fraud
Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit to Share Fraud Intelligence with Metropolitan Police
Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit and the Metropolitan Police Service have cemented their six year counter-fraud partnership with an information sharing agreement. The...
Over 32 years for crash for cash fatality gang following Hill Dickinson, Chaucer and Thames Valley Police investigation
Five people have been sentenced to a total of over 32 years in prison following a joint investigation by Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit, Chaucer...
IFB : CMC closed and fraudsters jailed following IFB investigation
A claims management company (CMC) has been shut down and two fraudsters jailed after the Insurance Fraud Bureau and Metropolitan Police exposed a ‘crash...
Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit & The Co-operative Insurance crack down on fraudulent personal injury claims
Case proceedings were issued following a staged road traffic collision between a minibus and car, all at full capacity, resulting in 19 personal injury...
IFB : fraudulent insurance claims criminal sentenced and jailed
Tariq Mehmood was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Harrow Crown Court on Friday (25 January 2013) for conspiracy to defraud and dangerous...
Hill Dickinson and Thames Valley Police Secure Guilty Verdict in First Crash for Cash Fatality Case
A complex fraud investigation by Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit & Thames Valley Police has successfully ensured five people were found guilty last Thursday (10/1),...
Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit : launches new fraud risk profiling model
Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit has analysed ten years of historic claims data to develop a sophisticated fraud risk profiling model which risk assesses...
Insurance ‘Go-Aways’ – Where do they go?
Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit calls on the industry to set common standards and treat ‘go away’ data as a key fraud indicator.
Although claims which...
EU / Swedish Match : 60 million euros in tobacco bribe to change legislation
Tobacco producer Swedish Match claimed Friday it was offered the opportunity to pay 60 million euros ($78 million) to thwart new EU tobacco legislation...
ID Fraud : Equifax survey shows nearly half don’t clear browser history on mobiles and a third don’t log out of smartphone apps
UK consumers are the most likely in Europe to become victims of ID fraud and new research from ID fraud expert Equifax has revealed...
IFB : new intelligence sharing agreement with VOSA
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has signed a new intelligence sharing agreement with the Government’s Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
VOSA – responsible for...
IFB secures landmark ‘Crash for Cash’ prison sentence
An insurance fraudster who masterminded one of the UK’s biggest ‘crash for cash’ scams has received an unprecedented prison sentence of seven years and...
Insurance fraud : OCADO stricks hard on ‘Crash for Cash’ fraud
Ocado, award-winning online supermarket and retail distributor, has teamed up with Hill Dickinson to take a stand against ‘crash-for-cash’ scams following an incident with...
CRIF : to enhance fraud prevention and measure risk more accurately for Admiral
Car insurance specialist Admiral Group has appointed CRIF Decision Solutions as its new supplier of choice for the automation of processes to boost fraud...
Hill Dickinson fraud team reports record year
Figures released on July 2nd 2012 by Hill Dickinson’s Fraud Unit illustrate a record year. The unit has experienced a 20% increase in instructions...
U.S. : GlaxoSmithKline fined $3 billion
GlaxoSmithKline was socked with $3 billion in fines by US authorities Monday over charges it marketed drugs for unauthorized uses, held back safety data,...
VFM Services : warns of fraudulent TV claims ahead of a summer of sport
VFM Services warns insurers to be on the alert over the next couple of months, as it expects fraudulent claims for televisions to rise...
CRIF / Tracesmart : partnership to enhance fraud prevention solutions
Providers of consumer data intelligence, Tracesmart has announced a long-term cooperation agreement with CRIF Decision Solutions, a company specialising in the provision of decision...
Validation of Risk – Access to Data is Key
The impact of fraud on the industry, insurers’ bottom lines and the insurance buying consumer is well documented. The detection and prevention of claims...
Exaggerated claims on the rise, says AXA
A growing number of Brits are exagerating their home insurance claims, according to AXA Insurance.
Research from the company suggest that the number of people...
