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News - Insurers act to crack big fraud-ring.
(From Post Magazine)
Byline: Tanya Powley.
One of the UK's biggest fraud-rings, believed to have scammed millions from the insurance industry from induced accidents, is currently being monitored.
A large north-west-based group, centred in Bolton and Bradford, has caught the attention of law firm Keoghs and around 15 insurers - including Royal Sun and Alliance. The alleged gang's main method involves induced accidents and targeting motorists - several sub-rings are also being monitored.
The insurers involved are directly co-ordinating activities regarding the operation. RSA counter-fraud manager John Beadle said he has known about the gang for around a year: "We're talking with the police at the moment and are taking action to ...
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