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Fraud
FOIL Update: Establishing fraud and 'fundamental dishonesty'
There have been a number of appeal judgments over the past month on the issue of whether at first instance a judge was right to find that the claimant was dishonest. This FOIL Update sheds light on three recent cases concerning fraud and fundamental dishonesty.
“Setting aside” fraudulent personal injury settlements north of the border
The UK Supreme Court unanimously held that where a party has settled a claim despite suspecting fraud, the settlement agreement can subsequently be set aside should that party later discover evidence confirming fraud. Could we expect to see the same result if a similar case was raised in Scotland?
A broker's guide to the Insurance Act 2015
This guide to the Insurance Act contains information on what brokers need to be doing ahead of the implementation on 12th August 2016. It covers the changes which the Act will introduce including fair presentation of risk, remedies, warranties and conditions, fraudulent claims and contracting out.
FOIL Digest April 2016
FOIL's digest provides an overview of the latest legal issues impacting the insurance industry. Topics covered: insurance fraud and bribery; EU VAT Directive for claims handling services; legislation updates; latest Court of Appeal cases; MedCo; Brexit.
Video: Expertise from A-Z with Sarah Mallaby
In this video, Allianz head of technical claims Sarah Mallaby shares her thoughts on whether the Jackson reforms were a success or not; what the changes in the threshold for personal injury claims might mean; and why Allianz is not a soft touch when it comes to fraudulent claims.
Insurance Fraud Task Force: The problem and the overall conclusions
In this CII Thinkpiece, former Law Commissioner and now Chair of the CII Professional Standards Board David Hertzell sheds light on the work of the Insurance Fraud Taskforce and its recommendations on how fraud can be tackled.
Fraud: The fight goes on
The insurance fraud taskforce has reported, but now we are in limbo, so will there be work to ensure the report’s recommendations materialise or will it be a missed opportunity? This article highlights the report's recommendations, industry feedback and organised fraud trends.
Cash-for-crash fraud: Beating the fraudsters
This article sheds light on Wales’s biggest, most “highly organised”, motor insurance fraud to date, why British insurers must improve their detection powers to combat future scams and how new technology can help insurers to identify fraud patterns in real time.
How ID thieves target High Net Worth clients
Research by data and analytics firm Experian reveals that wealthy couples are the second most frequently targeted demographic for identity theft. In this article, we explore how identity thieves operate, and how your High Net Worth (HNW) clients can avoid becoming their latest victim.
CII policy briefing: Insurance Fraud Taskforce final report
On 18 January, HM Treasury published the final report of its Insurance Fraud Task Force, chaired by former Law Commissioner David Hertzell. Download this CII briefing for a summary of the report’s findings and recommendations looking into insurance and claims fraud.