insurance fraud
Five arrested in an on-going investigation into suspected fraudulent insurance claims
Assisted by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), police carried out a search warrant at an accident management company in the city. In addition, three...
Motor insurance fraud : Gwent Police have arrested six people as part of an on-going investigation
In coordinated action across Gwent and South Wales, officers made the arrests following an investigation into suspicious claims referred by insurers and the Insurance...
IFB joins in insurance identity fraud crackdown
Three suspected identity fraudsters have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police marking the Insurance Fraud Bureau’s (IFB) first involvement in one of the UK’s...
IFB : will share fraud intelligence with the public sector
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has signed a new intelligence sharing agreement with NAFN Data & Intelligence Services, which will see intelligence on known...
Smart technology and data to improve claims performance and cut £2bn of fraud
Insurance premiums are set to climb throughout 2012 as insurers seek to claw back the staggering costs of today’s compensation culture without losing the...
IFB : new appointments to increase fight against insurance fraud
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has announced the appointment of four new members of staff, further bolstering the industry’s fight against organised motor insurance...
1st Central targets fraudsters
1st Central has significantly ramped up its fight against insurance fraud, to include the formation of a new 29 member strong, cross-business counter fraud...
Marketforce and the IEA’s 3rd Annual Conference: Discuss holistic anti-fraud strategies
Tuesday 27 March 2012, One Whitehall Place, London
Insurance Fraud
As the programme for this year’s insurance Fraud Conference is now full, we hope that you’ll...
Counter fraud techniques shared with Poland
A delegation from the Polish Insurance Guarantee Fund (IGF) visited London today to learn more about the UK insurance industry’s pioneering fraud detection techniques.
Welcomed...
Hastings Direct convict fraudster
Former police detectives now working for Hastings Direct have used forensics information to help convict a 41 year old teacher of insurance fraud.
After a...
First fortnight on the beat a success for IFED
Multiple arrests, a criminal investigation and a nationwide car insurance scam - these are just three of the many things the Insurance Fraud Enforcement...
Reported fraud over £2 billion in 2011
More than £2 billion of fraud was reported last year, the largest amount ever according to the BDO's 2011 FraudTrack report.
This is a 50%...
IFED: multiple arrests in first week
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department hit the ground running in their debut week, making their first arrest on Tuesday afternoon on a fraudster in...
Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department opens it’s doors
London's new Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) opened it's doors for the first time today, and already they are reviewing a number of cases...
Macedonian police bust insurance fraud ring
Macedonian police on Wednesday detained 57 people, including 17 police officiers, for involvement in traffic accident insurance fraud totalling almost EUR15 million (GBP13 million).
During...
UK man given gaol time for attempted insurance fraud
A man has been convicted of insurance fraud and given a prison sentence today, after exaggerating his injuries and attempting to claim millions of...
U.S. : 11 people charged over $1 billon pension fraud
New York prosecutors charged 11 people over a $1 billion US pension fraud in which retired workers claimed disability benefits despite regularly playing golf...
IFB : three year strategy announced
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) released details of the action plan designed to deliver their new strategy and supporting financial investment required in the...
Swinton is the first broker to join the IFB
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) announces that Swinton has agreed to become affiliated to the IFB. Swinton is the first company to take advantage...
Netherlands : four arrested in multinational fraud probe
Four Dutch citizens have been arrested in a fraud probe on two continents into a company specialising in life insurance that took more than...
