Underwriting's Role in Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Fraud Compliance
Vicki Landon, CAMS, CAMS-Audit, FLMI, CFCS
Gina Byrne Miller

 

Life insurance companies are required to comply with AML regulations in order to assist in preventing criminal use of the US financial system-specifically to prevent the company from being used to facilitate money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. Underwriters play a key role in this effort by spotting potential criminals and fraudulent activity, illicit funds and questionable use of life and annuity products at the earliest stage of the insurance process. This session explains how criminals use the insurance system to launder money, how underwriters help protect the company from criminal use and a discussion of current trends in these types of financial crimes.