Fraud News – Page 27
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NewsJail for uninsured driver who asked police to stop chasing him
Insurance-dodger dialled 999 to ask police to call off chase
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NewsFlood fraudster forced to repay DLG £56,000 or face jail time
False flood claim lands fraudster with huge bill
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NewsFraudster jailed for bogus passenger personal injury claim
Kevin Hooper claimed his lawyers had tried to frame him
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NewsAccountant jailed for stealing from Biba
Gurmukh Singh Shehri paid himself unauthorised bonuses while employed by Biba
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NewsIFB updates detection tool as scope expands
The updated IFB detection system will identify organised frauds such as ghost broking
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NewsGhost broker faces prison after IFED probe
IFED and IFB investigation catches London-based ghost broker
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NewsCourt finds insurers can recoup payments on exaggerated claims
Insurers can claw back claims payments after settlement if the claimant has deliberately exaggerated a claim, the Supreme Court has ruled. In a judgement handed down today, Supreme Court judges ruled that injured worker Colin Hayward should only be paid a settlement of £14,720 even though ...
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NewsCourt exposes father and son’s attempt to defraud AXA
A father has been found guilty of providing false information to obtain insurance and been sentenced to 100 hours of community service after a failed attempt to defraud AXA. Mohammed Rustam Khan told AXA that no one in his home had any criminal convictions when he ...
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NewsDishonest drivers pay higher premiums – Consumer Intelligence
Motorists who lie to insurance companies are paying £286 more on their insurance premiums, according to research published today. The report by market research firm Consumer Intelligence found that insurance companies offer a better price to honest drivers because in their experience they are less likely ...
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NewsFour 'cash for crash' fraudsters jailed in scam against Allianz
Four fraudsters have been jailed for six months each for their part in a ‘cash for crash’ scam against Allianz. Igor Kartel, Dianna Kartel, Valentina Kartel and Piotr Kartel had claimed over £30,000 for whiplash compensation following a rear-end collision in 2012, involving a lorry driven ...
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NewsSupreme Court: Insurers cannot avoid claims over 'collateral lies'
Insurers can no longer avoid paying a claim if there are so-called collateral lies in the claim, the Supreme Court has ruled today. A collateral lie is one that does not affect the validity of the claim. The Supreme Court judges voted four to one to ...
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NewsAccountant faces jail after stealing £24,000 from Biba
An accountant has pleaded guilty to stealing more than £24,000 from Biba, and could face jail. Gurmukh Singh Shehri, 32, signed cheques to himself and paid himself unauthorised bonuses while employed as Biba’s finance manager. He paid himself £11,000 in unapproved bonuses and wrote £13,198 in ...
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NewsConsumers bombarded with 600 million CMC nuisance calls in 2015
Consumers were bombarded with more than 600 million personal injury-related nuisance calls last year, and a further 117 million injury-related nuisance texts, according to research using Ofcom data commissioned by Aviva. This translates to 1.96m calls and texts made every day, or 1,366 calls and texts ...
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NewsIFB celebrates 10th anniversary
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) celebrated its 10th anniversary with an evening reception in London yesterday. Over 140 guests, including former board members, key stakeholders and staff gathered at Stationers Hall on Ave Maria Lane to celebrate a decade of achievement. The IFB, which is currently ...
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NewsLawyers team up to fight whiplash crackdown plans
The Law Society has joined forces with claimant groups to lobby against the government’s whiplash crackdown. The national solicitor’s organisation has teamed up with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and Motor Accident Solicitors Society to oppose the planned changes. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne ...
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NewsTrip claim questioned in court after Facebook comment
A painter and decorator who sued Surrey Council, claiming he tripped on an uneven pavement, could be facing jail for alleged fraud after a Facebook post cast doubt on his story. John Wootton, of Saville Crescent, Ashford, Surrey, injured his wrist when he fell in December ...
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