Fraud
Review of the year: September 2017
A ban for Aviva, ongoing Ogden rate issues, job losses at LV, a potential deal for Henderson and a fraud court case with an ex-RSA employee were all part of an action packed month.
Review of the year: August 2017
Losses at Ageas Retail, Kanye West, bribery offences and the deal between Allianz and LV hit the headlines in August.
£500k Gallagher fraudster faces sentencing
Former Arthur J Gallagher claims manager James Cunnington to be sentenced in January for stealing from the broker.
Fighting fraud with private prosecutions
Stephen Sadler, of legal firm Ashfords, argues that brokers should encourage insurers to bring private prosecutions in some fraud cases.
Court knocks out top cage fighter's whiplash claim
Jake ‘Brutal’ Bostwick’s dishonest claim to Aviva was found out when he competed in a fight while claiming for injuries.
In-depth - e-trading: Caught in the act
Technology is helping to catch up with fraudsters, but there’s still a place for human intuition and intervention. Sam Barrett reports
A look at Insurance Hound's most read by brokers
The top five most read whitepapers by brokers on sister site Insurance Hound in June and July.
Ex-RSA employee jailed for £270,000 fraud
Former staff member goes to prison as accomplice gets suspended sentence following pleading guilty to defrauding the insurer.
Broking break: Your Top Five
Deals, bribery offences, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kanye West hit the headlines this week and make up the five most popular stories.
Three Allianz employees sentenced for bribery offences
Five people in total sentenced after the three employees made £7,000 from selling confidential customer data.
Ex-Aviva employee gets two year suspended sentence for bribery offences
The woman was found guilty of stealing customer information and also received a compensation order of £4,500.
£1.3bn of dishonest claims found in 2016
ABI figures reveal the scale of organised fraud and warns of opportunistic motor fraud.
Open GI partners with Equifax on fraud prevention
The software house is making Equifax checks available via its fraud validation platform.
Broking Break: Your Top Five
The general election, an FCA appointment, premium movements, a new commercial division and fraudulent activities make up the top clicked stories in the past week
Ageas employee stole £271,489 from the insurer to fund gambling habit
Perpetrator sentenced to jail time as Ageas said the fraudulent activity had not impacted customers in any way.
Insurance gets political
Tulsi Naidu, UK chief executive at Zurich, has a message for the Prime Minister ahead of the snap General Election.
Ghost broker sentenced to pay back £253,000
Fraudster made £253,000 from selling fraudulent car insurance policies to over 50 people in Bradford.
FCA warns of fake emails that appear to use its address
Regulator urges recipients to delete emails without opening them.
Ex-Gallagher employee jailed for five years for stealing £1.8m
Indemnity Risk Solutions claims manager funded lavish lifestyle through fraud.
InsurTech Futures: InMyBag uses tech to fight fraud
The appointed representative, which offers cover for mobile devices, is to partner with machine learning firm Featurespace to prevent fraud.
JLT launches “social engineering” fraud policy
Broker said move comes after demand for the cover from businesses.
Open GI offers fraud check for brokers
The software house has teamed up with Verisk Insurance Solutions on a vehicle fraud check system.
Three arrested in ghost broker raids
City of London Police arrested two men and a woman suspected of acting as unregistered insurance brokers.
Ex-LV employee and conspirator jailed for bribery offences
This is the first time IFED officers have had a successful conviction under the Bribery Act.