Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)

Claims: Front of house?

Representing the main touchpoint between insurers and customers, claims departments are of vital importance but have traditionally struggled to attract top-level staff. Is this now changing?

CII reports 30% rise in insurance apprentices

The Chartered Insurance Institute has reported a 30% increase in the number of new apprentices in the insurance and financial services sector studying the institute’s units and qualifications.

Cega steps up CII training programme

Third-party claims management and assistance provider Cega is increasing its financial and practical support for candidates taking the Chartered Insurance Institute certificate in insurance.

CII launches easy access e-book

In a bid to provide easy access to members looking for information, the Chartered Insurance Institute has launched study texts in e-book format. The texts are compatible with the majority of portable electronic devices including Android Windows tablets,…

Scottish Independence: Scot free?

With a referendum on Scottish independence due next year, will an independent Scotland cause problems for the insurance sector, or is it business as usual?

Insurance Census: Race: Background check

In the final part of Post's Insurance Census on diversity in the industry, the focus is on race. To what extent does the sector offer equal opportunities to ethnic minorities - and how much has the situation improved in recent years?

Insurance Census: Age: The generation game

In the second of a three-part series on diversity in the industry, age comes under the spotlight. How are different age groups represented across insurance, and what is being done to entice the next generation of employees into insurance?

Happy Year of the Snake

China is a place where feng shui masters are taken seriously. They are all over the newspapers at the moment declaring what the Year of the Snake will mean for the stockmarket and your love life.

Insurance Census: Gender: Battle of the Sexes?

In the first of a three-part series on diversity in the industry, Post analyses the role of gender in insurance. Does the traditional image of a male-dominated industry hold true, or do females have a strong presence across the sector?

Tempo Underwriting granted CII status

Specialty managing general agent Tempo Underwriting has been awarded corporate chartered insurer status by the Chartered Insurance Institute.