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Weightmans wins fraud and claims contract on MIB legal panel
Weightmans law firm has become the Motor Insurance Bureau's legal services supplier for core claims and fraud following a strategic review by the association.
Insurer |
02 May 2012 
MIB: uninsured young drivers down 50%
The Motor Insurers' Bureau has claimed that the number of 17–20 year-olds estimated to be driving without insurance has decreased by half over the past three years.
Insurer |
30 Mar 2012
Law report: Judge rules on consent order in Zenith-MIB PP dispute
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Claims |
27 Mar 2012
No insurance, no fuel idea rubbished
The idea that uninsured motorists will be unable to buy fuel at petrol stations because number recognition cameras will check with the Motor Insurance Database and only open pumps for insured vehicles looks like being pure spin.
Insurer |
12 Mar 2012
Employers’ liability: A fund of last resort
The need for a fund of last resort for employers’ liability claims still divides the insurance community. While plans to create an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau have stalled, it still has supporters who are determined to see these proposals...
Insurer |
07 Feb 2012
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IFB appoints Bird as full-time director
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has this afternoon confirmed the appointment of Phil Bird to the role of director on a 6 month secondment.
Insurer |
24 Jan 2012
News analysis: Application fraud to top the agenda for motor insurers in 2012
The New Year’s resolution for many motor insurers is to tackle application fraud with the same force they have brought to bear on crash-for-cash fraudsters. “Staged motor accidents remain the top priority, but application fraud comes second,” according...
Insurer |
13 Dec 2011
Crash fraudster jailed after being filmed 'working out'
A devious fraudster who attempted to claim £2.3m from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau after misleading medical professionals following a crash that claimed two lives has been jailed.
Insurer |
07 Dec 2011
Market moves: ‘Tis the season for recruiting
As Christmas draws closer, the insurance industry has prepared for the New Year with a raft of appointments. In the broking market, there were moves for Aon and Willis, while Howden added three new faces to its team.
Broker |
06 Dec 2011
News analysis: IFB’s three-year strategy wins financial backing from insurers
The Insurance Fraud Bureau is to more than double in size in its crackdown on professional enablers.
Insurer |
25 Oct 2011
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MIB supports the met in major crackdown
Following a major operation to target uninsured drivers and disrupt criminal activity in London on 19 October, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau has taken the highest number of calls to their dedicated police helpline since it was started in 2007.
Insurer |
24 Oct 2011
MIB pledges support to police in uninsured drivers sting
Motor Insurance Bureau bosses have praised a Metropolitan Police operation designed to clamp down on uninsured drivers by seizing hundreds of cars in the capital.
Insurer |
19 Oct 2011
IFB seeks to double staff numbers with 25% increase in industry levy
The Insurance Fraud Bureau is to double its staff by increasing its industry funding levy income by 25% to £2.8m.
Insurer |
18 Oct 2011
Biba names Homer as chairman
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has announced that Andy Homer will become chairman of the trade association in January 2012.
Broker |
20 Sep 2011
MID names worst uninsured postcodes
Bordesley in Birmingham has the highest proportion of uninsured drivers in the UK according to figures from the Motor Insurance Bureau’s Motor Insurance Database.
Insurer |
07 Sep 2011
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2012 insurance industry report: The inside track to achieving a more sustainable business
To achieve a sustainable profit, personal lines insurers need to transform their retention rates, using modern communications techniques to engage with customers and understand their individual needs. This white paper is based on a specially commissioned study involving 42 senior managers at UK and Irish insurers.
Work equipment risks in the UK
The complex patchwork of legislation and guidance governing work equipment risks in the UK is an administrative monster that many businesses struggle to wrestle with successfully. It takes significant levels of technical expertise and resources to understand and effectively navigate the maze of legal requirements, and this problem grows increasingly unwieldy for smaller organisations with limited manpower and finances.
Market moves: Brokers a hive of recruitment activity
Post |
22 May 2012
2012 British Insurance Awards shortlist revealed
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23 May 2012 | 
Workplace Stress: Under pressure
Post |
22 May 2012
Combined profit of 'going concern' Provident and sister MMA reaches £4.5m
Post |
23 May 2012
World Cup and Olympic fever fuels Brazil's general insurance growth
Post |
23 May 2012
Editor's comment: Fleeing the family nest
This week’s deal developments read like two coming-of-age literary fables written to reward hard work and endeavour, while...