Ben Howarth

Motor and liability policy adviser, Association of British Insurers

Ben is policy adviser in the Association of British Insurers motor and liability team. He has responsibility for managing and developing ABI's policy positions on a range of motor and liability issues including: road safety, especially for young drivers; driverless cars; telematics; and managing the ABI's strategic relationship with vehicle manufacturers.

He joined the ABI in 2015 from EUK Consulting, where he was research manager, advising clients on a wide range of policy issues. Before that, Ben spent more than four years at De Havilland, where he was a parliamentary analyst and then operations manager. He joined eHavilland after completing an internship in the office of Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart.

He has a BA in history and politics and an MRes in economic and social history, both from the University of Exeter.

Articles by Ben Howarth

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Trade Voice: ABI's Ben Howarth on looking at climate change's impact on customers

Ben Howarth, the Association of British Insurers' climate change and open data policy manager, argues that insurers' approach to climate change ought to focus on the impact on customers.

10 Dec 2021

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Blog: Insurance for autonomous cars - from concept to reality

It has now been 11 years since a team from Stamford University won a $2m (£1.5m) prize for developing ‘Stanley’, a fully self-driving car.

02 Sep 2016

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