AM Best’s Webinar Highlights: How Insurers Can Safeguard Their Claims Department From Digital Identity Fraud

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viewers can access highlights from an AM Best webinar sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions to explore how to create an optimal identity fraud management strategy.

Panelists include:

• Jennifer Kostyrna, principal product manager, LexisNexis Risk Solutions;
• Souvik Kumar, director, claims market, LexisNexis Risk Solutions; and.
• Matthew Smith, executive director, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.

The video-based interactive presentation is available here. The webinar was compiled into the following stand-alone segments:

• Nearly All Top Insurers Report That Identity Fraud Has Become Ubiquitous
• The Cost of Fraud Extends Well Beyond the Initial Claim
• Digital Advances Also Enable New Avenues of Fraud
• How Insurance Carriers are Adapting to Bad Actor Tactics
• Synthetic Identity Fraud Enables Fraudsters to Create Fresh Identities
• Traditional Fraud-Fighting Techniques Are the Start of a Good Foundation
• Fraud Checks Should Extend Beyond Verifying the Claimant's Identity
• Model Acts, Legislation to Help Define and Contain New Types of Fraud
• AI Can Sift Large Volumes of Data to Better Identify, Constrain Likely Fraud
• Insurers Focus on Fighting Fraud Wtihout Creating Onerous Customer Interactions
• Detecting and Preventing Fraud is an Enterprise-Level Activity
• The Best Fraud Defenses Are Built on Layers of Protection

The complete video replay for this event is also available.

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