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Claims Management, Investigation & Fraud Detection

Manage insurance claims from first notice to closure, investigate complex and suspicious cases, spot fraud indicators and cut leakage with sound settlements.

INFS · Insurance & Financial ServicesAll Levels#1470ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Course Overview

Every claim an insurer handles tests its ability to pay legitimate losses quickly and fairly while stopping payments that are not owed. The Claims Management, Investigation & Fraud Detection Training Course offers an advanced, practical professional framework for managing insurance claims, investigating complex and suspicious cases, detecting fraud indicators, and reducing unnecessary losses. It covers the entire claims lifecycle, from recording the notification of loss and assessing coverage, through investigation, loss assessment, and the determination of liability, to settlement, recovery, and closure, with fraud detection and risk management practices built into every stage of the process. Claims management is one of the most important drivers of an insurer's performance because it is directly linked to the customer experience, technical cost, financial results, and organizational reputation. Effective claims management requires a balance between settling claims quickly and fairly on the one hand and verifying coverage, validating documents, assessing losses, and controlling payments on the other. The course shows how to build consistent claims processes that protect customers' rights while maintaining financial discipline and reducing claims leakage and undue payments. The program examines in depth the evaluation of claims, the analysis of policy wordings, coverage terms, and exclusions, the determination of liability, the estimation of losses and reserves, negotiation and settlement, recovery, and dispute management. It also focuses on methodologies for investigating high-value, complex, and suspicious claims through evidence gathering, document review, interviews, data analysis, fact verification, and site visits, as well as identifying the inconsistencies and indicators that call for escalation and specialist investigation. Particular emphasis is placed on fraud detection and fraud risk management in the insurance sector. The course addresses common fraud patterns, including exaggerated, fabricated, staged, and falsified claims, prearranged claims, collusion, and internal and external fraud. It explains how behavioral indicators, data, claims patterns, and comparative analysis can be used to identify cases that require review or further investigation, while stressing the importance of professional documentation, objective evidence, and appropriate procedures. Through case studies, investigation exercises, claims review simulations, fraud indicator analysis, loss estimation, settlement negotiations, and report-writing workshops, participants develop practical skills to improve the quality of claims management, reduce leakage, detect risk and fraud, and strengthen operational control. The course is suitable for insurance and reinsurance companies, brokers, financial institutions, government entities, and regulatory authorities, as well as for managers and specialists in claims, investigation, underwriting, risk, compliance, audit, and legal affairs.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the claims management lifecycle and its impact on the customer experience, financial performance, and operational risk during the course.
  • Develop structured methodologies for claims registration, coverage assessment, investigation, evaluation, settlement, and closure.
  • Evaluate insurance policy terms, exclusions, liability, and the available evidence when reviewing claims.
  • Apply practical methods for investigating complex, varied, high-value, and suspicious claims.
  • Identify fraud indicators associated with exaggerated, fabricated, staged, or manipulated claims.
  • Design practical frameworks for detecting fraud and escalating cases according to their risk level and investigation findings.
  • Assess the quality of documents and evidence, identify inconsistencies, and test the consistency of accounts against the facts.
  • Apply data analysis techniques to identify unusual patterns, concentrations, and suspicious behavior.
  • Develop appropriate methods for estimating reserves and claim values based on the information available.
  • Improve negotiation, settlement, recovery, and dispute management in relation to claims.
  • Strengthen coordination between claims, underwriting, investigation, compliance, risk, audit, and legal affairs.
  • Align claims management and fraud detection with governance, customer protection, regulatory requirements, and financial sustainability.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for professionals working in claims management, claims investigation, fraud detection, underwriting, risk management, legal affairs, compliance, internal audit, and customer service in the insurance sector. Target participants include claims managers, claims reviewers, claims assessors, claims investigators, fraud investigation specialists, loss assessment specialists, underwriting managers, risk specialists, recovery specialists, legal advisors, and professionals responsible for reviewing and settling claims. It is also suitable for chief executives, operations managers, heads of claims, risk managers, heads of fraud management, heads of underwriting, compliance and internal audit managers, and decision makers responsible for claims quality and cost, customer outcomes, fraud risk, and operational performance. Professionals in government entities, regulatory authorities, banks, financial institutions, insurance and reinsurance companies, and large organizations that manage extensive insurance programs will also benefit. The course offers particular value to professionals involved in complex claims, suspicious claims, high-value claims, property, liability, and injury losses, commercial claims, recovery proceedings, disputed claims, and fraud-related investigations. It is also suitable for data and technology specialists who support claims analytics, fraud detection, and digital risk monitoring.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Explain the complete claims management lifecycle and the responsibilities of the key parties at each stage.
  • Evaluate claims against coverage, policy terms, exclusions, liability, and the available evidence.
  • Apply structured methods for investigating complex, varied, high-value, and suspicious claims.
  • Identify the key indicators of fraudulent or potentially fraudulent claims.
  • Analyze claim documents and evidence to uncover inconsistencies, gaps, and credibility issues.
  • Apply basic analytical techniques to detect unusual patterns and suspicious concentrations in claims.
  • Develop practical procedures for investigating fraud and for escalating and managing cases.
  • Assess reserves, settlement values, and the factors that influence the financial decision on a claim.
  • Conduct structured interviews and document findings and evidence professionally.
  • Apply negotiation and settlement principles while maintaining fairness and financial control.
  • Develop effective coordination mechanisms between claims, underwriting, investigation, compliance, risk, and legal affairs.
  • Prepare an integrated plan to improve claims management, fraud detection, and the control of claims risk.

Course Outline

Course Outline:

Day 1

Foundations of Claims Management and Effective Claims Handling

  • The claims lifecycle from notification to closure
  • Registering claims and receiving the first notice of loss
  • Assessing coverage, policy terms, and exclusions
  • Determining liability and classifying and prioritizing claims
  • Documentation requirements and evidence management
  • Principles of reserving and the financial estimation of claims
  • Communicating with customers and handling claims fairly
  • Escalation procedures for complex and high-value claims
  • Practical application: Assessing a complex claim from notification through to the determination of coverage and initial liability
Day 2

Claims Investigation, Evidence, and Loss Assessment

  • Principles of effective claims investigation
  • Planning an investigation and defining its scope and objectives
  • Reviewing documents and gathering evidence
  • Conducting interviews, taking statements, and assessing credibility
  • Site inspections and the examination of physical evidence
  • Quantifying losses and assessing damage
  • Determining cause and liability
  • Detecting inconsistencies and indicators that call for further investigation
  • Practical application: Conducting a simulated claim investigation and preparing a professional, evidence-based report of the findings
Day 3

Fraud Detection, Risk Analysis, and Advanced Investigation

  • The concept of insurance fraud and its common patterns
  • Opportunistic fraud, organized fraud, and internal and external fraud
  • Fraud indicators in documents, behavior, and the facts of a claim
  • False statements, exaggerated losses, and staged and fabricated claims
  • Prearranged claims, collusion, and fraud networks
  • Data analysis to detect abnormal patterns and suspicious claims
  • Assessing fraud risk and prioritizing cases
  • Escalation and coordination with legal affairs, compliance, underwriting, and other relevant parties
  • Practical application: Analyzing a portfolio of claims and identifying the suspicious cases that require advanced investigation
Day 4

Claims Valuation, Negotiation, Settlement, and Recovery

  • Assessing claim value and identifying settlement options
  • Negotiation in complex and disputed claims
  • Settlement authorities and approval controls
  • Claims leakage and payment controls
  • Identifying recovery opportunities and third-party liability
  • Subrogation and recovery solutions
  • Dispute management and escalation
  • Documenting settlement decisions and audit trails
  • Practical application: Conducting a simulated settlement negotiation for a complex claim and preparing a recovery strategy
Day 5

Claims Governance, Fraud Management, and Executive Oversight

  • Claims governance and structures of responsibility and accountability
  • Claims performance indicators and management reporting
  • Fraud risk management frameworks and the monitoring of suspicious cases
  • Claims quality assurance and file reviews
  • Root cause analysis of claims leakage and operational weaknesses
  • Digital claims management and the use of technology in fraud detection
  • Emerging risks and new patterns in fraud and claims
  • Continuous improvement of the claims operating model
  • Integrating claims management with underwriting, risk management, compliance, and strategy
  • Final workshop: Preparing and presenting an integrated claims management and fraud detection framework covering claims handling, investigation, evidence, fraud indicators, analysis, settlement, recovery, governance, performance indicators, and continuous improvement

Upcoming Dates

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Manama · 21 – 25 Dec 2026 · Classroom

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CityDatesPrice per ParticipantEarly Bird
GenevaScheduled
2 – 6 Nov 2026€6,300—
MilanScheduled
2 – 6 Nov 2026€6,000—
Sharm El-SheikhScheduled
2 – 6 Nov 2026€4,300—
AmmanScheduled
2 – 6 Nov 2026€3,100—
AmsterdamScheduled
9 – 13 Nov 2026€5,400—
MunichScheduled
9 – 13 Nov 2026€5,400—
IstanbulScheduled
9 – 13 Nov 2026€4,700—
TrabzonScheduled
9 – 13 Nov 2026€4,700—
Kuala LumpurScheduled
16 – 20 Nov 2026€4,400—
BarcelonaScheduled
16 – 20 Nov 2026€5,400—
MuscatScheduled
16 – 20 Nov 2026€5,300—
ViennaScheduled
16 – 20 Nov 2026€5,700—
OnlineScheduled
22 – 26 Nov 2026€1,700€1,530until 2 Nov
BerlinScheduled
23 – 27 Nov 2026€5,800€5,220until 2 Nov
ZurichScheduled
23 – 27 Nov 2026€5,000€4,500until 2 Nov
LisbonScheduled
23 – 27 Nov 2026€5,400€4,860until 2 Nov
CairoScheduled
30 Nov – 4 Dec 2026€3,300€2,970until 9 Nov
LondonScheduled
30 Nov – 4 Dec 2026€5,600€5,040until 9 Nov
ParisScheduled
30 Nov – 4 Dec 2026€5,700€5,130until 9 Nov
RiyadhScheduled
7 – 11 Dec 2026€4,200€3,780until 16 Nov
CasablancaScheduled
7 – 11 Dec 2026€4,300€3,870until 16 Nov
MadridScheduled
7 – 11 Dec 2026€5,400€4,860until 16 Nov
RomeScheduled
14 – 18 Dec 2026€5,800€5,220until 23 Nov
DohaScheduled
14 – 18 Dec 2026€4,400€3,960until 23 Nov
MakkahScheduled
14 – 18 Dec 2026€4,200€3,780until 23 Nov
DubaiScheduled
20 – 24 Dec 2026€4,400€3,960until 30 Nov
SalalahScheduled
21 – 25 Dec 2026€5,300€4,770until 30 Nov
ManamaScheduled
21 – 25 Dec 2026€4,700€4,230until 30 Nov
GenevaScheduled
28 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027€6,300€5,670until 7 Dec
AmmanScheduled
28 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027€3,100€2,790until 7 Dec

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