Q&A: James O’Hara, AbbeyAutoline
James O’Hara, a Chartered insurance broker and senior manager at AbbeyAutoline, reveals how he achieved one of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s highest global accolades after topping the performance charts in his Fellowship examinations.
What does receiving the CII’s Rutter Medal mean to you?I physically got the medal in November 2025. The CII has a big prizegiving in Central Hall, Westminster, for anybody that’s achieved certain
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