The objectives of the report are to raise the profile on insurance fraud as a crime detect and prevent insurance fraud make full and adequate disclosure of facts to the general public In order to accomplish this the writer will look to insurers to ensure they have developed close associations with the law informant services and the general public Literature Review Lisa Newman Davies an employee of Howell Solicitors wrote an article titled Crash for Cash Victim What do I do now In this article Lisa Newman Davies confirms Crash for Cash costs UK drivers millions of pounds per year A lot is being done to tackle this fraud In December 2015 more than 80 people were convicted of participating in one of the largest crash for cash accidents in UK history A Welsh garage had accumulated almost 800 000 pounds over 4 years by purposely crashing cars in a bid to claim for damages It was only when CCTV footage was viewed that the criminals were caught out Newman Davies 2018 The article provides readers with commons signs they should look out for if they feel they have been the victim of a crash for cash accident The driver of the vehicle is very calm and collected after the accident The other driver has their insurance details such as name of insurer policy number and contact details already written out
