News

IFB Warns on Bogus Travel Insurance Claims

As thousands of holidaymakers travel abroad this half-term, the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) and City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) are urging the public not to be tempted to make fraudulent travel […]

News

UK Market: Travel, Health & Motorcycle Cover All in Demand Right Now

Looking for growth areas in the UK insurance market? Over the next 12 months, annual travel insurance will see the highest potential growth (+15%) of ten types of the most common, annually-purchased personal lines insurance […]

News

Spared Jail: Ghost Broker & Money Launderer Accomplice Convicted

As many people in the insurance sector know, ghost broking is still around and in many parts of the UK, thriving quite nicely. The temptation, especially for younger and high risk drivers like delivery operatives, […]

Opinion

Four Major Money Laundering Trends in The Insurance Sector

Hassan Zebdeh, Financial Crime Advisor at Eastnets discusses the latest money laundering challenges facing insurers and how to tackle them. Fraudsters are experts at finding novel ways to launder money. This is evidenced in the […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Finally Takes Action on Post Office Cash Laundering

Latest from the FCA as they finally get to grips with the vast amounts of cash money laundering going through Post Offices to overseas accounts. Here’s the word; A series of measures designed to reduce […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Hits Guaranty Trust Bank With £7.6m Fine

The latest action from the FCA; The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Limited (GT Bank) £7,671,800 for serious weaknesses in its anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls between October 2014 […]