Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
Commercial lines brokers must adapt or 'face extinction'
Commercial insurance brokers “face extinction” if they fail to evolve into business advisers within the next decade, the Chartered Insurance Institute has said.
Blog: Brokers' bad reputation
So what’s the worst thing you can say to a broker? Accuse them of being commission driven? Question what value they add to customers? Definitely best not to stray into the territory of online comparison sites, says Adrian Saunders, commercial director at…
Circle Asia hires three in Hong Kong
Luxembourg-headquartered specialist MGA Circles Group has expanded its Hong Kong team and moved office.
Blog: Injured claimants are not lobby fodder
I spent 15 years working for a number of insurance companies before ‘crossing the floor’ to be the managing director of Minster Law, a claimant firm. Whether moving from insurance to the law is a step up the public approval rankings or a step down is a…
Career Development: CII hosts apprenticeship ‘match-making’ event
The Chartered Insurance Institute has brought together leading insurers, students and apprentices in a speed networking event to mark National Apprenticeship Week.
Blog: The apprenticeship levy might not be as bad as you think
After two years of waiting – and wondering – the apprenticeship levy is upon us. And so, for those of you with an annual paybill of over £3m, you’ll now be paying 0.5% of that to HMRC.
Q&A: Winnie Wong, Asia Insurance
Insurance Post asked one of Hong Kong's most experienced insurance professionals about her latest role as CEO of Asia Insurance.
CII hires former Zurich policy chief
Matthew Connell has been appointed as director of policy and engagement at the Chartered Insurance Institute.
CII teams up with UAE Insurance Authority
The Chartered Insurance Institute has entered into a partnership with the United Arab Emirates Insurance Authority in a move to boost professionalism in the UAE insurance sector.
CII holds mass networking event to highlight insurance apprenticeship opportunities
The Charted Insurance Institute has organised a networking event between leading insurers, students and apprentices to raise awareness of insurance apprenticeship schemes.
Chancellor’s budget of ‘little comfort’ to insurers
Chancellor Philip Hammond's Spring budget is of "little comfort" to insurers due to recent insurance premium tax hikes, trade bodies say.
Apprenticeships: A radical overhaul
The radical overhaul by the government of the apprenticeship scheme - with the core aim of creating three million new apprentices by 2020 - is set to have a major impact on recruitment and training in the insurance industry, potentially reaching far…
March 2017 Post: Census and CII CEO
My one-year-old just started toddling. She was so proud after pushing her walker to the other side of the room that she applauded herself. As a result, she lost her balance and landed on her bum.
Insurance Census 2017: Face of insurance
Insurance, like many financial services sectors, has a reputation for being pale, stale and male. In Post’s latest research Michèle Bacchus finds out if the description still fits and what the industry is doing to effect change
CII joins professional bodies to form Chartered Body Alliance
The Chartered Insurance Institute has formed an alliance with two other chartered bodies in financial services.
Interview: Sian Fisher, Chartered Insurance Institute
A year into her role as CII CEO, Sian Fisher speaks to Martin Croucher about tackling discrimination and her plans for the body
Career Development: Allianz Scholarship Programme welcomes new intake
Allianz Insurance welcomed 36 new brokers to its Scholarship Programme at a launch event held at the Insurance Hall in London.
Post Power List 2017: Sian Fisher
CEO, Chartered Insurance Institute
Insurance United Against Dementia calls on industry to help raise £10m for research institute
Campaign aims to unite the sector against the biggest cause of death in UK
Government apprenticeship reforms carry 'spectre of unintended consequences' says CII
The Chartered Insurance Institute said it is concerned over the “spectre of unintended consequences” following the implementation of the government’s planned apprenticeship levy.
Allianz awarded chartered status by CII
The Chartered Insurance Institute has awarded Chartered Insurer status to Allianz Insurance.
Blog: Attracting diversity into a diverse industry
The benefits of diversity in the workplace have long been recognised. It widens the talent pool, improves employee engagement, enhances performance and enables an organisation to better represent its diverse customer base. That can only be good for…
Half of industry expects economy to deteriorate this year
Nearly half of those working in the insurance sector expect the economy to deteriorate this year.
Eight out of 10 charities say insurers must do more for vulnerable customers
Over half of charities believe the people they represent are inherently vulnerable to unfair treatment from insurers.