fraud
Regulation
A mother and her son have been charged today with fraud after they allegedly conspired to fake the mother's death in Zanzibar to claim £140,000 worth of life insurance.
05 April 2017
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1 min read
Insurer
An insurance agent who sold fictitious life insurance policies to pocket thousands in commission payments has been handed a 12 month suspended sentence.
05 April 2016
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2 min read
PMI
The Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group has revealed two recent cases demonstrating the progress of cooperative work across the health insurance and dental industry to combat fraud.
10 February 2016
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2 min read
Individual Protection
In a landmark ruling the High Court in London has ordered a fraudster to repay more than £19,000 to Cirencester Friendly after falsely obtaining an income protection policy from the company and involving the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) for compensation....
14 May 2015
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Insurer
The Insurance Act 2015, which modernises rules governing the industry has received Royal Assent.
13 February 2015
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International PMI
The increasing success of international private medical insurance is being matched by a rise in fraudsters targeting the market. Andrew Apps outlines the problem
02 October 2014
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7 min read
Underwriting
Non-contestability of claims is, on the surface, a way to rebuild consumer confidence in insurers. However, as Simon Havinden notes, lessons from the US suggest otherwise
02 October 2014
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5 min read
