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Computer Says No: Over 2,000 Fake Holiday Sickness Claims Thrown Out

A few years ago crash-for-cash seemed to be the scam of choice, but as technology like dashcams, telematics and automated scanning of people’s social media and Google history has become the norm, many dubious claimants […]

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Opinion: Tackling Smartphone Insurance Fraud

In this Opinion piece, Toby Stubbington, Managing Director of loveit coverit, looks at the latest techniques in fighting fraudulent mobile phone claims. With modern handsets like the iPhone X, Blackphone and Samsung Galaxy S9 all […]

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Ghost Broker Jailed for £321,000 Insurance Scam

On Wednesday (11 April 2018), a man was jailed for attempting to steal over £321,000 by selling 21 fake car insurance policies and making 18 fraudulent motor insurance claims for fictional car accidents. Following an […]

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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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LexisNexis Launches Attract for Motor: Offers Risk & Loss Prediction

The culmination of several years development and with support from motor insurance providers across the UK, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, the leading data and analytics provider for the insurance industry, has launched Attract™ for Motor, the […]

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Spitch Keen to See Enhanced Customer Experience from InsurTech Investment

Brian Martin, Regional Director of Spitch UK and Ireland, emailed this response to the Accenture report on InsurTech investment. It’s promising to see the insurance industry embracing technology on such a huge level, but there’s […]

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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 […]