Most People Wouldn't Report False Insurance Claim

Less than a quarter of people quizzed on their attitudes to insurance fraud would report someone for making a false claim, according to new figures.

Just 23% would report the fraud and one in seven, or 14%, believe that it is acceptable to exaggerate a claim.

More than half, 56%, of the 2,700 people questioned for a survey by researchers at ITV said they could understand why someone might make up a claim in order to clear their debts. And 22% said they would have sympathy for someone who did.

The majority of those surveyed, 89%, said that insurance companies are out to make as much money as they can from people.

But even though 13% of people said that they had thought of exaggerating a claim, only 3% admitted to actually doing it.