Mark Allen, Assistant Director, Head of Fraud & Financial Crime, The ABI

Mark leads the fraud and financial crime team within the Policy Directorate. He is responsible for the implementation and oversight of major counter-fraud initiatives. He is a member of the General Insurance Fraud Committee, a key part of the industry’s counter fraud governance infrastructure. He sat on the former government’s Insurance Fraud Taskforce and is working closely with the current government to develop its ‘enhanced’ fraud Strategy. He was instrumental in developing the Insurance Sector Fraud Charter, published in October 2024.  

Mark is also responsible for developing policy on financial crime issues and sits on the government’s Public-Private Steering Group which is overseeing implementation of the Economic Crime Plan 2.

After beginning his career in the legal profession, Mark has worked in several different roles at the ABI including financial conduct regulation and legislation.