Following a case at Liverpool Crown Court, Joshua Moorcroft has been sentenced to 16 months imprisonment after he attempted to submit more than £75,000 worth of fraudulent travel insurance claims. Aviva was one of the insurers targeted and once it suspected fraud, referred the case to the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department for investigation.
Carl Mather, manager, special investigations unit at Aviva, said: “Aviva welcomes the sentencing of Joshua Moorcroft, which underscores the serious nature of insurance fraud. As a business, we value our customers and go to great lengths to reduce the impact that claims fraud has on policy premiums – particularly at a time when so many are facing real financial challenges.”
Detective Constable Justin Hawes, from the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, said: “Although Moorcroft immediately admitted to the first five offences when interviewed by IFED, he wasted police time by denying that he had submitted any other claims. A review of his devices found that this was certainly not the case, and that he had in fact orchestrated a further 10 bogus claims.”
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