and financial crime at RSA, has called for increased awareness on the growing threat of commercial insurance fraud.
AI should be used to fight crash for cash fraudsters
The increase in crash for cash incidents involving motorbikes is far more dire than it initially seems, warns Roi Amir, CEO of insurance technology company Sprout.ai, who argues the solution is to fight artificial intelligence with AI.
Allianz, RSA and Zurich to debate threat of AI in insurance fraud
With digital manipulation threatening to put additional pressure on claims handlers, as deception becomes harder to spot.
How insurers can navigate the threat of biased AI
Dean Standing, chief customer officer of consultancy Sagacity, outlines why insurers should take more care when handling customer data to train artificial intelligence pricing models.
Diary of an Insurer: Allianz Trade’s Vikshay Vijai
Vikshay Vijai, fraud insurance manager for UK & Ireland at Allianz Trade, has a busy pipeline, leads a broker workshop and can’t believe we’re mentioning Christmas already.
Home Office launches insurance fraud charter
Following the formation of a motor insurance taskforce to crack down on premiums, the government has launched a fresh charter focused on tackling insurance fraud.
Most complained about general insurers revealed
Admiral, Direct Line Group, Aviva, Esure and Axa were the most complained about general insurers in the first half of 2024, according to the latest Financial Ombudsman Service data.
Verisk London 2024: Evolving fraud trends
In the third in a series of videos recorded at the Verisk Insurance Conference in London, Insurance Post editor Emma Ann Hughes met with industry experts to discuss fraud trends.
Sprout AI targeting one billion customers by 2030
Roi Amir, CEO of Sprout AI, said the firm is looking to reach one billion customers within five to seven years, and confirmed when the company will expand into pet and travel.
Rachel Lam expands remit at ombudsman
It has been confirmed to Insurance Post that Rachel Lam has been given a wider remit at the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Pen’s cyber revamp; Chubb’s construction practice; Unum CEO joins ABI board
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Clearspeed in talks with each of the ‘top eight’ UK insurers
Following the announcement that RSA is adopting Clearspeed’s voice analysis technology, the firms MD Ranjit Mana has confirmed to Insurance Post that the firm is in talks with several UK insurers.
Labour unveils motor insurance taskforce to crack down on costs
Labour transport secretary Louise Haigh has promised her party’s motor insurance task force will “crack down on spiralling costs” and deliver a “fair deal” for drivers.
Ageas’ AI fraud tool; Clear’s Wycombe partnership; Moonrock’s COO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Tesco’s fraud head is latest to join Direct Line’s top team
Ami North, Tesco Underwriting’s head of personal injury and fraud, is leaving to take up a role at Direct Line Group, Insurance Post can reveal.
RTA claim lands lying litigator in legal limbo
A paralegal who was found to have lied during their road traffic accident claim has been sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years.