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Marcus Allen

Head of Financial Crime Prevention, First Central Insurance and Technology

Marcus Allen

Head of Financial Crime Prevention, First Central Insurance and Technology

Biography

Marcus is the Head of Financial Crime Prevention with First Central Insurance and Technology Group.He joined First Central in February 2021, to protect the Company against the challenges of colleagues working from home.

Marcus also leads a team of external investigators and works closely with the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) and other law enforcement agencies relating to criminal referrals.
Background

Marcus served for 30 years as a career detective with the City of London Police. From 2013, with IFED team, an industry funded unit of 39 detectives, he led a team investigating all types of insurance fraud throughout England and Wales.

In 2017, Marcus was seconded to investigate several high profile and politically sensitive internal fraud cases. During his final role he investigated serious and organised crime groups deploying the most advanced covert techniques. The crimes investigated include drug and human trafficking, supplying firearms, blackmail and solicitation to murder.