Ecclesiastical uncovers fraudulent claims down to £3m in 2025
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Ecclesiastical Insurance has reported it uncovered £3m in fraudulent claims during 2025, down from the more than £4m detected in 2024.
In 2025 Ecclesiastical’s claims team investigated over 280 cases of suspected fraudulent activity, a 20% increase on 2024.
The casualty claims team detected over £2m in fraudulent claims made against customers, up 30%. Approximately 50% of those were slips and trips, including false injury narratives which were disproved after an investigation.
Fraud detection rates rose 5.5% compared to 2024, increasing to 13.8% Ecclesiastical stated.
The £3m total also includes property business.
In 2024, when the
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