Artificial Intelligence

SmilePass Offers Biometric Checking Service for Insurance Sector

The battle against fraud never stops for the UK insurance industry, with our increasingly digital economy offering new ways for fraudsters to obtain cover using false details, make bogus claims or generate fake policy documents. […]

Household Insurance

Cheaper Insurance? Survey Finds Many Homeowners Willing to Bend the Truth

A detailed study of the home insurance market by LexisNexis Risk Solutions UK has underlined the need for home insurers to strengthen their validation processes and improve their customers’ experience by leveraging prefill at the […]

Fraud

Black Box Stops Insurance Fraudster in His Tracks

A fast food delivery driver from Merseyside concealed his true occupation and fraudulently purchased black box insurance coverage, courtesy of Coverbox, failing to take heed of the fact that the insurer did not cover delivery drivers. […]

Opinion

Opinion: Telematics Makes a Great Anti-Fraud Toolkit for Insurers

In this opinion piece, Adam Gooch from Insure Telematics Solutions offers some examples of how the `black box’ is evolving, and proving to be a useful tool in the fight against fraudulent claims. Car insurance […]

Insurance Brokers

Police Warning on Ghost Brokers & Fake Insurance Documents

The City of London Police are warning drivers about the growing number of ghost brokers, who sell fake insurance policies. Over 850 reports of ‘ghost broking’ – where fraudsters sell fake car insurance – were […]

Artificial Intelligence

Hastings Direct Chooses BAE Systems NetReveal Anti-Fraud Software

BAE Systems has won a new contract with Hastings Direct, a fast growing general insurance provider to the UK market. The deal will see BAE Systems deploy its fraud detection solution NetReveal to help the […]

Insurance claims

Telematics Delivers Hammer Blow to BMW Driver’s Insurance Fraud

Telematics data and forensic evidence captured by pioneering telematics insurance provider insurethebox, a brand of of Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Europe, has successfully thwarted a vehicle damage claim for £87,921 -including £79,114 in credit hire […]

Insurance Regulation

Millions of Holidaymakers Approached Over Bogus Travel Sickness Claims

As many as 9.5 million British adults have been approached about making a compensation claim for being sick while on holiday, says ABTA – the travel industry trade association. ABTA carried out a YouGov survey […]