The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department or IFED for short, is a
task force formed by the
City of London Police
The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temples. The force responsible for law enforcement within the remainder of the London region, ou ...
that tracks criminals who commit
insurance fraud
Insurance fraud is any act committed to defraud an insurance process. It occurs when a claimant attempts to obtain some benefit or advantage they are not entitled to, or when an insurer knowingly denies some benefit that is due. According to the ...
. The task force was founded in 2012 and is funded by a consortium of British and European insurance companies, including the
Association of British Insurers
The Association of British Insurers or ABI is a trade association made up of insurance companies in the United Kingdom.
History
The ABI began in 1985 after several specialised insurance industry trade associations joined to form one trade associa ...
, for £9 million during its first three years.
The IFED have been featured several times on BBC One's ''Claimed and Shamed''.
See also
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National Insurance Crime Bureau
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is a U.S. insurance industry trade association focused on preventing, detecting and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft through information analysis, investigations, training, legislative advoc ...
References
External links
Insurance Fraud Enforcement Departmentwebsite
Task forces
City of London
City of London Police
Law enforcement agencies of the United Kingdom
Fraud organizations
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