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News
Broker and law firm defeat organised insurance fraud ring
’We invest heavily in anti-fraud capabilities and always take decisive action against potential scammers,’ says counter fraud director
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Sponsored Content
Q&A: Davies on the claims handling applications of AI
Sponsored content: Jon Glover, director of technical products at Davies, discusses how artificial intelligence could improve the claims handling process
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Street racing claimant runs out of road after insurer checks
’Cases such as this only serve to drive up costs for our genuine customers,’ says head
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News
Claimant who forged daughter’s birth certificate and sought £600k of fake damages jailed
’The level of deception was exceptional,’ says claims manager
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New ruling to ensure credit hire claimants must provide evidence of financial means
The ruling is expected to ’reduce friction and unnecessary legal costs from the process of settling credit hire claims,’ said Allianz Insurance
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Davies makes senior promotions amid business restructuring
It’s important that Davies ’position its business units and leadership’ to best serve its clients, says chief executive
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News Analysis
Insurers urged to take a fresh approach to solicitors’ PI amid growing coverage concerns
Conveyancing remains a claims risk area amid today’s recessionary environment, however insurers’ appetite to provide solicitors’ PI cover is growing for firms that present a good risk
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Fraud experts warn of worrying rise in physiotherapist-driven ‘prognosis creep’ on OIC portal
The time needed for claimants to provide medical reports has increased in some cases, raising the risk of fraud
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News
Property disrepair claims present potential for ‘very significant costs’
These costs are also on a ’high growth trajectory’, says partner
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Analysis
Property disrepair claims fraud is beginning to look like ‘the new PPI’
Industry experts have noticed a worrying increase in claims farming from CMCs in the property disrepair arena
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Analysis
Fraud experts describe ‘worrying’ rise in property disrepair claims
Claims management companies are increasingly targeting this part of the market due to claim causation grey areas
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Analysis
Briefing: Sector collaboration is quicker and more certain solution to tackle spoof ads versus OSB
The insurance industry must work together to collate information and case studies if it is to prevent ad spoofing from ‘legitimising fraud’
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Analysis
Briefing: Are medical reports the latest snag in the OIC portal process?
Are medical reports behind the noted uptick in psychological injuries being added to whiplash claims and are firms deliberately delaying issuing claimant medical reports to save costs?
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Keoghs calls on government for tougher and clearer e-scooter regulations
The vehicle has been omitted from the revised Highway Code, but road users want an end to the e-scooter ’wild west’ caused by a lack of regulation
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Analysis
SMEs conducting ‘severe gross exaggeration’ on claims has ‘gone beyond a joke’
Small businesses are still suffering cash flow constraints following the coronavirus pandemic, leading to potential claims exaggeration or high value vehicle thefts, reports fraud experts
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Features
Temporary motor insurance offers fraudsters ‘vast and immediate opportunities to exploit’
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a shift in different types of crash for cash fraud – Insurance Times finds out what this means for the insurance industry
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IT Interview
Ben Leech: Insurers must 'be on the forefront' as organised criminals exploit car finance plans
Change in crash for cash approaches and the newly launched whiplash reforms means it is ‘vital’ insurers adapt and ‘review their frontline defences’, adds fraud team partner
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Crash for cash scams still ‘a strategic priority’ as lockdown offers organised fraud opportunity
Crash for cash fraud is ‘still alive and well’ despite the Covid-19 pandemic meaning Brits are driving less, said expert industry panel
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Features
Briefing: Industry ‘nervous’ about potential ‘avalanche of claims’ missing from OIC portal
At long last, the Official Injury Claim portal is here. Insurance Times’s Fraud Charter attendees reveal current concerns with its functionality amid low claims notifications
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Claims Excellence Awards finalist 2021 Q&A: Keoghs deploys ‘unique’ strategy for credit hire market
The winners will be revealed at a free virtual ceremony on 27 May 2021, but delegates need to register in advance