Aviva lifts the lid on young person social media ghost broking epidemic
One in three young drivers have purchased car insurance from ghost brokers selling invalid or fake policies on social media platforms, according to an Aviva survey.
The insurer polled 2,000 drivers aged 17-25 in October as part of its investigation.
This came as Aviva has detected 340,000 policy applications with fraud concerns so far this year – and has stopped or removed a further 17,000 policies due to fraud.
Furthermore, the provider has linked 7,000 cases this year to open investigations into known ghost broking cases.
From the survey, of those young drivers who purchased car insurance via social media, 89% had serious problems with their policy, Aviva
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