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Whiplash comeback sees insurance costs increase
- 11/08/2015
- 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 [...] -
Dashcam uncovered crash for cash scam
- 10/08/2015
- 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 [...] -
‘Crash for cash’ scam uncovered
- 31/07/2015
- 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 [...] -
PI claims pushing premiums higher
- 30/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The average price paid by motorists for an annual comprehensive motor insurance policy rose by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, according to figures released today by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The ABI’s Quarterly Average Private Comprehensive Motor Insurance [...] -
Crash for cash gang convicted
- 20/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
An organized criminal gang of six men, who carried out Crash for Cash insurance fraud, have been convicted at court. An organised criminal gang who carried out ‘Crash-for-Cash’ insurance scams, and who also attempted to defraud the UK insurance industry of Circa £5.6million pounds, have been found guilty of [...] -
£1.32 billion saved in insurance fraud
- 13/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Honest insurance customers were saved £1.32bn from frauds uncovered in 2014 according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The new figures also highlighted the fact that dishonest motor insurance claims are the most common type of insurance fraud. The £3.6 million a day saved by [...] -
Fraudulent insurance claims increasing
- 08/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Cash for crash’ and organised fraud are causing the number of spurious insurance claims to increase, according to new figures from Aviva. Around 14,000 fraudulent insurance claims worth £95million were made in 2014, this is the equivalent of 39 false claims being registered every day. It is estimated that one in [...]