fraud

The Insurance Act 2015, which modernises rules governing the industry has received Royal Assent.

The increasing success of international private medical insurance is being matched by a rise in fraudsters targeting the market. Andrew Apps outlines the problem

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

LifeQuote is warning any adviser that offers a call back service to beware of an increase in 070 phone scams.

A husband and wife have been sentenced after he faked his death in a bid to collect more than £1.1 million from life insurance policies and investments.

Fraud figures up 18% on 2012.

Over a third (35%) of insurance intermediaries expects the problem of fraud facing the industry to become worse over the next three to five years, according to research.

A mortgage broker has been jailed for six years after fraudulently obtaining almost £3.5m from clients in the North East.

Extra detectives to be recruited to tackle insurance fraud in England and Wales.

Munich Re estimates one in seven claims are paid in respect of someone deliberately failing to disclose relevant medical or lifestyle facts on application, mostly so significant that the application should have been rejected.