Fraud
ERS snares fraudster who is given six-month jail term
Raymond Fearnon ordered to pay £5,000 legal costs with sentence suspended for two years.
ABI urges clampdown on CMCs ahead of IPT rise
Association says motor premiums continue to rise and action is needed to tackle "unscrupulous" claims management companies.
Broking Break: Your Top Five on Friday
It’s been a busy week in broking. In case you missed them, here are the five most popular stories.
Cyber-crime sees 2.5m computers hacked
Cyber crime and fraud figures highlight opportunities for brokers as market encouraged to develop cyber expertise.
Ageas joins the Insurance Fraud Register
Database helps insurers identify fraudsters.
SSP: 74% of brokers don't prioritise application fraud
Software house estimates application fraud and inaccuracies for motor insurance alone costs industry £1bn a year.
Unity can help us tackle fraud
As ‘slips and trips’ takeover from ‘crash for cash’ as fraudsters’ favourite plots, Graham Gibson says the industry must work together to identify fraud
Two fraudsters jailed after £15,000 crash scam against Axa
The two men were sentenced to a total of 30 months in jail for perverting the course of justice and fraud by false representation.
Biba and Axa team up on fraud
Organisations working together to educate customers about the consequences of fraud.
Bogus claims manager gets sent down
Man jailed for 12 months after pursuing fake personal injury claims and pocketing £24,359 from Travelers.
Former Miss England contestant jailed for whiplash scam
Two fraudsters sentenced to two months in prison after making bogus £3,000 claim against esure.
Thirty-eight fraudsters charged for “crash for cash” scam
IFB says investigation proves "crash for cash" fraud is a national problem demanding a strong industry response.
Gang found guilty of conspiracy to defraud
The six men tried to defraud the UK insurance industry of £5.6m.
Fraudster's claim ruled fundamentally dishonest
Football player ordered to pay Aviva's costs of more than £11,000 after his whiplash claim was dropped.
Court confiscates £650,000 from ‘ghost broker’
Court orders £650,000 to be confiscated from mastermind of UK's biggest fake car insurance scam.
Sixteen fraudsters sentenced for insurance scam
The crooks were imprisoned, received suspended jail terms or community sentences at Manchester Crown Court.
Fraudster jailed for £33,000 Aviva scam
Abdul Qadeer Qadri was sentenced to 38 months in jail for fraud by false representation.
LV employee joins IFED
Technical controller seconded to City of London Police to work with Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.
Ex-City insurance employee guilty of fraud
Jay Martin Solder given suspended sentence and ordered to repay £37,000.
Ghost broker sentenced to four years
Fraudster gets four years for conning 151 drivers out of around £60,000.
Former LV employee arrested on fraud suspicions
Action follows suspicions around payments in exchange for unlawfully passing on information about third party road traffic collision victims.
Crash-for-cash fraudsters jailed
MIB and IFB say sentencing should serve as "powerful warning to would-be fraudsters".
Ghost broker admits to selling bogus insurance
Fraudster pleads guilty to fraud by false representation after selling fake car insurance to customers in the UK.
Video: Tackling fraud in commercial lines
Insurance Age’s Expertise From A-Z campaign in association with Allianz investigated the creep of fraudulent behaviour from personal lines into the commercial space.