Inside WhatsApp's measures to curb digital arrest scamsWhatsApp is using AI to combat digital arrest scams, banning thousands of impersonating accounts. Authorities are working to prevent signif...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Aadhaar is new weak link in insuranceFraudsters are exploiting Aadhaar-linked processes in the insurance sector by manipulating data and forging documents to file bogus claims ...
05 Aug, 2025, 12.36 AM IST
PNB MetLife appoints Vijayalakshmi Natarajan as chief risk & compliance officerNatarajan, an industry veteran with over three decades of experience, is responsible for enterprise compliance, risk management, design and...
26 Mar, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
Ex-CVC Suresh N Patel to head advisory board to examine role of top bank officials in fraudsFormer Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) Suresh N Patel has been appointed the chairman of an advisory board to examine the role of top ...
21 Aug, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Ensure advisory board's recommendations are taken in fraud cases of over Rs 3 crore, CVC tells banksThe CVC had on January 6 expanded the ambit of the Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF), which conducts first level exam...
27 Jan, 2022, 05.46 PM IST
Companies buying more and more insurance for directors & officers amid rising bankruptcy, fraud casesWhile action taken by the Central Bureau of Investigation per se does not trigger D&O cover, it is invoked when the matter goes to court.
28 Jan, 2019, 09.45 AM IST
Now buy cyber insurance policy for Rs 3 a dayThe policy offers comprehensive protection against cyber risks and frauds carried out from any device and from any location worldwide.
04 Sep, 2018, 05.12 PM IST
Rotate employees in sensitive posts: CVC directs banks, insurance companiesThe CVC had in May this year asked banks and insurance companies to effect rotational transfers in respect of those officers in sensitive p...
31 Aug, 2018, 02.01 PM IST
How insurance firms are dealing with fraud claimsInsurers have identified at least 80 districts across the country which have excelled in fraudulent claims over the past decade.
06 Jul, 2017, 01.35 PM IST
Experian India launches new fraud solution for banking and insuranceThe new score will help retail finance providers and insurance companies in India significantly increase their efficiency in fraud detectio...
26 Apr, 2016, 02.30 PM IST
Life insurance companies to engage Experian to build fraud monitoring frameworkLife insurance companies have selected Experian, a global data analytics company, to build a data repository and a fraud monitoring framewo...
02 Sep, 2015, 06.38 PM IST
Cibil to detect duplicate death claims under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima YojanaLife Insurance Council has engaged Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd to detect duplication of death claims under the PM Modi's new soci...
04 Jul, 2015, 06.27 PM IST
Panel suggests a new disclaimer for use in insurers' advertisementsThe report has also suggested an industry-level collaborative effort to minimise subjective and varied interpretation of policy terms and c...
24 May, 2015, 12.39 PM IST
Now, Irda plans unique ID for hospitalsIrda is in the process of issuing unique identity numbers to hospitals to determine pricing patterns for various diseases.
26 Nov, 2013, 02.29 AM IST
Irda plans advanced detection system to check claim fraudsIn order to reduce the cost of insurance inflicted by fraud, Irda said it is proposing to build advanced detection and prevention systems a...
30 Dec, 2012, 12.22 PM IST
- Cibil to launch mortgage default database; to expand clientele
Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd (Cibil) today said it will come out with a database on mortgage defaulters and is also looking at exp...
07 Jul, 2010, 04.29 PM IST
- Insurance databank to weed out frauds
After banks, its the turn of the insurance industry to build a customer information database that will check frauds and enable pricing of p...
26 Feb, 2010, 03.19 AM IST