fraud

Life insurance cases account for 4.5% of opportunistic fraud

Individual Protection

Life insurance cases account for 4.5% of opportunistic fraud

According to IFED data

clock 20 June 2023 • 2 min read
Protection industry lukewarm on government's cold calling insurance ban

Individual Protection

Protection industry lukewarm on government's cold calling insurance ban

“Bad firms seem to find loopholes around these kinds of rules”

clock 05 May 2023 • 4 min read
Government to ban cold calls on all financial products

Individual Protection

Government to ban cold calls on all financial products

Including insurance

clock 03 May 2023 • 2 min read
The Top 20 Stories on COVER in 2022

Individual Protection

The Top 20 Stories on COVER in 2022

The most-read news stories of this year

clock 22 December 2022 • 7 min read
Man jailed for claims on brother's fraudulent life insurance policies

Individual Protection

Man jailed for claims on brother's fraudulent life insurance policies

Sentenced to three years imprisonment

clock 07 December 2022 • 2 min read
Insurance fraud valuations rise despite fall in volumes: ABI

Individual Protection

Insurance fraud valuations rise despite fall in volumes: ABI

Average of £12,283

clock 26 August 2022 • 2 min read
Man jailed for 12 months for multiple bogus medical claims

PMI

Man jailed for 12 months for multiple bogus medical claims

Fraudulent claims totalled £24,000

clock 09 August 2022 • 2 min read
Cancer insurance fraudster jailed for six years over £2 million scam

Critical Illness

Cancer insurance fraudster jailed for six years over £2 million scam

Received £1.2m from protection policy

clock 20 June 2022 • 3 min read
Woman sentenced for multiple fraudulent cancer claims

Individual Protection

Woman sentenced for multiple fraudulent cancer claims

Two years imprisonment suspended for two years

clock 10 November 2021 • 3 min read
Parliamentary group publishes 'fraud and theft within families' report

Adviser / Broking

Parliamentary group publishes 'fraud and theft within families' report

‘Tackle the elephant in the room’

clock 11 October 2021 • 2 min read
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IPT receipts hit £1.2bn in November

20 December 2024 • 2 min read
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Demand for protection and health to rise in 2025: The Exeter

20 December 2024 • 2 min read
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Firms using GDPR as scapegoat for Consumer Duty failures: MorganAsh

17 December 2024 • 2 min read
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Healthy life expectancy falling: ONS

18 December 2024 • 2 min read
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Little change in economic inactivity: ONS

17 December 2024 • 3 min read