Aviva was one of six insurance companies impacted by the 27-year-old’s fraudulent activity
A 27-year-old from Liverpool has been jailed after using the identities of family members and former colleagues to submit over 75,000-worth of fake travel insurance claims to insurer Aviva.
Joshua Moorcroft was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday 22 August 2022 after pleading guilty to 15 counts of fraud by false representation at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Monday 25 July 2022.
Moorcroft’s sentencing was a result of Aviva referring the suspected fraudulent claims for missed or cancelled travel to the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) for investigation.
IFED’s detective constable, Justin Hawes, said: “Moorcroft has shown very little regard in terms of who he has implicated whilst committing these crimes, including his family, former colleagues [and] partner.
“I don’t doubt that he has put all of these innocent parties through a lot of stress by doing so.
“Hopefully this result will force him to reflect on his actions and the impact they have had on those around him.”
In October 2019, Moorcroft took out a multitrip worldwide insurance policy, underwritten by Aviva.
Nine days after the cover commenced, he submitted a claim for a missed flight from Manchester to New York after his taxi allegedly broke down on the way to the airport, due to an exploded tyre.
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