April 15, 2025
London, 15 April 2025 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions, has reported that initiatives linked to the company’s claims fraud strategy have resulted in a significant saving of £37m in 2024.
“Protecting our clients and their honest customers from the cost of insurance fraud is a non-negotiable element of handling claims,” said Ian Carman, Director, Head of Forensic & Investigation Services for Sedgwick in the UK. “We place emphasis and focus on understanding the ever-evolving insurance fraud landscape and, in particular, the threats posed by fraudsters using technology to facilitate their economically damaging activity.”
Carman added: “I’m incredibly pleased that our unrelenting effort to identify and challenge dishonest claims has once again resulted in significant savings for our insurer clients in the UK. We continue to achieve these exceptional results by blending industry collaboration with highly skilled and ever-alert colleagues, supplemented by an ecosystem of sophisticated counter-fraud technologies.”
Sedgwick reported a rise in fraudulent activity involving increasingly intricate methods, including cross-border false claims supported by realistic-looking forged documents. These included fabricated bank statements, flight boarding passes, credible-looking holograms and foil strips – and even death certificates. The rise in availability of generative AI tools has made it easier for would-be fraudsters to produce convincing fake documentation, Sedgwick warned, highlighting the evolving nature of insurance fraud risk across all product lines and geographies.
Sedgwick also noted an increase in demand from multinational corporations, MGAs and captives looking to strengthen their fraud detection capabilities.“Insurance fraud is a daily crime with serious financial impact,” said Steve Crystal, Head of Fraud and Investigation Services, International. “This isn’t a victimless issue – as well as genuine customers, it strikes at the heart of global markets. Today, no one country dominates counter-fraud demand. We’re seeing appetite from all corners of the world, which is why our focus is on delivering ethical, proportionate investigations everywhere to help clients manage evolving risk, and to protect their customers from increased premiums attributable to fraud loss.”
À propos de Sedgwick
Sedgwick est l'un des principaux fournisseurs mondiaux de solutions de gestion des sinistres, d'ajustement des pertes et de solutions commerciales basées sur la technologie. La société propose une large gamme de ressources adaptées aux besoins spécifiques des clients dans les domaines de l'assurance dommages, de l'assurance des biens, de l'assurance maritime, des prestations, de la protection de la marque et d'autres secteurs d'activité. Chez Sedgwick, l'attention est primordiale. Grâce au dévouement et à l'expertise de plus de 33 000 collègues répartis dans 80 pays, la société prend soin des personnes et des organisations en atténuant et en réduisant les risques et les pertes, en promouvant la santé et la productivité, en protégeant la réputation des marques et en limitant les coûts qui peuvent avoir un impact sur les performances. L'actionnaire majoritaire de Sedgwick est le groupe Carlyle ; Stone Point Capital LLC, Altas Partners, CDPQ, Onex et d'autres investisseurs sont des actionnaires minoritaires. Pour plus d'informations, voir sedgwick.com.
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