Insurance Fraud
Fraud allegations are the most difficult, complex and time-consuming cases to defend.
Fraud cases can often be won or lost at the investigation stage and before charge. What occurs in the early stages of an investigation can influence whether the matter leads to charge and in some cases, conviction.
Insurance fraud is increasing both in sophistication of offences, in the value of fraudulent claims and the numbers of cases relating to it.
What is insurance fraud?
Under the Fraud Act 2006, insurance fraud is any act committed by an individual with the intent to fraudulently obtain payment from an insurer. It encompasses both commercial and domestic insurance fraud and extends to suspected arson, staged theft and damage, and exaggerated damage for the purposes of making an insurance claim.
Insurance fraud can involve the motor trade and high performance cars and other vehicles, properties, yachts, high-value goods and so on. Suspected arson, staged theft and deliberate or exaggerated damage caused to high value property or vehicles are typically associated with insurance fraud.
Example of insurance fraud include;
- Deliberately causing damage, then making an insurance claim based on that damage
- Falsifying facts to obtain payments
- Exaggerating facts to inflate existing claims
- Staging a false burglary to obtain money from the property insurer
- Staged accidents involving motor vehicles, followed by claims against the victim’s motor insurer
Insurance fraud is complex and our fraud experts are highly experienced in working with other expert professionals where our clients’ needs require it. This includes loss adjusters, forensic scientists, accountants, road traffic accident investigators and other investigators and independent experts.
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Specialist Fraud and Financial Crime Defence Solicitors
Potter Derby Solicitors are a criminal defence firm who are regularly instructed to defend people in police stations and Courts throughout England and Wales.
Evidence relating to financial crime is both comprehensive and sophisticated, only a small selection of criminal defence firms has the specialist expertise and ability to properly defend in these matters. Potter Derby is one of them.
We have secured our reputation as recognised experts at preparing criminal defence work to such a high standard over time, through working with the industry’s leading Kings Counsel and being consistently instructed in the largest and most complex cases seen in Courts throughout England & Wales.
From defending allegations of international boiler room frauds, multi million pound mortgage and VAT fraud, to inter-continental drug & firearms conspiracies to politically motivated offences. Our experience in defending the largest cases is second to none. The ethos from the start is to offer a bespoke service tailoring what we do to the specific natures of the case.
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