News analysis - Fraud: Some distance to go
While fraud detection has increased over time, there is still much more the industry could be doing in its approach. Lorraine Carolan and Craig Dickson report on what is holding it back.
Insurance fraud is now a common feature of the boardroom agenda for most insurers and the pace of growth of the fraud industry shows little sign of slowing. Beachcroft recently launched a report
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