Fraud
3XD ditches passwords in attempt to protect customers from hackers
Specialist insurance provider 3XD is trailing a new system that is designed to ditch the need for passwords.
Fatal crash for cash scammers given prison sentences
Three crash for cash fraudsters have been sentenced after their scam killed an 88-year-old woman.
ICO raids house linked to data theft
A raid was carried out on a London address linked to the illegal access of customer details from a nationwide car repair company.
Telematics data helps to disprove fraudulent car hire claim
Information gathered from blackbox telematics has been used successfully to reveal a dishonest customer claim involving a hire vehicle.
Woman arrested by IFED detectives after allegedly faking her own death
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested by detectives from the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department after allegedly faking her own death to make a £140,000 false life insurance claim.
IFB collaborates with police to convict fraud gang
A crash for crash gang has been exposed and five people have been found guilty after a £500,000 fraud was uncovered by the Insurance Fraud Bureau and Derbyshire Police.
AA prosecutes ghost brokers with Iovation's fraud force community
AA Insurance has successfully prosecuted a ghost broking fraud ring through the use of Iovation’s peer-driven fraud force community.
Post Power List 2017: Elizabeth Truss
MP for South West Norfolk, and Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Former LV COO Peter Horton joins fraud specialist Digilog
The former chief operating officer of LV Peter Horton has joined voice risk analysis specialist Digilog.
How police are working to tackle the rising scourge of ghost brokers
Ghost broking cases are lengthy and expensive to investigate
European insurers hoping to emulate UK’s ‘aggressive’ fraud data sharing regime
Half of insurers in Europe that don’t currently share information with competitors on fraud wish to do so, according to a survey.
Motor fraud: Reaching critical mass
Although the adoption of My Licence has been slow to date, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau has predicted an increase in uptake to 50% this year. Will 2017 see the service reach critical mass?
UK Vehicle rebrands to Cazana and appoints advisory panel
UK Vehicle has fully rebranded into Cazana, a database platform used by insurers, underwriters and loss adjusters to detect fraud at early stages.
Crime stats reveal 13% reduction in insurance fraud
There has been a 13% reduction in the amount of insurance fraud reported by the industry, according to government statistics.
Blog: The real opportunity with digital
Read any article on digital insurance and it seems to me that it's all about the insurers.
Blog: Let's create a cross-industry body to push anti-fraud reforms
Personal injury and insurers should create a cross-industry body to see through the various anti-fraud reforms and restore trust in the sector.
Blog: Pop goes the bad rep - How Lemonade and AI are putting the fizz in insurance claims
In the first weeks of 2017 two stories have really caught the imagination of the insurance claims community.
Whiplash legislation ‘will commence’ later this month, minister says
The government will start drawing up legislation on whiplash reform this month, a finance minister said.
Lemonade's three-second claim settlement raises fraud concerns, experts say
As the UK insurance industry grapples with the task of making the claims process slicker, US start-up Lemonade has declared its ‘world record' claims settlement time of three seconds.
Fraudster imprisoned following Ifed investigation
A man has been sentenced to jail for making false car insurance claims.
Ex-LV employee sentenced for bribery
A former LV employee and an employee from a claims management company have been sentenced to 12 months in prison for bribery.
Five jailed in £1.1m crash for cash scam
Five men were given jail terms last week in connection to a £1.1m crash for cash scam.
Aviva claims director joins IFB board
Rob Townend, Aviva’s claims director for UK general insurance, has joined the board of the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
Third of motorists lie to get cheaper premiums
One in three motorists will lie to their insurance company to get cheaper premiums, a survey found.