Insurance claims

Insurance Fraud in Decline, Says New Research From Aviva

The value of fraudulent claims detected by the UK’s largest insurer has fallen. Aviva detected £80m worth of suspect or proven fraudulent insurance claims in 2018, down 11% (£10m) from 2017. The scale of insurance […]

Fraud

Fraud: Private Prosecution Success for Aviva, After Another CPS #Fail

A 41-year-old former law student from Dewsbury was today sentenced to 21 months for pretending to trip over a crate of orange juice cartons in a supermarket and claim for her injuries. The case is […]

News

35% of Consumers Feel No Loyalty to Their Insurance Company

More than a third of UK consumers (35%) feel no loyalty to their insurance provider, according to a new report into consumer attitudes published by customer engagement, loyalty and lifetime optimisation specialist ELLO Media. As a result, more than one […]

InsureTech

Hannover Re Keen to Develop Insurtech Innovators, Says GlobalData

‘Hannover Re’s’ new innovation pool, ‘hr | equarium’, aims to play matchmaker for digital innovators and incumbent insurers, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. By enabling insurers to partner up with start-ups, that […]

Legal

Legal Update: Horwich Farrelly Wins Landmark Case on Fake Motor Claims

Horwich Farrelly, the leading insurance industry law firm, in conjunction with Aviva, has successfully won an appeal case that could transform the way courts interpret legislation on fundamental dishonesty and avoid any damages being awarded […]

UK Insurance Trends

Aviva In Strong UK Market Position, Says GlobalData

Following last week’s release of Aviva’s preliminary results for 12 months ended 31 December 2018, Ben Carey-Evans, Insurance Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view: “Aviva’s 2018 preliminary financial report indicates that its UK business performed […]

Fraud

Insurance Fraud News: Clyde & Co Shut Down £100K False Injury Claim

Global law firm Clyde & Co has won a significant victory in the Courts using Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act to have an exaggerated injury clam for almost £100,000 discontinued. The […]