• Public fights back against insurance cheats

    • 8 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The UK public is being thanked by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) for fighting back against insurance cheats and reporting valuable information they have about insurance fraud to the IFB’s ‘Cheatline’ In 2014 over 500 reports were made to the Cheatline every month by members of the public, 6,347 reports in [...]
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  • 27,000 uninsured cars seized this year

    • 27 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    New analysis by Churchill Car Insurance reveals at least 27,688 cars have been seized by UK police forces in 2015 because the vehicle was uninsured London is the uninsured vehicle capital of the UK, with the Met Police having seized 9,935 cars already this year because they were not insured This is twice the number [...]
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  • Police face telematics ‘skills gap’

    • 27 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The police face an increasingly wide ‘skills gap’ as complex connected vehicles and telematics devices become commonplace, according to leading motor fraud investigator, Asset Protection Unit (APU) Connected vehicles are rapidly becoming more prevalent and generate large quantities of data which can be used as [...]
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  • Insurers warn of ‘ghost brokers’

    • 14 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Motorists should steer clear of cheap insurance deals sold in pubs, clubs, campuses and on dubious websites, according to the ABI So-called ‘ghost brokers’ sell cheap, but counterfeit, motor insurance policies, leaving drivers at risk of having to pay out for themselves following accidents The Association [...]
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  • Motorists cutting corners with insurance

    • 13 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Thousands of motorists are paying a high price, in some cases driving illegally, by cutting corners when buying motor insurance according to latest figures out today from the ABI (Association of British Insurers) ABI research shows that in 2014 insurers uncovered 212,000 attempted dishonest applications for motor [...]
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  • Miss England jailed for false claim

    • 13 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A model who previously competed in Miss England and played semi-professional football has been jailed for two months after she lied to her insurance company, falsely claiming she had been injured in a car crash Amy Laban, 25, claimed to have whiplash and demanded £3,000 compensation, whilst simultaneously training [...]
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  • Tips for avoiding intentionally staged accidents

    • 12 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    IAM is looking at how motorists can avoid intentionally staged road accidents that force insurance companies to pay out high claims Here are IAM’s head of driving standards, Peter Rodger, offers some top tips to help you stay clear of these scams If you’re travelling through busy urban roads stay extra alert [...]
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  • Whiplash comeback sees insurance costs increase

    • 11 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Drivers are expected to face a 15 per cent rise in car insurance costs this year due to the recent rise in fraudulent whiplash claims Insurance executives believe unscrupulous claims management firms, lawyers and doctors have discovered loopholes in new laws that were designed to end the scandal Industry [...]
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  • Dashcam uncovered crash for cash scam

    • 10 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A dashboard camera uncovered a dangerous crash for cash scam, a Manchester court heard The on-board footage showed Audi driver Alina Khan, 30, from Oldham, brake heavily to stage an accident She was given a suspended jail sentence at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court after admitting fraud by false [...]
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  • ‘Crash for cash’ scam uncovered

    • 31 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A couple from Manchester who made up a car crash and then encouraged family and friends to falsely claim they were involved in the crash, in an effort to get tens of thousands of pounds in insurance payments, have been jailed for a total of three years Dale Bowers and Michelle Culff were sentenced alongside six [...]
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