Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB)
Applied Systems signs up with MyLicence
Software provider to integrate its broker management system with the MIB Hub in the coming months.
Transactor signs up with MyLicence
Transactor Global Solutions develops initiative providing access to MIB hub.
Leslie Hughes awarded OBE
The founder of Hughes Insurance was joined on the Queen's New Year's Honours List by Nicholas Cooper and Ashton West.
Open GI claims first on MyLicence
Other companies set to start using the scheme in 2015.
MIB and DVLA launch MyLicence
Service will give insurers access to customers' driving history data.
Expertise In Action - Big data: Thinking big
‘Big data’ has long been hailed as the next big thing in insurance – so why have firms been so slow to harness its undoubted potential?
Biba starts search for new chair after Homer steps down
Broker trade body hopes to appoint a replacement by the end of the year.
MIB denies blagging allegations around private investigators and injured teenagers
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) has “vigorously” denied allegations in several national newspapers that it had instructed private investigators to ‘blag’ the employment histories, benefit and telephone records of an injured teenager and her friends.
Time to look in the mirror
It has long been argued by the insurance industry that the public's perception of the sector has been damaged by the actions of bankers, that insurers have been unfairly tarnished by the same financial services brush.
Conman admits to selling false policies
A fraudster has pleaded guilty to selling hundreds of non-existent car insurance policies to UK drivers.
AA brands removal of tax disk insurance check 'absurd'
The AA has branded the DVLA’s proposed removal of the insurance check when car owners apply for a tax disk as “absurd”.
AA warns fight is still on to crack down on uninsured drivers
AA Insurance has welcomed the seizure of the UK's millionth uninsured vehicle this morning - but warned the fight is still on to crack down on uninsured drivers.
Millionth uninsured vehicle to be taken off road
The Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) has predicted that police in Birmingham will today seize the millionth uninsured vehicle in the UK as part of an operation to disrupt criminal activity.
MIB chief criticises Arsenal star for driving offence
Ashton West, chief executive at the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, has hit out at Arsenal star Nicklas Bendtner for setting a bad example by driving without insurance.
Ex-Groupama claims chief appointed as IFB director
Phil Bird has been appointed full-time director of the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) on a six month secondment.
Man jailed after £2.3m insurance fraud attempt
A man who exaggerated his injuries and attempted to claim £2.3m in compensation has been jailed for four months by the Royal Courts of Justice after his deception was uncovered and he was found in contempt of court.
Andy Homer to become Biba chairman
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has appointed Andy Homer as its new chairman, replacing Patrick Smith.
Marr quits IFB
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has announced that director Glen Marr will leave in December to join First Central Insurance Management as director of fraud.
Trade bodies hail TV campaign to tackle uninsured driving
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have welcomed the launch of a television campaign to tackle uninsured driving.
Biba 2011: CIE consumer guide to be rolled out
A consumer guide giving advice to the public ahead of the launch of the new Continuous Insurance Enforcement was today released at the British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference in Manchester.
Man dealt one year prison sentence for personal injury fraud
A man who submitted an inflated £1.35m claim for damages for injuries in a car crash has been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment after the courts found him guilty of contempt of court.
Enforcement welcome but lacks bite says motor industry
The insurance industry has delivered a mixed response to recent government forays into uninsured driving and the cost of insurance in the sector.
News review: October
The founder and chairman of direct insurer Esure, Peter Wood, revealed that 2014 would be the earliest date that the company would launch an initial public offering.
UK still has most uninsured drivers in Western Europe
The chief executive of the Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) has branded the UK's uninsured driving record "embarrassing" after it was revealed the country has the highest level of uninsured driving in Western Europe.