Fraud
Three sentenced for inventing car crash
A trio of men from the Wirral have been given suspended prison sentences after being found guilty of inventing a car crash in a bid to con an insurer out of £51,000.
Video: Ifed head DCI Angie Rogers
Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department boss Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers tells Post news editor Callum Brodie about her vision of the fraud landscape and why prevention is better than cure.
Q&A: Ifed head DCI Angie Rogers
In her first interview since becoming head of the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers unveils her agenda for the fight against insurance fraud.
LV research highlights 'compensation culture' strain on the NHS
Eight in ten UK car accidents where one driver accepts liability involve a compensation claim for whiplash, according to a study by LV.
Ifed boss DCI Rogers promises equal treatment in fight against fraud
Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers has vowed to work with members of the insurance industry on preventative measures to tackle escalating fraud having taken over the reins of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.
Hill Dickinson fraud team hails dismissal of £150K bogus Europcar claim
Hill Dickinson counter-fraud group and car hire service Europcar have successfully exposed a crash for cash scam involving claims management company director, Mark Richardson of ‘Richardsons’.
Intelligence sharing agreement between IFB and police to target criminal gangs is renewed
An agreement between the Insurance Fraud Bureau and the Association of Chief Police Officers to share intelligence on organised criminal gangs between the insurance industry and the police has been reviewed and renewed due to its ongoing success.
Chinese broker given suspended death sentence
Chen Yi, former general manager at broker Shanghai Fanxin Insurance, has been given a suspended death sentence after being found guilty of mis-selling.
MP Evans to quiz local police bosses on insurance fraud resource
The chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services has vowed to write to the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners to get a handle on the resource available to combat insurance fraud.
Criminal avoids return to jail for fraudulent forklift claim
A 36-year-old Bradford man has been sentenced to eight months suspended for a year and ordered to work 200 hours unpaid after attempting to con RSA out of £10,000.
Fraud Focus: Out of sight, not out of mind
Could the ruling in Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnic Triglav lead to a rise in fraud?
Insurers vow to learn from CMA report blow to combat credit repair inflation
The Competition and Markets Authority’s decision not to address the rising cost of credit hire has led to a “free for all” in credit repair cost inflation, according to insurers, who have vowed to unite to tackle the issue.
Six from Keighley charged over crash-for-cash fraud
Six people from Keighley are to appear in court this week after being charged over an alleged conspiracy to commit insurance fraud over a three-year period.
IUA and LMA prepare guidance on Insurance Act changes
The International Underwriting Association and Lloyd’s Market Authority are working with legal specialists to prepare guidance on the impact of the incoming Insurance Act on their members.
Aviva heralds 'fundamentally dishonest' crash for cash victory where fraud was not pleaded
Aviva has heralded a case that exposed phantom passengers and where the evidence led the judge to find the claim ‘fundamentally dishonest’, even though fraud was not specifically pleaded, as a clear warning to fraudsters.
Ifed welcomes DCI Angie Rogers to anti-fraud hotseat
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has confirmed the appointment of Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers as DCI Dave Wood’s successor as head of the City of London Police unit.
Singapore insurance fraudster sentenced for three months
A man falsely claiming to be behind the wheel of a vehicle in an accident in April 2009 has been sentenced to three months in jail in Singapore.
Fraudster sentenced after faking burglary to make £30k claim
A fraudster who staged a burglary in order to claim nearly £30,000 on his home insurance has been handed a 10 months suspended sentence and been ordered to do 270 hours of unpaid work.
Ifed boss DCI Wood makes way for new insurance fraud supremo
DCI Dave Wood has been replaced as the head of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department after almost three and a half years in the role.
Car renter trade body recruits Hill Dickinson for counter fraud drive
The British Vehicle Renting and Leasing Association has partnered with Hill Dickinson to tackle fraud in the self-drive hire sector.
Ifed investigation into fraudster unearths cannabis factory
An electrician who conned Zurich out of £15,000 by repeatedly reporting his work power tools had been stolen has been jailed after police officers investigating the fraud found a cannabis factory at his premises.
Claimant's fraudulent broken ankle story discredited on You Tube
A Newcastle man who almost swindled his local authority’s insurance company out of £17,000 after lying about how he broke his ankle has been sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work.
Blog: Tackling insurance fraudsters, one piece of shared information at a time
Insurance fraud is often painted as a victimless crime - but as anyone in the industry can tell you, it most certainly isn't.