Fraudulent Claims: Deceit, Insurance and Practice

Whether sophisticated and complex, or simple individual acts, fraudulent claims account for the loss in millions of pounds of UK insurer's money, both in the claims themselves and in costs. Insurers are increasingly seeking to ensure fraudulent claims are eliminated, and the UK Benefits Agency, Inland Revenue, and Crown Prosecution Service all have considerable stakes in doing so too. Fraudulent Claims is a full treatment of the topic, providing litigators and insurers with a major work of reference. Contents include: -- The Tort of Deceit -- Insurance: Disclosure and Fraudulent Claims~-- Fraud as a Defense to Claims in Tort and Contract -- Evidence Burden and Standard of Proof -- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 -- Perjury -- Damages -- Pleadings and Procedure -- Fraudulent Claims -- Exaggerated Claims -- Detecting and Proving Fraud -- Costs and Conduct -- Precedents