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Rise in numbers being put on insurance fraud register as living costs bite

Around 100 people are being added to an insurance fraud register every week amid concerns that more could be tempted into criminality as living costs rise. The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) said it has seen a 17% increase in people being added to the ...

26 Jul 2022 at 11:39

Personal Finance

Insurance fraud expected to rise as financial stress on households mounts

Fraudulent insurance claims will increase further as the cost-of-living crisis deepens, an insurance giant has predicted. Aviva said the proportion of insurance claims it rejected due to fraud concerns rose last year. The insurer uncovered more ...

24 May 2022 at 11:02

Personal Finance

Insurers warn about fake and manipulated images being used in claims

Insurers have raised concerns about fake and manipulated images being used in claims. Some people are using advances in technology to try to make claims for incidents that may never have happened in the first place, according to industry ...

03 May 2024 at 09:05

Personal Finance

Insurance Fraud Bureau warns of new twist on romance scams

Romance scammers may put pressure on victims to make fake insurance claims, the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) is warning. In a new twist on romance scams, victims may be asked to take out fraudulent insurance policies and then persuaded ...

12 Feb 2024 at 14:03

Personal Finance

Cost-of-living crisis contributing to rise in fraudulent claims, say insurers

A sharp increase in fraudulent insurance claims has been recorded by an insurer as cost-of-living pressures mount. Zurich UK said it has uncovered £4.2 million-worth of fraudulent property claims between January and May this year, ...

21 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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Insurers allege bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume

California has seen its share of bears breaking into cars – but bears caught on camera entering luxury cars tipped off insurers that something was not quite right. In what has been dubbed Operation Bear Claw, the California ...

14 Nov 2024 at 17:26

Personal Finance

£1.1bn-worth of bogus insurance claims detected last year

Some £1.1 billion-worth of fraudulent insurance claims were detected last year, marking a 4% increase compared with 2022, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). About 230 fraudulent insurance claims are ...

25 Sept 2024 at 11:22

Personal Finance

Drivers losing thousands to ghost broker scams – the red flags to watch out for

Young motorists are being warned to watch out for fake car insurance policies being offered by “ghost brokers”. The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has detected an increase in ghost broker activity in recent years. Ghost ...

13 May 2025 at 15:41

Personal Finance

‘Unscrupulous’ ads could leave road traffic accident victims thousands worse off

People involved in motor collisions are being warned they could be left thousands of pounds worse off by unwittingly signing up to the services of a firm whose online adverts closely resemble those of their insurer. ...

28 Jan 2025 at 09:51

Personal Finance

Young drivers buying fake policies losing £2,000 on average, says insurer

Insurance giant Aviva has said it is detecting rising number of ghost broking cases – and is warning young drivers they could lose around £2,000 typically by buying a fake motor insurance policy. The insurer said ...

07 Nov 2025 at 07:40

Personal Finance

More than £1.1bn of fraudulent general insurance claims detected in 2024 – ABI

Some £1.16 billion worth of fraudulent general insurance claims were identified in 2024 – a 2% increase on the £1.14 billion detected the previous year – according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). ...

17 Nov 2025 at 15:11

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