Jail for holiday insurance conman

A ‘cynical’ conman who made bogus travel insurance claims for flights across the world has been jailed for 16 months. Joshua Moorcroft, 27, dreamt up excuses including car accidents on the way to airports or disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to rake in more than £75,000. Moorcroft took out a multi-trip worldwide travel insurance policy, underwritten by Aviva, in October 2019. Nine days later he made a claim for a missed flight from Manchester to New York, reporting his…