Roundtable: Combatting exaggeration and fraud in household claims
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Post, in association with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, recently gathered experts together to discuss why consumers might be motivated to commit household fraud and how insurers can address this. By identifying those policyholders attempting to game them at the point of quote - or catching those who have given in to the temptation to exaggerate at the point of claim?
What indicators are you seeing that point to a rise in household fraud? Do you think an increase in online purchases has contributed to it – or at least played a part?Simon Mattless: One of the key
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