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ABI rep leaves JAGOLT post
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Guy Sheppard reports on insurance chief's resignation from anti-crime scheme.
AN INSURANCE CHIEF has resigned from a Governmentbacked initiative to tackle truck theft after his industry was bitterly criticised for failing to do enough to help prevent it.
Brian Lee represented the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on the Joint Action Group on Lorry Theft (JAGOLT).
Last month's meeting (May) resulted in an attack on the ABI for failing to come up with a solution to stop salvage trucks from being repaired with stolen parts (CM 20 May).
David Burke, marketing director of MAN and ERF, says the ABI was also under fire for failing to adjust premiums when trucks were fitted with anti-theft devices. "I was originally a JAGOLT member in 1995 and have been away from the group for four or
five years," he adds. "Sadly there's not been a lot of progress in the interim with regards to developments in the insurance industry I am sure that he [Lee] felt under pressure."
Lee is a senior manager in Norwich Union, the country's biggest commercial vehicle insurer. After the last JAGOLT meeting, Norwich Union said nobody seemed able to offer a tangible solution to the salvage truck racket. But another JAGOLT member Chris Kelly — chairman of West Midlands Scania dealership Keltruck — says the solution has been clear ever since the issue was first raised nearly a year ago: "Insurers should know who a salvage truck is sold to. And, furthermore, when the truck has been repaired, they should have a proper vetting procedure
to ensure that the principal parts being used come from a legitimate source." A spokesman for Norwich Union declined to comment about Lee's resignation, saying he represented the ABI on JAGOLT, not the company. However, an
industry source says Lee's decision was almost certainly for personal reasons:"I don't get the impression at all that he has walked away because he doesn't think JAGOLT is worthwhile, or because he was fed up with people criticising the ABI or Norwich Union."