Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
CII’s Connell tackles FCA’s latest Greatest Hits compilation
Trade Voice: Dr Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, outlines how firms can push back against the notion they are all as bad as each other.
Essential policy providers accused of price walking practices
Regulatory experts have urged insurers to check whether their pushing of “essential” home and motor policies isn’t replicating the price walking sales practices that have been banned by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Big Interview: Insurtech UK CEO Melissa Collett
Melissa Collett, CEO of Insurtech UK, wants to encourage more Lemonades and is going to engage with the government and regulators on what it will take to ensure insurtechs thrive.
How Johnny Timpson refuses to let disability define him
Former Cabinet Office Disability Ambassador Johnny Timpson and winner of Insurance Personality of the Year at the British Insurance Awards explains how he works with a musculoskeletal impairment plus his neurodivergence to make the industry more…
Parametric elements could become part of the basic make up of an insurance policy
With customer expectations increasing, and speed of settlement becoming more and more of a priority, the Chartered Insurance Institute’s Matthew Connell and Altus’s Patrick Hayward believe some parametric elements could become part of the basic make-up…
CII reveals who scored top marks in insurance exams
Marsh, Axa, Gallagher, Zurich, Allianz, QBE, RSA, NFU Mutual and Hiscox employees were among those who scored the top marks in Chartered Insurance Institute exam and coursework submissions in 2022.
Booze blamed for third of insurance employees facing prejudice
More than a third (37%) of insurance workers have seen sexist, racist, homophobic, ableist and ageist behaviour or heard discriminatory language in the workplace, according to a University of Nottingham study.
Trade Voice: Ajay Mistry on why networking is more important than ever
Ajay Mistry, founder of Gambit Partners and an advisory board member of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s broking community, outlines seven reasons why networking is crucial for insurance brokers.
Former CII director Collett named Insurtech UK CEO
Former Chartered Insurance Institute professional standards director Melissa Collett has been hired by Insurtech UK to take the helm of the trade body.
Insurers should stop boasting about paying 99% of claims
Insurers need to stop advertising themselves as being a panacea and be honest with customers if the industry is to be trusted, according to James Daley, managing director of Fairer Finance.
Markel launches construction proposition; Pen secures solcitors' PI capacity; Partners& acquires Nex Gen
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
What the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance’s demise means for the industry
Edmund Tirbutt examines what the future holds for the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), a UN-convened body set up two years ago for insurers wanting to cut their carbon footprint and reduce climate change risk.
Trade Voice: CII’s Matthew Connell on how the industry measures up on Consumer Duty outcomes
Dr Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, says the trade body’s outcome monitoring suggests insurers and brokers are in a good place ahead of the Consumer Duty deadline.
CII heralds ‘new era’ after flooding PFS board
The CII Group has finally flooded the board of the Personal Finance Society, more than six months after it threatened to do so just before Christmas.
Former colleagues heap praise on BIA Achievement winner Amanda Blanc
This year’s British Insurance Awards achievement winner Amanda Blanc has been described as an "outstanding strategy executor," "principled," and "the best boss I ever had," by those who know her best.
Cila appoints former CII COO John Bissell as executive director
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has appointed former Chartered Insurance Institute chief operating officer John Bissell as its next executive director.
London Market brokers demand face-to-face future
Data analysis: Brokers and underwriters are fed up with post-pandemic ways of working, according to research by the London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association and Chartered Insurance Institute's New Generation group.
CII and PFS clash continues as more board members exit
Two long-standing independent directors of the Personal Finance Society have quit the board, citing “significant concerns” about the Chartered Insurance Institute’s hold over the financial advice body's coffers.
Insurance Post Podcast: Multi-occupancy buildings insurance after Grenfell
Six years on from the deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell Tower fire in London, Insurance Post can reveal the industry’s scheme to reduce the cost and risk of living in multi-storey buildings will go live this summer.
Trade Voice: CII’s Connell on avoiding unconscious bias as the industry adopts AI
Dr Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute outlines ways the industry can ensure AI is being used fairly, avoiding unconscious bias as we approach the implementation of Consumer Duty.
Q&A: Melissa Collett, CII
In her final days at the Chartered Insurance Institute, Melissa Collett, professional standards director, reflects on the challenges facing the 126-year-old organisation and shares her hopes for the future.ding and membership body.
Could technology cause more to self-insure?
Edmund Tirbutt examines how the centuries-old insurance sector is using technology to shift from handling claims to focus on changing customer behaviour to reduce their risks.
Diary of an Insurer: Financial and Legal Insurance's Karen Beales
Karen Beales, managing director of Financial and Legal Insurance Ltd, reveals she gets hangry if she isn't fed on time, loves walking her two border terriers and learns about data security in risk management.
CII professional standards director exits
Melissa Collett is exiting her role as executive director for professional standards at the Chartered Insurance Institute at the end of this month.