Insurance claims

ABI Says Industry is Committed to Fighting Insurance Fraud

Insurance fraud is always a risk during times of economic downturn, since the temptation is there to acquire some `easy money.’ But there is a more pervasive tendency towards fraud now in the UK, as […]

Insurance claims

Organised Crash-For-Cash? The Clues Are in The Data

After road users were warned about a new type of crash-for-cash scam, a records management expert has told insurance companies the secret to spotting fraud could lie in their records inventory. Crash-for-cash motor claims have […]

News

The `You Smashed My Wing Mirror Mate’ Scam: How Does It Work?

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) and City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) are warning drivers to watch out for a new type of crash for cash scam, dubbed clip for cash, which […]

Motor Insurance

Thatcham Research Lists its Top Ten NCAP Rated Cars of 2022

The 2022 safety testing results are in from Thatcham Research and it’s bad news for Tesla haters, as the latest model Y scores a record breaking 98% on driver assistance technology. The Tesla also scored […]

Insurance claims

IFB Launches New AI Counter Fraud System

This new potential fraud detection solution looks promising on paper, let’s see if it delivers results in the fight against organised fraud like crash-for-cash, fake injury/illness claims, mysterious old building fires or spotting vehicles with […]

Insurance claims

Crash-For-Cash Scammer Skips UK to Avoid Jail Time

A crash-for-cash scammer has made a clean getaway it seems, by simply vanishing. Here’s the report from the City of London Police; An outstanding defendant has been sentenced in absence for deliberately causing a collision […]