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Keoghs Warn On Spoof Claims Co Adverts Online, After Court Case Victory

5 February 2020 // 0 Comments

Claims management companies are presenting car crash victims with bills for tens of thousands of pounds after posting advertisements made to look like they lead to legitimate [...]

IFB Tips & Advice for Avoiding Crash For Cash Fraudsters At Christmas

19 December 2019 // 0 Comments

Christmas traffic can be the Road to Hell, as Chris Rea noted, but things can get even worse if you get ambushed by those scammers keen to stage a road accident. Here’s [...]

Insurance Fraud Up 3% Says ABI,with 1300 Scams Attempted Each Day

28 August 2019 // 0 Comments

The lengths insurance cheats will go to try to con their insurer are laid bare today (28 August) as the ABI publishes its annual detected fraud figures. The total number of [...]

Insurance Fraud: Is Hide & Crash the New Crash-ForCash Scam?

28 June 2019 // 0 Comments

Motor fraudsters have adopted a dangerous new tactic to trap unsuspecting drivers in ‘crash-for-cash’ scams according to anti-fraud experts at AX, the provider of [...]

FCA Action Against Xcore Highlights Investment Scam Risks

24 May 2019 // 0 Comments

Following an application by the FCA, the High Court, on 14 May 2019, declared that Xcore Capital Limited (Xcore) and Jonathan Chitty had carried on an unauthorised investment [...]

FCA Warning on Fake Investment Scams

21 May 2019 // 0 Comments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Action Fraud are warning the public to be wary of investment scams carried out via bogus online trading platforms. This warning [...]

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

19 March 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Ecclesiastical Pinpoints Cyber Risks for Arts & Heritage Sector

21 February 2019 // 0 Comments

New research by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has found 1 in 10 heritage organisations have experienced a cyber-attack. Despite this, less than a third have cyber [...]