Chris Hill has joined Norwich Union Insurance as its new head of claims fraud.
Chris Hill has joined Norwich Union Insurance as its new head of claims fraud.
Hill joined the UK’s largest insurer from Royal Bank of Scotland where he was group fraud intelligence manager.
The Association of British Insurers estimates that fraudulent claims worth in excess of Ł1 billion were submitted to UK insurers on individual general insurance policies last year.
In 2001, Norwich Union prevented fraudulent claims worth an estimated Ł73 million, but Hill says more still needs to be done.
“As far as Norwich Union is concerned, we will seek to build on our excellent existing fraud prevention framework through the use of appropriate emerging technology to maximise prevention.
“But in addition, we need to actively encourage and support industry co-operation and, where appropriate, be prepared to take the initiative in sharing fraud prevention data, statistics and best practice across the industry.”
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