IFED

The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) is a bespoke unit within the City of London Police dedicated to combatting insurance fraud. IFED is funded by the insurance industry via the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and has a national remit, investigating insurance fraud throughout England and Wales.

At IFED, our mission is to create a hostile environment for insurance fraud. We are relentless in our pursuit of those who commit fraud, recognising that these crimes damage livelihoods, erode confidence, and fuel organised criminality. We do this by placing victims at the heart of everything we do: we disrupt criminal networks, secure convictions, and recover illicit assets through the strategic use of proceeds of crime legislation.

The unit comprises of four operational teams comprised of Detective Constables and an Accredited Financial Investigator. Each team deals with a high number of investigations, using both traditional policing methods as well as proactive and disruptive tactics to fight insurance fraud.

A fifth team, the IFED Hub, provide intelligence analysis and research as well as administrative support to the department and industry.

In addition, IFED plays a key role in preventing and deterring fraud through stakeholder engagement and campaigns or one-to-one liaison with industry members. This enables the unit to highlight areas in which fraud can be identified and deterred before it begins through our Protect Officer.

IFED accepts crime referrals from insurers as well as from third parties, such as the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) in conjunction with Report Fraud. In addition, the unit maintains links with other Police forces and Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs) throughout the United Kingdom, as well as Government agencies and other parties to continually build and develop intelligence.

If you have any further queries, please contact us on 020 7164 8200 or [email protected] where we will provide any further support and guidance that you may require.