Fraud News – Page 12
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NewsBroker Direct and Proficient Insurance roll out data channel to support vehicle repairer networks
The pair’s long-term focus is to push more messages automatically to customers, to avoid policyholders having to proactively log in online or make a call
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NewsPrevisico and Zurich to plug flood risk for big corporate customers
Surface flood water has been deemed the ‘biggest risk’ in the UK, affecting three million people
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NewsDAC Beachcroft saves Aviva more than £12m in 2020 by identifying fraudulent motor claims
2020 also saw ‘significant changes’ in the types of motor claims fraud
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News‘Bad behaviours’ have crept back into credit hire sector – Kirsty McKno
With part two of the whiplash reforms coming back into focus, the former CHO chair says the credit hire industry has ‘gone backwards’ and that ‘Covid has exacerbated’ the sector’s problems
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NewsFraudsters cause spike in motor insurance claims during 2020
Product manager warns that insurance firms need to be ‘alive’ to changes in fraud and ‘understand what lessons can be learned’ moving forward
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NewsDespite current ‘trickle’ of home working claims, fraud ‘inevitable’ – Clyde and Co
Panellists at March’s Fraud Charter event agreed that fraudulent claims linked to home working were ’inevitable’ and that the rise in spoofing needs to be dealt with, either by the CMA or the Online Harms Bill
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NewsFormer CHO chair launches credit hire company to turn sector ‘on its head’
Kirsty McKno says ‘it’s perfect timing’ for a new player to shake up the credit hire sector as currently, the market is ‘broken’ and ‘full of friction’
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NewsInsurers must change their approach to fraud post-whiplash reform - Kennedys
Despite the reforms’ intention of reducing fraud, law firm partner believes the threat of fraudulent claims will remain the same after 31 May
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NewsCovid-19 pandemic sees opportunistic fraud increase
At Insurance Time’s first Fraud Charter roundtable of the year, held virtually, delegates pointed out that opportunistic fraud has risen, for example via scams such as door knocking
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NewsCovid-19 pandemic creates new cyber threats
A recent Insurance Times webinar, sponsored by CGI, took a look at the evolving cyber threats arising in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsGeneral insurance market faces ‘fundamental changes’ – EY’s Tony Sault
Tony Sault, EY’s head of general insurance, tells Insurance Times what challenges the insurance industry might face over the next few years following the fallout from the pandemic, the Supreme Court business interruption case and the FCA’s pricing review
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NewsControl systems are in cyber criminals’ crosshairs, warns report
The London market has been warned it needs to better understand the rising threat of cyber attacks to industrial and manufacturing facilities, as criminals switch their focus to find new ways to extort and disrupt businesses
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NewsFraudster to be sentenced at Crown Court for failing to disclose information to broker
The 49-year-old man has been charged with ‘dishonestly failing to disclose information to make a gain for himself’
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NewsCyber insurers see ‘strong growth’ for coverage after spate of online scams amid lockdown
Despite this, insurers must have adequate capacity to cover evolving cyber fraud
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NewsInsurers inadvertently fueling ransomware rise, warns former national cyber security chief
Insurers are covering ransom payments, which in turn helps the proliferation of cyber crime, says former NCSC chief
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News'One insurance scam per minute' during pandemic, warns IFB
Insurance fraudsters are using the pandemic to make money from unsuspecting consumers
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NewsLexisNexis Risk Solutions launches email address validation tool to combat application fraud
The tool is designed to streamline the quote process, free up insurer resources and assist with identifying fraudulent policies
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NewsZurich manhole injury fraudsters jailed
Pair tried to defraud Zurich insurance after claiming they sustained injuries from falling down an open manhole
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NewsFCA ‘still worried about’ poor behaviour by claims management companies
Industry experts notice a more aggressive approach from CMCs, including cold calling, but the FCA confirms it is looking to stamp out bad habits in this section of the insurance market
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NewsIncreasing demand seen for personal cyber insurance
A fifth of survey respondents said they were interested in buying a cyber product
