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Fewer fraud cases, fatter claims as average scam hits £14,300
ABI data shows detected cases dipped in 2025 but the value of each fraud rose, as one Nottinghamshire man's "stolen" Lego turned up on his own shelves
Fewer fraud cases, fatter claims as average scam hits £14,300
Aviva's ghost broking takedowns rise eightfold as Ofcom consultation closes
Cease and desist notices have doubled since 2025, with no binding duty yet on platforms to verify financial services advertisers
Aviva's ghost broking takedowns rise eightfold as Ofcom consultation closes
Man convicted after faking dog deaths in £31,000 pet insurance fraud
Robert Cretu used near-identical fabricated stories to claim on dead dogs that never existed
Man convicted after faking dog deaths in £31,000 pet insurance fraud
Record supercar haul exposes cracks in third-party pools and asset verification
A massive Met seizure raises two separate questions for insurers: who's really paying for uninsured driving, and how well are high-value motor books verifying who's behind the wheel
Record supercar haul exposes cracks in third-party pools and asset verification
Crash for cash fraud now targets driver identity data, IFED warns
Roadside licence image has already produced more than 1,100 fraudulent policies from stolen victim data - here's what brokers should be telling clients, and watching for on their own book
Crash for cash fraud now targets driver identity data, IFED warns
IFB fills governance gap with Allianz UK fraud chief Ben Fletcher
The bureau's updated framework now requires all committee chairs to hold board seats
IFB fills governance gap with Allianz UK fraud chief Ben Fletcher
Aviva detects record £233 million in fraud as AI tools and ghost broking accelerate
From deepfaked accident scenes to fake policies sold on TikTok, Aviva's record fraud figures lay bare an industry under siege
Aviva detects record £233 million in fraud as AI tools and ghost broking accelerate
UK brokers are not prepared for an AI fraud crisis
Insurers are stopping hundreds of millions in fake claims, but most brokers still aren't worried
UK brokers are not prepared for an AI fraud crisis
Insurance moves: Generali, Fortegra, Aon and IFB
They include a new president and a new chief claims officer
Insurance moves: Generali, Fortegra, Aon and IFB
Revealed - drivers can't spot a ghost broker
Insurers are facing a deepening problem of skewed underwriting data, rising loss ratios and eroding consumer trust
Revealed - drivers can't spot a ghost broker

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