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Index bureau

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-003669

An organization that maintains a centralized database of insurance claims information, used by insurers to detect fraud and identify individuals with a history of frequent claims. Insurers report claims data to the bureau, which then makes this information available to other participating insurers. The Medical Information Bureau (MIB) is an example of such an organization in the life and health insurance industry.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-003669
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-003669",
  "term": "Index bureau",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "An organization that maintains a centralized database of insurance claims information, used by insurers to detect fraud and identify individuals with a history of frequent claims. Insurers report claims data to the bureau, which then makes this information available to other participating insurers. The Medical Information Bureau (MIB) is an example of such an organization in the life and health insurance industry.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/index-bureau/"
}

Record 1,727 of 3,708 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.