IFB flags 17% increase in number of people being added to Insurance Fraud Register

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The Insurance Fraud Bureau has warned that more than 5,000 people were added to the Insurance Fraud Register in the past 12 months.

The Bureau highlighted that the cost of living crisis means more people may turn to fraud and YouGov research, commissioned by the body, confirmed that one in five 18-24 year olds and one in six 25-34 year olds, would “likely” commit insurance fraud if struggling financially.

As such, it is launching a campaign – Don’t Chance Fraud – to flag the consequences of landing on the IFR.

The IFR, which is managed by IFB, is a national database of insurance fraudsters and anyone on it can be denied

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