Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) reported a rise in the value of fraudulent insurance claims in 2025, despite a slight decrease in the total number of cases. High-profile examples include a man who fabricated claims for stolen Lego sets and others who staged car accidents.
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Image source, Getty Images By Mitchell Labiak Business reporter Published 41 minutes ago A scammer jailed for making false home insurance claims about supposedly stolen Lego has been listed as one of last year's most high-profile insurance fraudsters.
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, insurance trade body the ABI said.
Other insurance fraud cases flagged by the ABI include someone who staged car crashes with people they met online and a complex travel insurance scam involving multiple fake identities and documents.
The average value of a fraudulent claim reached £14,300 last year, the second-highest level on record, the ABI said.
There was £1.34bn worth of fraudulent claims in 2025, a 14% increase on the £1.18bn detected the previous year.
At the same time, the number of detected fraudulent claims fell slightly to 93,900, down 2.7% on 2024.
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