Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
Broker talent: painful breakups
As recent court cases have shown, leaving a company to join a competitor can be a less than straightforward affair.
Blog: Does the flood resilience certificate go far enough?
Chris Hall takes a look at potential issues with Chartered Insurance Institute's new generation claims group for the creation of a flood resilience certificate for household properties.
Female millennials survey findings dismissed by optimistic industry insiders
Schemes designed to attract more women into the insurance industry are starting to show signs of success, despite a piece of research that suggests female millennials are being put off a career in the sector.
Delegated authority criticism sparks uptick in CII exam applicants
The Chartered Insurance Institute believes criticism of delegated authority arrangements by the Financial Conduct Authority is behind a spike in interest from the market for its specialist examination.
Expertise from A-Z: Knowledge is power
Continuing professional development is increasingly important, and qualifications and chartered status can help firms shine brighter.
Expertise From A-Z: Going for gold
As customers demand greater service and products, well-trained employees can provide the vital difference in creating a gold standard.
Interview: Huw Evans: Climbing the ladder
Four months after his appointment as Association of British Insurers director general, Huw Evans tells Post his plans for the trade body and how he intends to make being a member worthwhile.
Regional Review: Liverpool
Liverpool’s insurance community has shrunk significantly over the past decade, losing firms to both London and Manchester as a result of greater centralisation. However, there remains a strong broking presence in the city, serving local and global…
Trust Insurance: Compulsory Motor: Time to engage
Motor insurers need to start talking to potential customers about their products, and show them they are more than just a grudge purchase.
C-Suite - Broker: Who wants to be a broker?
Are we doing enough to attract the very best people into the profession?
CILA rejects proposals for surveyors to oversee resilient rebuilding
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has questioned proposals to train property surveyors in resilient rebuilding methods, claiming its own members are much more suited to the role.
Disaster Response Forum 2015 – speaker: Will Curtis
Will Curtis is Claims Risk Manager at Ecclesiastical, responsible for matters of compliance, audit and fraud in claims.
CII claims group calls for flood certificate prototype by 2016
The Chartered Insurance Institute new generation claims group has set a deadline of 2016 for the creation of a flood resilience certificate for household properties.
C-Suite - Broker: The cost of caring
After high-profile reports of abuse in care homes, have they really become uninsurable?
Besso looks to make Dubai move
Besso Insurance Group is in the process of obtaining permissions to establish a reinsurance broking and managing general agency in Dubai.
Aviva's commercial business gains CII chartered status
The Chartered Insurance Institute has granted chartered insurer status to Aviva’s commercial business.
C-suite - Broker: Can we shout louder?
Now the insurance industry is beginning to speak with a single voice, can it speak up for itself more?
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 21 May 2015
Penny loves a good freebie so she's always ecstatic when the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference rolls around each year - one can never have too many stress balls,teddy bears and top hats.
Trust Insurance Campaign: A thirst for knowledge
The Chartered Insurance Institute’s Made Simple campaign is the result of a year spent listening to customers and realising how much uncertainty surrounds insurance – and how much the buying public wants to learn.
CII unveils best practice to aid information sharing and tackle fraud
A data sharing initiative designed to speed up the process of exchanging claims information between insurers has been unveiled as part of the industry’s ongoing fight against fraud.
Quotas not the answer to lack of diversity says CII’s Mistry
Quotas are a form of ‘cheating’ and not the right way to increase diversity in the insurance workforce, according to the president of the Chartered Insurance Institute Ashwin Mistry.
Career Development: Allianz welcomes next wave of scholarship brokers
Allianz has welcomed 51 new brokers to its Academy Scholarship Programme at a launch event held at Painters Hall in the City of London.
Care Homes: Crisis in the care home?
With media reports of abuse in care homes, the insurance market has faced numerous challenges – however, is the sector truly getting the best deal from insurers?
Jargon: Beat the bull
Insurers need to make sure their communication is crystal clear and jargon-free, or face the fallout from consumers and regulators.