The history of the NBI&NGF and the CoB

The history of the NGF, the NBI and the CoB is closely linked with the increasing mobility of motorists, both nationally and internationally. The historical process that has led to today’s well developed insurance coverage and protection of road accident victims can be illustrated by means of various agreements.

The history of the CoB

he Council of Bureaux (CoB) was established in London in 1949. One year later, the CoB held its first official assembly in the course of which the format of the Green Card was defined. The Green Card System was introduced on 1 January 1953. In the following years, the organisation focused its attention on internationally harmonising the insurance cover and on optimising the protection of victims of road accidents by means of various agreements. Examples include the London Agreement, the Multilateral Guarantee Agreement and the Protection of Visitors Agreement.

In 1991, the CoB adopted its statute, and in 1999, the organisation celebrated its 50th anniversary in Oxford. In 2003, the CoB adopted the Internal Regulations which replaced the London Agreement and the Multilateral Guarantee Agreement and which provided a single document governing the reciprocal relations between the National Bureaux of Insurance.

For more detailed information on the organisation’s history, please visit the CoB’s website at www.cobx.org.