Insurers uncover 2,500 frauds every week

Insurers detected more than 130,000 fraudulent UK claims in 2015, equivalent to 2,500 a week, according to latest figures produced by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

The figure is a 6% increase on 2014, but the value of these frauds went down by 3% to £1.3bn, or £25m per week.

ABI’s director of general insurance policy James Dalton said: “Insurance cheats do not lack nerve or ingenuity, which is why there will be no let-up in the industry’s commitment to protect honest customers.

“The chances of getting caught have never been greater, and the consequences, such as a prison.....

The Actuary, the official magazine of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
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