Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
Bupa Academy handed CII accreditation
Bupa’s international private medical insurance business has been handed Chartered Insurance Institute accredited status for its online broker training portal, the Bupa Academy.
Career development & CSR: Be Wiser launches training academy
Andover-based Be Wiser has launched a new academy for training in the insurance sector.
Bangladesh insurer signs training agreement with CII
Bangladesh general insurer Green Delta has signed an agreement with the Chartered Insurance Institute to provide training for insurance professionals.
White questions FCA decision-making speed after Treasury launches review
Industry figures critical of regulator’s early naming and shaming policy
Care home rates skyrocket as firms seek to limit exposure after Savile scandal
RSA among insurers demanding increased premiums amid claims surge fears
Broking bosses warn over conduct clash after IBSC launches its own code
Executives fear IBSC’s guidelines could conflict with those of individual firms
Editor's comment: Time to walk the walk on service
If I had a pound for every time I heard the phrase ‘the customer is key’ or we are putting the customer at the ‘heart of the process’, I would be less worried about paying into my son’s college fund.
Increased regulation is no excuse for service decline, brokers tell insurers
Survey shows insurers and brokers disagree over reason for customer service drop
GI players demand action after FCA life insurance investigation blunder
Aviva and L&G shares fall after investigation details are aired prematurely.
Allianz seeking applicants for scholarship programme
Allianz has opened applications to its scholarship programme for personal lines brokers.
Career development: Ethics breaches up 22% in CII figures
The latest figures from the Chartered Insurance Institute show a 22% spike in ethics breaches punished by its professional standards board.
Career development: Allianz Insurance's retail business granted chartered status
Allianz Insurance's retail business has been awarded chartered insurer status by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
C-Suite - Broker: Time to attract young talent
Following the Chartered Insurance Institute’s skills shortage research late last year, the industry seems to be taking positive strides to increase the mix of skills within the sector.
BIA Countdown: Achievement winner reflects: Q&A with CII chief executive Sandy Scott
Since their inception, the British Insurance Awards have become the unrivalled badge of excellence for the insurance sector, raising standards across the industry through their showcasing of best‑of‑breed performance and innovation.
Ethics breaches up 22% in CII figures
Latest figures from the Chartered Insurance Institute show a 22% spike in ethics breaches punished by its professional standards board.
Allianz Insurance's retail business granted chartered status
Allianz Insurance’s retail business has been awarded chartered insurer status by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
CII launches introductory broker exam
The Chartered Insurance Institute has unveiled a new certificate level exam as an introductory qualification.
Insurance growth action plan boosted by Brokerbility Academy
Brokerbility has launched an academy scheme in a bid to attract people of all ages into the insurance profession as part of the independent broking group's contribution to the government’s insurance growth action plan commitment.
Ace becomes a chartered insurer in the UK
The Chartered Insurance Institute has awarded chartered insurer status to Ace Group's UK retail property and casualty operations.
CII to ‘name and shame’ firms that fail to get behind apprenticeship scheme
Industry bodies launch initiative aiming to double apprenticeships by 2017.
Interview: Jake Hickinbottom: Is Gin the tonic?
The recently launched Graduate Insurance Network aims to provide new entrants to the insurance market with support and networking. Jake Hickinbottom, Gin chairman and Allianz graduate trainee, details his ambitious plans for the group.
RSA's Holliday-Williams to replace Woolgrove at DLG
UK personal lines managing director Tom Woolgrove is to leave Direct Line Group, and will be replaced by RSA Scandinavia chief executive Mike Holliday-Williams.
Ace becomes a chartered insurer in the UK
The Chartered Insurance Institute has awarded Ace Group’s UK retail property and casualty operations chartered insurer status.
Apprentices will help keep insurance in UK says skills minister
Boosted numbers of insurance apprentices will reduce the desire among insurance companies to base themselves overseas according to skills and enterprise minister Matthew Hancock MP.