Motor insurance fraud drives £1.1bn worth of fake claims
Motor insurance fraud was the most common type of insurance fraud in the UK last year, according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers. It detected £1.1bn worth […]
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IFB warns of new moped crash-for-cash scam
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has warned of a new motor insurance scam involving mopeds. Working with the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), it has uncovered […]
IFB ramps up campaign to mark Fraud Awareness Week
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has launched a targeted digital marketing campaign to highlight the risks and consequences of fraud. Fraud is the most experienced crime in the UK, costing approximately […]
More customers consider insurance fraud
New YouGov findings published by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) suggest a growing number of young adults could turn to insurance fraud as the cost-of-living crisis deepens. As many as […]
Moped fraudsters seek capital gains
Crash-for-cash scam hits the capital Drivers are being warned of a widespread network of crash for cash fraudsters on mopeds who are thought to have attempted £27m worth of bogus claims […]
Aviva reveals changing face of fraud
Aviva uncovered more than 11,000 instances of insurance fraud last year, with motor accounting for about 60% of all fraudulent claims detected. It found that the proportion of fraud detected […]
Birmingham tops crash-for-cash list
Birmingham remains the country’s most prevalent area for crash-for-cash fraud. Analysis by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) of 2.7 million motor insurance claims made across the UK in between 1 […]
Crash for cash dropped by £60m
New figures released suggest the cost of ‘crash for cash’ fraud has dropped by almost £60 million in the last three years following a major crackdown by insurers and the […]
Bradford bodyshop involved in insurance scam
The owner of a bodyshop that boasts of clients such as top footballers and music superstars, has paid back tens of thousands of pounds to an insurance company after it […]
Two men sentenced for staging crash
Two men who met and became friends in prison were yesterday (Thursday, 5 November) sentenced at the Old Bailey after staging a ‘cash for crash’ accident in order to claim […]
Insurance fraud uncovered by telematics
Insurance companies are now fighting fraudulent claims by using driving data and reports of journeys recorded in black boxes installed under car dashboards. For the first time, an insurer has been […]
Cash-for-crash fraudster jailed
A man has been jailed after it emerged that he claimed money for an incident that occurred in Chiswick, yet his accomplice wasn’t even in the country at the time. […]
