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Financial Crime Resilience

Financial Crime continues to rise in one form or another and no business is immune to the risk of becoming a victim of fraud or other types of crime. QBE Risk Solutions has developed a broad range of resources to assist businesses with managing these risks.

Please Note: Some resources are exclusive to QBE Policyholders and accessible via the QRisk Knowledge Centre (e.g. those items shown with padlocks). QBE Policyholders can self-register/login at https://qrisk.qbe.com/ with their business email address and QBE policy reference. The QRisk Portal enables policyholders to access a wide range of self-assessments, profiling tools, guidance and templates to support management of business risk and resilience.

Self Assessments

Fraud Prevention Risk Assessment

To help your business evaluate and manage payment related fraud risks.

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Crime Prevention Risk Assessment

Supporting businesses with identifying risks, considering policies and procedures, and adopting tools and templates designed to minimise crime-related risk.

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Risk Culture

Access to insights and a comprehensive framework for organisations to assess their risk culture and build resilience.

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Key Resources

Framework for the Prevention of Financial Crime
A template framework of financial crime risks for businesses to consider and populate, to help ensure effective prevention controls and processes are in place to manage the risks. Download
Interview & Selection Checklist
Summary record of Suitability, Capability and Integrity checks for recruiting new personnel at all levels. Download
Anti-Corruption & Bribery Policy
A template policy to set out your organisation's approach to & controls in respect of the giving and accepting of hospitality, entertainment and gifts to ensure compliance with relevant anti-bribery and corruption legislation. Download
Secure Banking Controls Checklist
A checklist of recommended fraud prevention controls which you might expect or request from your bank. Download
Fraud Prevention Guidance to share with Your Clients
An adaptable fraud prevention guidance template to share with your customers/clients to help them prevent fraud. Download
ALL Template Documents
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Failure to Prevent Fraud - A Catalyst for Financial Crime Resilience
An understanding of the guiding principles under the Failure to Prevent Fraud offence, and best practices that can benefit all businesses in mitigating fraudulent activity. This guidance includes a checklist of recommended controls, procedures and evidence, along with links and references to other resources. Download
Fraud Prevention – The Power of Three
This guidance details essential controls in the context of the types of fraud which are a prevalent threat to the legal sector, specifically property fraud, payment fraud, and insider fraud. A three-tiered approach is provided which considers Operational Controls, Cultural Factors, and Oversight. Download
Anti-Money Laundering Briefing for Professional Businesses
An overview of the latest AML regulatory changes and associated guidance, with practical tips on how best to ensure compliance. Download
AML & Onboarding Guidance (Generic Professions)
Client onboarding, and the associated client and matter vetting processes are critical to effective risk management. Download
AML & Onboarding Guidance for UK Solicitors
Client onboarding, and the associated client and matter vetting processes critical to effective risk management for the legal sector. Download
ALL Guidance Resources
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Webinars

Slides from the QBE & Clyde & Co webinar on 3 April 2025, covering ECCTA and the Failure to Prevent Fraud offence. The link to the recording of this webinar is available on the Agenda slide in this deck.

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