Fundamentally Honest
Welcome to Fundamentally Honest, the blog on all things fraud from Kennedys’ experts.
Whatever your involvement and interest in insurance and claims fraud, we are here to keep you up to speed on developments in legislation, procedure, case law, innovation and technology, best practice, claims investigation, the latest thinking and more.
We will share our experience and insight with both UK and global perspectives and bring you guest writers from across the industry.
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Blog 11/03/2020
A day in the life of an investigation analyst
Investigations analyst Caroline Caine talks us through one of her (un)typical days at Kennedys.
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Blog 27/08/2019
Fraudsters say the funniest things
Some insurance fraud is organised and sophisticated. Other claims; not so much. Here are some of our favourite attempts by fraudsters to explain away their failure to get their story straight.
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Blog 19/08/2019
Relevant medical history: the foundation of a dishonest claim
Shoshana Mather explores the lengths claimants are willing to go to for whatever financial gain they can make.
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Blog 26/07/2019
Red Flags, red flags everywhere!
Last Friday I was involved in an RTA on the M62. It was a terrifying experience, but thankfully my son and I, walked away from the accident without serious injury. The same cannot be said for my car.
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Blog 03/07/2019
Operation Acronym: a quick guide to (some) 'fraud speak'
When we investigate coordinated fraud activity (aka fraud rings) we look for commonalities, relationships and trends that bind claims together. I often think back across the many fraud ring investigations I have been involved in, and the names they are given.
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Blog 21/06/2019
Is deafness the new whiplash (again)?
Tinnitus, that ringing in the ears commonly associated to noisy environments and heavy industry. But how is tinnitus becoming associated to road traffic accidents?
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Blog 14/06/2019
The future of fraud part 4: industrialisation of claims
In the fourth and final part of this series we examine the recent change of regulatory body in relation to claims management activity and the avenues still open for industrialisation of claims and lead generation.
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Blog 11/06/2019
Fraudsters KO'd by technical knockout
Foreign drivers are regularly targeted by fraudsters – either to be involved in organised fraud or (more often) by those looking to take advantage of road users unfamiliar with the driving environment and claims processes.
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Blog 31/05/2019
The things fraudsters do
Sometimes claims fraud is obvious, indisputable evidence lands on your desk and defeating the claim becomes just a matter of time.
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Blog 14/05/2019
The future of fraud part 3: insurance fraud is here to stay
This week we’re back with the third part of this series where we consider the possible impact of civil reform and consider how fraud will remain a persistent problem for insurers and other compensators with new processes to exploit.