Aviva detected £233m in fraudulent insurance claims in 2025, a record high, with scammers using AI to fake accident scenes and documents, leading to increased motor and home insurance fraud.
Compensation for Wang Fuk Court fire victims depends on proving negligence in the independent investigation; government assures buy-back scheme doesn't waive civil claim rights.
Hong Kong government to assume responsibility for insurance claims of Wang Fuk Court residents selling flats under a buy-back plan following a fire, though key questions on compensation timing and process remain unanswered.
Many policyholders mistakenly believe health insurance claims require a 24-hour hospital stay. However, modern policies cover numerous day care procedures, including surgeries and treatments like chemotherapy, completed within 24 hours. Policyholders must verify their specific policy details, covered procedures, and exclusions to ensure claim eligibility.
Hong Kong police have arrested nine people over their alleged involvement in a travel insurance fraud syndicate that staged overseas accidents to claim more than HK$1.7 million (US$217,053). The force said on Thursday it had received a report from the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers in October concerning suspicious travel insurance claims, ranging from “a few thousand to tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars”. “Police analysed more than 70 suspicious claim cases and discovered that these...
Three Georgia State Patrol troopers were fired after an internal investigation found they intentionally used patrol vehicles to bump or perform PIT maneuvers on pursued vehicles, then filed fraudulent personal injury claims through a private attorney to collect insurance payouts. Troopers Hunter Waters, Tyler Byrd, and Isaiah Francois, along with their supervisor Sgt. Joseph Curlee, were terminated for violating department policy and ethical standards. Waters received $25,000 from three claims, Byrd received $50,000 from two claims, while Francois had not yet received payment. The scheme was reported by another trooper who heard colleagues joking about which chases would qualify for a 'check'.
