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As the premier professional body for the global financial services profession, the Chartered Insurance Institute (the CII) promotes higher standards of integrity, technical competence and business capability. With over 95,000 members in more than 150 countries, the CII is the world’s largest professional body dedicated to insurance and financial services. Our membership covers all disciplines within the insurance industry (claims, broking, underwriting and sales), those working in the life and pensions sector and the mortgage advice market as well as independent financial advisers (under our sub-brand the Personal Finance Society). As one of the largest examination awarding bodies in the UK, we have delivered education to over one million students in 150 countries over the last ten years. The CII is accredited by UK examinations regulator, Ofqual, and our qualifications are also recognised within the English national qualification frameworks. Success in CII qualifications is universally recognised as evidence of knowledge and understanding. Membership of the CII signals a desire to develop broad professional capability and to subscribe to the standards associated with professional status. Our Royal Charter remit is “to secure and justify the confidence of the public” in our members and in the insurance and financial services sector. Never has this been more necessary. The CII is working hard to restore public confidence and trust in the financial services market. We believe this will be achieved by creating a genuine global profession where the best interests of the consumer are to the fore, where ongoing learning and expertise are cherished, and where the highest standards of ethical behaviour are pursued. The CII works with businesses to develop bespoke, company-wide solutions that ensure competitive advantage by enhancing employees’ technical and professional competence. Individually, our members are able to drive their personal development and maintain their professional standing through an unrivalled range of learning services and by adhering to the CII’s Code of Ethics.
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Maintaining the momentum on auto-enrolment
Should the Government exploit the success of auto-enrolment by increasing savings amounts or extending it to include life and protection insurance? In this CII Thinkpiece, Nick Hurman, FCII Chartered Insurer explores the issues.
Ethical culture: Developing a culture of responsibility in a regulated environment
This CII report considers how financial services regulation impacts on the development of an ethical culture. It covers the introduction of the Senior Insurance Mangers Regime and the Senior Managers & Certification Regime for banking.
CII public affairs update: Issue one 2016
The CII's public affairs updates contain news from Westminster and Whitehall, Europe and the regulator. This issue covers the new FCA Chief Executive, the Bank of England and Financial Services Bill and the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive.
Apprenticeships: The Chartered Insurance Institute's guide to getting started
Apprenticeships in insurance and financial services are work-based training programmes that are an excellent and cost-effective way of developing new and existing staff. This CII "Guide to getting started" provides employers with everything they need to know about apprenticeships.
CII policy briefing: Insurance Fraud Taskforce final report
On 18 January, HM Treasury published the final report of its Insurance Fraud Task Force, chaired by former Law Commissioner David Hertzell. Download this CII briefing for a summary of the report’s findings and recommendations looking into insurance and claims fraud.
Disruptive influences: Technology, politics and change in the financial sector
This report focuses on the next wave of technological progress which is likely to have a fundamental impact on how the financial services world will interact with and impact on the wider consuming public.
EU update: Insurance Distribution Directive passed and MiFID-2 implementation
The Insurance Distribution Directive (formerly known as the re-cast Insurance Mediation Directive or IMD-2) has been passed with significant increases in consumer protection including scope and professional standards. This briefing sheds light on the latest regulatory developments.
CII policy briefing: Strengthening individual accountability in insurance - SIMR, conduct rules and approved persons
The PRA and FCA have published a number of policy statements and consultation papers relating to the forthcoming Senior Insurance Managers Regime (SIMR). This CII policy briefing provides an overview of the final rules and includes a 2016 timeline of events.