Research, Survey and Statistics

John Carlisle is a consultant anaesthetist at Torbay Hospital on England’s south coast. Unless you’ve been one of his patients, you’ve probably never heard of him. But he’s a researcher too, and he’s developed statistical methods to help spot signs of fraud in medical research.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/one-nhs-anaesthetist-fighting-international-095929362.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL3NSWWtyZ3QxNkE_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFUCyFU2n9-Bkc550bpeyi6wxUlb-tv_i6_fJfkDzPHsbPjpRhIhIm17o9JYEXACJRsdWT4pL1pG1-Ngdb0idsvjoVWkw8v8OzN9A5JxlGQIIQfclohUV4ur1u2DWc3YMKrZY9bl2HVAzIqWS173Y_9UIEP1qhWOY4e8T8Ca3S8Q

Despite the enormous personal and financial costs of fraud victimization, few studies have explored the process of fraud victimization and the factors associated with losing money

The insurance industry is open to abuse by criminals, including money launderers and terrorist financiers. Fraud and financial crime in the insurance space has risen sharply in recent years. According to PwC’s 2018 Global Economic Crime Survey, 62 percent of respondents from the global insurance community said their firms had been exposed to fraud or financial crime within the previous 24 months, compared to 37 percent in 2016 and 35 percent in 2014.

https://www.financierworldwide.com/financial-crime-and-the-insurance-industry#.XYhhoG5FyUl

Reports of elderly people falling victim to scams have become all too common. But there has been a sharp rise in the number of young people being duped.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/rise-in-number-of-millennial-fraud-victims-tips-to-stay-safe/

Figures collected by trade association UK Finance show that financial fraud rose by 16% between 2017 and 2018 – what can you do to stay safe?

Reports of elderly people falling victim to scams have become all too common. But there has been a sharp rise in the number of young people being duped.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/rise-in-number-of-millennial-fraud-victims-tips-to-stay-safe/

“Our data highlights that fraud is just as prevalent as ever and is a growing problem, particularly in the casualty claims space. Prevention and detection remain our priority to ensure that genuine policyholders are protected.”

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/allianz-insurance-fraud-just-as-prevalent-as-ever-176757.aspx#.XW4yqrYuvQo.twitter

Wales has seen the number of fraud cases taken to court fall compared to this time last year, but the value per case has increased significantly according to KPMG’s Fraud Barometer. 12 cases totalling £9.8m have been taken to courts in Wales so far this year, compared with 20 cases totalling £9m last year.

https://businessnewswales.com/kpmg-fraud-barometer-cases-in-wales-falls-but-value-of-fraud-increase-significantly/

Cyber enters a new phase with criminals offering it as a service

https://home.kpmg/uk/en/home/media/press-releases/2019/08/first-half-of-2019-sees-alleged-fraud-reach-319-million-pounds.html

Yorkshire and the North East has witnessed a fall in the value of fraud cases heard in the region’s courts. According to KPMG's latest fraud barometer, the value of fraud cases reaching court during the first half of 2019 reached £18.2m, compared to £54.4m during the same period last year. The number of cases in the first six months of the year also fell, decreasing from 31 to 25. The fall can be attributed to a significant decrease in the value of management fraud – down from £37.7m to £9.1m

http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2042693-regions-fraud-cases-drop-to-18.2m-in-first-half-of-year#.XV1DnOaZoLM.twitter