News

Ghost Broker Spared Jail Time, After IFB Action

A fraudster who pocketed nearly £18,000 for selling fake car insurance has been sentenced, following an investigation led by City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), supported by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB). […]

Opinion

ID Verification Through Email Address Intelligence

In this latest Opinion piece, James Burton, senior director of insurance product management for U.K. and Ireland, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, looks at ID validation. In an increasingly online world, knowing who are communicating with is […]

Fraud

Stop The Scams Campaign Launched by IFB

A national campaign, called ‘Stop the Scams’, has been launched by the insurance industry to help the public spot signs of scams and report them to the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) Cheatline following predictions that […]

Fraud

Fraud Attempt Every Five Minutes, Says ABI

The latest from the ABI: The industry’s relentless pursuit of insurance cheats to protect honest customers is delivering results, with the equivalent of nearly 300 fraudulent claims and just over 2,000 dishonest applications being detected […]