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 […]

Insurance Regulation

IAM Criticises System That Allows 11,000 Drivers With 12 Points Or More on Roads

IAM RoadSmart has expressed its frustration that six years after calling for action, more than 11,000 drivers a year are still being legally allowed on the roads with 12 or more points on their licences. […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Say Complaints About Banks & Insurers Down by 5% in 2018 H2

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the complaints figures for regulated firms for the second half of 2018. During the second half of 2018 (2018 H2), complaints decreased by 5%, falling from 4.13m […]

Motor Insurance

How Many Vans Are on UK Roads? Over 3.9 Million, As Online Delivery Soars

There has been a 19 per cent increase in new registrations of licensed light goods vehicles over five years, according to new analysis of Department of Transport data by Direct Line for Business. There are […]

Insurance claims

Fraud: Cifas Data Shows Fake Insurance Claims Scammers Are Still Bang At It

Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service with over 450 members, has released new figures showing a marked increase in the number of individuals committing insurance fraud with false claims. Between 2017 and 2018, there […]

Insurance claims

Claims Update: Stolen BMW Recovered Using AX Intelligent Monitoring

A BMW that was stolen by thieves who hacked into the car’s keyless system has been returned to its driver less than an hour after he reported its disappearance. The prestige motor was stolen from […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News; GRP Buying Spree Continues as Shearwater Snapped Up

Global Risk Partners (GRP) has acquired Shearwater Insurance Services (Shearwater), the insurance broker based in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The deal has been approved by the regulator and the consideration is undisclosed. Shearwater, which was founded […]