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`Steak’ Your Claim Sir? Not if You’re Using Injury Photos from You Tube

Latest anti-fraud news from the IFED: A man was sentenced to 8 months, suspended for 2 years, for fraud by false representation at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday 11 April 2018 after pleading guilty on […]

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Minster Law Criticises Civil Liability Bill, Scope is Too Wide

We’re always even-handed here at Insurance Edge, so here’s a response from Minster Law on the subject of the Civil Liability Bill. If you have a comment on the proposed reforms to whiplash claims then […]

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BIBA Welcomes Civil Liability Bill Proposals

BIBA (The British Insurance Brokers Association) today welcomes the bringing of the Civil Liability Bill before Parliament. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) today confirmed that long awaited legislation to help genuine injury claims be settled […]

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WeDo Tech Launches Anti-Fraud Innovation Competition

WeDo Technologies, a specialist in revenue assurance and fraud management has launched an open competition for clients, partners and employees. The purpose of the competition is to challenge participants to come up with new business […]

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GBG Acquires Image Checking Specialist Verifeyed

Identity data specialist GBG has acquired Verifeyed, whose award-winning technology can detect images that have been photoshopped or manipulated. As part of the deal, Verifeyed founder Dr Babak Mahdian, a world-leading researcher in machine-based image […]

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Friends: The One Where They Staged a Crash For Cash

The rise of “Crash for Cash” scams has been a growing problem over the past few years. Criminals orchestrating accidents, in order to fraudulently claim, cost the car insurance industry £336 million pounds each year, […]

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UK General Launches Personal Cyber Insurance Product

UK General Insurance, the Leeds-based specialist and niche personal lines insurance provider, is launching a new product, personal cyber protection insurance. The product, which has been developed in partnership with UK General’s capacity partner Munich […]