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TECAs winners

by Mark Rowe

The winners of the second edition of the Tackling Economic Crime Awards (TECAs) were announced on Wednesday, December 9 at a virtual awards show. Some 450 representatives from across the financial crime sector tuned in to mark the achievements of all the finalists.

The winners, selected by a panel of judges, came in 11 categories and were public, private and third sector organisations and individuals who had made a significant impact against all areas of economic crime.

Professor Martin Gill, pictured, of consultancy Perpetuity Research, the founder of the TECAs, said: “We were delighted to hold the presentation of the TECAs for the second year – all be it virtually – to recognise the sector’s achievements at the end of such a challenging year. All the finalists and especially the winners should be proud. The judging process is strict and robust; each judge marks independently against a set of criteria, and they commit to declaring any conflict of interest. Each entry must achieve a fixed score threshold to become a finalist, ensuring consistent quality across the competition, which means all the finalists – individuals, teams and companies represent outstanding performance of the highest level.”

The 2020 winners were:

Outstanding Team; Zurich Insurance Intelligence Team

Outstanding Customer Service Initiative; Hertfordshire Constabulary & Catch 22 – Beacon Victim Care Initiative

Outstanding Training Initiative; Lloyds Banking Group – Fraud & Financial Crime Training Initiative

Outstanding New Product; Zurich Insurance – Carpe Data Counter Fraud Solution for Zurich Insurance

Outstanding Partnership; BAE Systems and Zurich Partnership

Outstanding Investigator; Dave Perry – HMRC

Outstanding Young Professional; Zac Barrett – HMRC FIS Cybercrime

Outstanding Female Professional; Claire Jenkins FCCA – Companies House

Outstanding Male Professional; Philip Juhasz – Hertfordshire Shared Anti-Fraud Service

Outstanding Prevention Initiative; Scam Marshals – National Trading Standards Scams Team

A lifetime achievement award, announced on the day, went to Katy Worobec the Managing Director of Economic Crime at the trade body UK Finance.

The event organisers thank all those who helped with the TECAs including: associations and their representative judges; ACFE, Cabinet Office, Cifas, CIPFA, City of London Police, Fraud Advisory Panel, H I Counter Fraud Group, Insurance Fraud Bureau, London Fraud Forum, NAFN, North East Fraud Forum, NHS Counter Fraud Authority, RUSI, Serious Fraud Office, UK Finance and University of Portsmouth. Sponsors were Altia-ABM; Cifas and LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

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