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.
The PMI industry is becoming increasingly disturbed by the amount of incorrect invoices it receives for private medical treatment.
To highlight fraud week, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) has released a set of basic tips it said every organisation should be aware of.
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has launched Allianz Cyber Protect, enabling businesses to protect against cyber criminals and data loss ahead of potential regulation.
Measures to cut fraud saved the taxpayer £6.5bn last year, the government has said.
Ten insurance companies have been implicated in the use of the "rogue element of the private investigation industry", according to a report from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).
Tenet has developed an online anti-money laundering service to combat fraud, eliminate paperwork and enable advisers to process transactions more efficiently.