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Insurance Fraud
Marketforce and the IEA’s 3rd Annual Conference: Discuss holistic anti-fraud strategies at the UK’s premier event
27th March 2012, One Whitehall Place, London
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Speakers include:
David Williams
Chair CII Underwriting Faculty, MD Claims & Underwriting, AXA
David Williams
Chair CII Underwriting Faculty, MD Claims & Underwriting, AXA
Biography
David has over 20 Years experience in General Insurance, roles including Chief Commercial Underwriter at one of AXA’s largest branches, Reinsurance Manager, Casualty Insurance Manager, before moving to claims in 2003.
He was heavily involved in the government and ABI responses to the ‘Liability Crisis’ in his previous role as Casualty Manager, and continues his lobbying work as the insurance industry looks to remove unnecessary costs and delay from the current adversarial compensation process.
David is a non Executive Director of AXA Assistance UK, a Board Member of the CII / CILA Faculty of Claims, and was a Director of Thatcham, the Insurance Industry Motor Vehicle Research Institute for four years.
He is a member of the AXA Group Claims Board and has represented the UK on Asbestos, Health, Pollution and Fraud issues. He speaks regularly at conferences and other events in the UK and Europe on a variety of subjects including most recently improving customer satisfaction, flooding and climate change.
David has also appeared on BBC Breakfast TV, BBC and Channel 4 News, as well as Radio 4’s ‘Today’ Programme, being interviewed on topics varying from Compensation Culture to Business Crime.
David originally hails from Bristol but now lives in Suffolk with his wife Catherine and 2 young sons Evan & Ryan.
Richard Davies
Group Fraud Manager, AXA Group
Richard Davies
Group Fraud Manager, AXA Group
Biography
Richard is a career investigator, leading investigations in the Investments, Life, General and Healthcare insurance sectors. He is currently employed by AXA UK as their Group Fraud Risk Manager, working with senior management to identify and scale fraud risks, lead the resolution of complex fraud events, and build strategic prevention and detection controls.
Richard sits on the academic board of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at the University of Portsmouth. He is a vocal champion of collaborative approaches to manage financial crime and was heavily involved in the definition and formation of the Insurance Fraud Bureau concept. On behalf of the ABI Financial Crime Committee he is now leading the development of the Insurance Fraud Register project.
DSI Bob Wishart
Head, Insurance Fraud Enforcement Dept, City of London Police
DSI Bob Wishart
Head, Insurance Fraud Enforcement Dept, City of London Police
Biography
Detective Superintendent Bob Wishart
Bob joined the City of London Police in February 1984. He is a career detective and experienced Senior Investigating Officer with operational experience ranging from murder investigations through to serious public disorder and complex financial crimes. He also has extensive experience in the management of covert policing operations.
Bob's career reflects the primacy of the City of London Police in the investigation of economic crime. Having initially been posted to Operation Dash, the collapse of Johnson Mathey Bank in 1988, he has at various stages in his career specialised in cheque and payment card crime; complex commercial fraud, money laundering investigation and asset recovery.
Bob has extensive experience of working with foreign law enforcement agencies. He has been involved in several successful investigations with European agencies and US Law Enforcement agencies including US Postal Inspection Service, US Secret Service, DEA, HSI and FBI.
Between 2002 and 2004 he was seconded to work on a joint US/UK Government initiative based in Miami. Working with the FBI, Bob investigated money laundering, fraud and government corruption in the eastern Caribbean states (notably the UK Overseas Territories) and received a number of letters of commendation for his work.
As Head of Operations at the Economic Crime Directorate, Bob now has responsibility for enforcement and prevention activity. Currently the focus of his fraud work centres around investment fraud, intellectual property crime, Share sale fraud (boiler room fraud), organised mortgage fraud, insurance fraud and payment card crime as well as targeting in excess of 140 diverse organised crime groups known to be concerned in non fiscal criminality.
Andy Goldby
Personal Lines Pricing & Underwriting, Director, Direct Line Group
Leonard Brimson
European Head of Fraud, Zurich Insurance Group
Mark Cliff
Managing Director, Ageas Insurance
Mark Cliff
Managing Director, Ageas Insurance
Biography
Mark Cliff joined Ageas Insurance Limited as Managing Director in October 2008, building on the award-winning general insurance business in the UK and focusing on optimising its position in the market as a leading provider of customer-focused insurance solutions. Mark is a member of the Ageas UK Board and is responsible for leading the development of Ageas's core competencies in underwriting and claims management, across the Gloucester and Eastleigh offices, with a continued commitment to distributing via Ageas's extensive broker network, intermediaries and affinity partners.
Mark joined from AXA Insurance, where he held the position of Markets, Managing Director, with responsibility for all distribution channels, commercial branch operations, as well as customer service and marketing.
Mark makes an active contribution to the industry, through the Association of British Insurers where he chairs the travel committee and is involved with liaison with motor manufacturers.
Conference overview:
Building on the success of our long-running The Future of General Insurance and Claims Forum events, Marketforce and the IEA are delighted to bring you the Insurance Fraud Forum.
At a time when margins are being squeezed and fraud is on the increase due to the economic environment, claims fraud is rising up the agenda. This dedicated one day conference will provide in-depth insights into advance fraud prevention and detection strategies, and presents an opportunity for the industry to share best practice and work together to combat fraud.
Why should you attend Insurance Fraud in 2012?
- Learn about the psychology of fraud, how to use this to understand fraudsters and creating an effective deterrent
- Hear from the City of London Police and the Insurance Fraud Bureau for updates on the latest industry collaboration
- Discuss best practice and innovations in detection and prevention with leaders in the field
- Take away valuable insights on where best to target future investment
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