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Ashton West - Chief Executive of the Motor Insurers' Bureau

Neil Drane - Head of MID Compliance and Enforcement Services

 

Accompanying Biographies

Ashton West - Chief Executive of the Motor Insurers' Bureau

Ashton West joined the MIB as CEO in April 2003.  He has been in the insurance industry for over 30 years actively involved in claims and general  management.  His former employment roles include claims director of Iron Trades Insurance and Rubicon Limited, claims consultant for Bavarian Re UK and chairman of ReIntra Limited.

Ashton is a past chairman of the Motor and Liability Claims Panel of the Association of British Insurers, and formerly a member of the Civil Justice Council and the ABI Liability Insurance Committee.  He is a law graduate, chartered insurer and member of the Institute of Management.

Neil Drane - Head of MID Compliance and Enforcement Services

Neil has over 20 years insurance knowledge gathered in a number of technical roles together with spells in training and project areas, all with a blue chip insurer.  He has a sound knowledge of the insurance and reinsurance market and their products.

Neil then moved to the world of consultancy in late 2000 successfully establishing the Motor Insurers’ Information Centre as an operational unit during 2001. Multi stakeholder project experience has been gained through supporting delivery of the requirements of the Motor Insurance Database’s business programme. A Management Services contract with CTK consultants saw Neil assume the Head of MIIC Operations role in early 2003, a role which he took up on a permanent basis in early 2005 and which is now Head of MID Compliance and Enforcement Services.

Tim West - MID Operations Manager

Tim has worked in the Insurance industry for over 25 years, in both the Underwriting and the Broking sectors, and understands the problems encountered in both of these areas. In addition to his extensive experience as an Insurance Manager, he has also been involved in Quality Control, and training, and was appointed as Operations Manager for the MIIC in October 2005. This role is now MID Operations Manager, as part of MID Compliance and Enforcement Services.

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