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Medical Information Bureau

originally posted: 11/22/2006 reposted: 2/18/2011 This post has not been recently reviewed or revised by the author and may be out of date. If you notice an error or are in doubt, please send a new question by email or ask for an update. Email asktony@tonynovak.com.

Q: You mentioned the medical information bureau report. What is this exactly? and can anyone get access to this-including myself?

A: The Medical Information Bureau (MIB) alerts its member insurance companies to omission and fraud in the underwriting of individual life, health, disability, long term care insurance. Despite its "official" sounding name, the MIB is privately owned and operated by insurance companies. MIB is the equivalent of a credit reporting service for the insurance industry. MIB will provide consumers with record disclosure once annually without charge, so consumers who suspect a problem should call MIB’s toll-free phone number listed on the Web site.

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More resources:

http://www.mib.com