Ben has over ten years’ experience in dealing with fraudulent personal injury claims and is a qualified solicitor. Following the Jackson reforms he has sought to develop and implement robust strategies in respect of Late Notified Claims and claims layering. As a result, Ben has been at the forefront of Keogh’s award winning Late Claims strategy which won the Claims Initiative of the Year award at the 2016 BIAs and the Independent Fraud Investigation Team of the Year at the 2016 Insurance Fraud Awards.
Notably, Ben successfully case managed a group of cases in which the insurer successfully applied for a finding of fundamental dishonesty following the filing of notices of discontinuance by claimants in respect of Late Notified Claims. He also case managed a cross industry piece of group litigation relating to fraudulent claims for physiotherapy and CBT resulting in a cohort of cases being discontinued and wasted costs being paid by the claimant solicitors in excess of £180,000.
Further to Late Notified Claims, Ben has expertise in dealing with organised fraud rings and is responsible for ensuring that the very best approaches are deployed by the fraud rings team to ensure successful outcomes against both claimants and their enablers.
