Regardless of the jurisdiction research has repeatedly highlighted that the ‘public’ see the insurance sector as an acceptable business to defraud. This article builds on this work but is different in that we draw on primary research, of which there is little, into the private healthcare insurance sector as a victim of fraud. We start by highlighting the types and volumes of fraud that the insurance sector encounters. This is followed with an examination of policing private insurance fraud in a neo-liberal context where individuals and organisations are responsible for risks. Then, we consider if the private healthcare insurance sector is precipitating and participating in its own victimisation. The methods used in this research to secure data are then explained. Finally we analyse how the key elements of the data might point to the private healthcare insurance sector potentially precipitating and participating in its own victimisation.

无论司法管辖区的研究一再强调，“公众”将保险业视为可以接受的欺诈业务。本文建立在这项工作的基础上，但不同之处在于，我们利用了作为欺诈受害者的私人医疗保险部门的基本研究，其中很少。我们首先强调保险业遇到的欺诈类型和数量。紧随其后的是在个人和组织对风险负责的新自由主义背景下对私人保险欺诈的监管。然后，我们会考虑私营医疗保险部门是否正在促成并参与其自身的受害。然后解释了本研究中用于保护数据的方法。