Could this be the Achilles Heel of Insurance Fraud?
If the insurance sector is to turn claims optimisation into an everyday
component of how it engages with claimants, could…
Counter Fraud
There's a clear ethical dimension to the need to tackle insurance fraud. Yet there is also a clear ethical dimension to how you tackle fraud. This is what I explore here...
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Ethical nudges and their role in tackling insurance fraud
It’s common now when taking out an insurance policy or reporting a claim, to be
greeted with a warning…
Proportionality and the Ethics of Private Investigations – Pt 2
Insurers’ use of private investigators has been criticised for being “
aggressive
and inappropriate
[https://www.ethicsandinsurance.info/2012/09/06/…
Private Investigators : 2 ethical issues that need extra attention from ABI members
Insurers in the UK now have new guidelines on the instruction and use of private
investigators. While the guidelines have…
A critical step for everyone investigating insurance fraud
How’s this for a proposal? It should be mandatory for everyone involved in the
investigation of insurance fraud to…
Warnings from South Korea: the impact privacy can have on insurance
Back in 2012, I singled out privacy as the number one ethical issue that will
confront the insurance sector over…
Has the investigation of insurance fraud suffered from too much ‘group think’?
The insurance sector is failing to exercise proper control over its use of
private investigators. That’s the stark message…
12 questions an insurer needs to ask about their use of private investigators
The news
[http://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurance-age/news/2254088/fsa-in-private-investigator-probe]
that the FSA is conducting a review into insurers’…
Privacy and Surveillance – pt3 – insurers need some mutual self insurance
In my preceeding post
[https://www.ethicsandinsurance.info/2012/11/14/privacy-surveillance-pt3-balancing-act/]
about the privacy issues thrown up by surveillance,…