Third Party Claims - The Motor Insurers
Bureau
If you have a right of claim against another
party but they are uninsured, or untraced, you might be able
to make a claim on the M.I.B.
I would strongly suggest you contact a
solicitor for help! The Motor Insurers Bureau has been set up
to safeguard the interests of the victims of uninsured and
untraced motorists. The Motor Insurers Bureau consists of all
insurers who are authorised to underwrite motor business in the
UK and Northern Ireland and under the terms of the Road Traffic
Act(s) all such insurers are required to be members.
The Motor Insurers Bureau also administers the
Green Card scheme.
The Motor Insurers Bureau has a small permanent
secretariat which deals with the initial approaches from
claimant's or their advisors. The day-to-day handling and
investigation of claims is done by the insurers forming the
Council of the Bureau.
The Motor Insurers Bureau is paid for by levies
on all motor insurers, the amount of an individual insurer's
levy being determined by the motor premium income for the
previous financial year. The number of cases allocated to an
individual insurer is in proportion to their premium income for
the previous year.
This is seen as a very socially desirable
objective of the Motor Insurers Bureau.
The market's involvement in this area is
considered by others outside the insurance world to be the
motor insurer's best piece of public relations.
The Motor Insurers Bureau undertaking and
obligations are contained in Agreements with the Government.
One agreement relates to the victims of uninsured motorists and
the remaining two are concerned with the victims of alleged
untraced motorists.
Victims of uninsured drivers can claim for
personal injury and damage to their property (subject to an
excess of £300 on property claims).
Victims of untraced drivers can only claim for
personal injury.
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"An invisible car came out of
nowhere, stuck my car and vanished. " |
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Extracts taken from actual claim
forms submitted to
a number of UK car insurance companies |
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