Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
Invest in your profession - British Insurance Awards 2010
Ant Gould’s British Insurance Awards opening address in full.
Chubb celebrates chartered status
Chubb is the first insurer to be awarded chartered insurer status in the UK.
Towergate Underwriting achieves chartered status
Towergate Underwriting Group has become one of the first underwriting companies to achieve the Chartered Insurance Institute’s award of chartered insurer.
Allan Bridgewater - an obituary
Allan Bridgewater, who died on 5 August, aged 74, was a major force in the insurance industry throughout his long career.
Time to test yourself
A selection of topical questions from the question banks of Ed.Learn - the CII@s online training resource.
Career development & CSR news - CII: complete overhaul of skills landscape needed
The Chartered Insurance Institute has claimed that the UK's "entire skills landscape" must be overhauled if the country is to compete with other global economies.
Oxygen Corporate Risks confirms new Leeds boss
Oxygen Insurance Brokers, a subsidiary of Oxygen Holdings, has appointed Simon Rowlands to head up its Leeds office.
Underwriting Service Awards 2010 - rewarding insurance underwriting excellence
Post has launched the all new Underwriting Service Awards, designed to identify, reward and shine a light on the highest performing insurance industry underwriters across a number of different insurance specialisms. The winners will be announced at a…
Postbox: Is CII right to lead professionalism drive?
My colleagues and I have been discussing the Aldermanbury Declaration and the current media coverage that Post has been part of.
Public interest must not be lost in pace of reform, warns CII
The Chartered Insurance Institute has responded to the government's consultative blueprint to withdraw the financial services regulatory structure.
Hanks confirmed as CII president
Chris Hanks has been formally elected president of the Chartered Insurance Institute at its annual general meeting held in London on 21 July 2010.
Insurance industry urged to take up the professionalism challenge
The insurance industry was challenged to embrace professionalism, and in particular to embrace the Aldermanbury Declaration at the British Insurance Awards 2010 last week.
Colin Naish takes up Cardiff presidency
Colin Naish of Cunningham Lindsey has taken up the role of president at the Insurance Institute of Cardiff.
Knowles joins in MMA management shake-up
Former general insurance boss of the Chartered Insurance Institute Peter Knowles has been appointed head of UK development at MMA following a management shake-up at the French-owned insurer.
CII and Biba to highlight broker professionalism
The Chartered Insurance Institute and British Insurance Brokers' Association will join forces to demonstrate the "professionalism agenda" of broking to the coalition government.
CII London market award
The Chartered Insurance Institute has outlined its new qualification in London market insurance.
Career path - SME underwriting - Beyond examinations
David Martin explains how the role of SME underwriters is evolving and why a far broader skill set is now essential if the much-talked about professionalism is to be fully embedded.
Postbox: Training rules
I read Patrick O'Connell of Oval recently on the role of qualifications in promoting greater professionalism in our industry.
CII launches London market qualification
The Chartered Insurance Institution has outlined its new award in London Market Insurance.
CII in academies tie up
The Chartered Insurance Institute has announced its support of Career Academies UK - a national charity that works to raise the aspirations of 16 to 19-year olds, studying a Level 3 qualification.
Career development & CSR news: Ecclesiastical launches new underwriting training course
Ecclesiastical has embarked on a new academy-style training programme aimed at producing a workforce of "well-rounded underwriters".
Brokers unite in call for new code of conduct for covenant breaches
A British Insurance Brokers’ Association regional head has called for a new code of conduct to help reduce the legal bill and inconvenience faced by intermediaries defending themselves against former staff who break their restrictive covenants.
Video: The CII and the war for talent
Chartered Insurance Institute deputy president Chris Hanks talks to Ant Gould, Post's group editor in chief, about how the insurance industry can and must attract and retain talent.
Spotlight on talent: The price of professionalism
Is the insurance industry talking the talk but not walking the walk when it comes to training staff? Veronica Cowan asks why investment in professionalism is still frequently questioned on cost.