Fraud News – Page 21
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NewsFraud Charter – Time is short for LiP portal
The new whiplash laws will come into force next April, but questions remain whether the new portal for individual claimants will be up and running by then
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NewsWhiplash crackdown faces tough passage
The Civil Liability Bill is at last before Parliament, but that doesn’t mean it’s a shoo-in. Insurers applaud the bill, but opposition is vocal and could gain support
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NewsFraudster sentenced for multiple car hire claims scam
An insurance fraudster has admitted to charging hire car customers for vehicle repairs and making claims on the vehicles
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NewsAllianz make record £63m fraud savings
Allianz has posted figures for 2017 showing it was a record year in fraud savings for the company, saving £62.8m
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NewsStag-partygoers fined £68,000 after injury fraud
17 men on a stag-do found to be ‘fundamentally dishonest’ and forced to pay LV= GI £4,000 each
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NewsCouple fined £15,000 after holiday sickness bug scam
The couple claimed the hotel food made them ill for weeks but posted holiday pictures on social media
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NewsInsurers pledge to pass on whiplash savings
Insurers sign letter to government promising to pass on full savings in lower motor premiums
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NewsWhiplash crackdown to save motorists £35 a year says Justice Minister
Civil Liability Bill will tackle “compensation culture” says David Gauke
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NewsAverage motor claim at record level – ABI
ABI says the cost of theft and vehicle repairs contribute to increase
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NewsMan hunt underway after insurance fraudster goes ‘on the run’
Businessman fabricated evidence then evaded trial after 2015 insurance fraud
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NewsFamily of fraudsters sentenced for £37,000 of fake claims
A man, his mother and his nephew sentenced after submitting over £37,000 worth of fraudulent insurance claims
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NewsPrison sentence and hefty fine for whiplash fraudster
Shahid Hussain ordered to pay £14,000 and given two-month prison sentence after investigation by DAC Beachcroft
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NewsStudent sentenced for £14,000 university insurance scam
Alison Ntim made false claims for items apparently lost on a study trip to Venice
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NewsLawyers outraged as ABI given go-ahead to fund PI gateway
The government accepts an offer in principle for the insurance industry to fund and build new litigation portal
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NewsCredit hire scammer slapped with prison sentence in “first” case of its kind
A man from Manchester has been given an eight-month prison sentence over a credit hire scam, in what law firm Weightmans believes is the first case of its kind
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NewsEsure saves over £1m after fraudster has unnecessary surgery
Esure saves over £1m in payments after evidence found Samuel Mervin had unnecessary surgery to increase the claim value
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NewsBeazley saw fraudulent instruction incidents quadruple in 2017
Organisations are facing an increased threat from fraudulent instruction scams, new data from cyber-specialist Beazley shows.
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NewsGang sentenced after claiming £95,000 of fake refunds on insurance policies
Gang of 13 bought motor cover using fake bank cards, then got the refunds paid onto real ones
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NewsUK cyber security chief warns that a major attack is inevitable
The head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre says Britain is “fortunate” to have avoided a major attack already
