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UK Broker Awards 2022: Commercial Lines Broker of the Year
This high-growth independent has withstood significant industry consolidation – and is determined to remain true to its Manchester roots. The past year has been good to this worker bee, with Vista achieving a record 40% for revenue growth and increasing…
Former vice presidents vow to monitor CII after motion not debated at AGM
A move to bring an independent probe into ongoings at the Chartered Insurance Institute has fallen short at the first hurdle.
Ex-broker wins age discrimination case after boss told him he’d been around ‘as long as Pontius Pilate’
A 66-year-old former employee of broker Clegg Gifford & Co has won an age discrimination case after being told he had been around “as long as Pontius Pilate”.
Former vice-presidents renew call for an independent review of the CII
A new motion calling for an independent review of the Chartered Insurance Institute is to be tabled at the organisation’s annual general meeting next month, Insurance Age has learnt.
Opinion: Welcoming greater broker involvement with loss adjusters
Recently appointed Cila leader David Ross on the drive to have the majority of members achieve chartered status.
Blog: Why recruitment is the major challenge for the incoming CII head
Crescens George, of Wiser Academy , explains why recruitment must be the top priority for the new Chartered Insurance Institute boss as he calls for training to be more accessible.
News analysis: Should brokers have formal qualifications?
Qualified for the job? Fiona Nicolson asks if there should be mandatory qualifications for insurance brokers.
Consumers rank broker knowledge equal with price
There remains an untapped well of potential clients for brokers made up of consumers valuing knowledge on a par with product price, according to the findings of exclusive research for Insurance Age.
Consumers back compulsory qualifications for brokers
Exclusive research for Insurance Age has laid bare that consumers want brokers to have a professional qualification in order to do the job.
Analysis: The challenge to build back better – as trust in insurance drops
Consumer trust in insurance has fallen over the past 12 months, but experts can see a route to a brighter future. Emmanuel Kenning reports.
CII group calls for mandatory broker qualifications
Rising stars of the insurance broking profession have called for the regulator to make it mandatory to have qualifications to advise clients on coverage.
CII seeks rising stars of insurance
The Chartered Insurance Institute is seeking up-and-coming insurance professionals to join the body’s flagship talent programme: the New Generation Group.
Analysis: Recruitment, the workplace environment and the generational shift
Insurance Age learns how the broker space is dealing with hiring and the developing workplace expectations of the younger employees, following reports of recruitment difficulties and clashes between different generations.
Burnley and Blackburn CII branch to close
The Chartered Insurance Institute of Burnley and Blackburn is to close its doors, Insurance Age can reveal.
Ardonagh launches internship and graduate scheme
The Ardonagh Group has launched Ardonagh Academy in partnership with the Centre for Creative Leadership.
CII appoints Royal Institute of British Architects boss Alan Vallance as CEO
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Alan Vallance as CEO taking over from Jonathan Clark on 30 August.
CII and University of Bolton develop MBA in Islamic Insurance and Risk Management
The Chartered Insurance Institute and Islamic Insurance Association of London have worked with the Centre for Islamic Finance at the University of Bolton to launch a new executive MBA in Islamic Insurance and Risk Management.
CII teams up with Coventry University for MBA
The first 100 ACII-qualified members to sign-up will receive a £1,000 discount on the cost of achieving the online post-graduate qualification.
Wiser Academy bounces back with 'outstanding' Ofsted grading
The learning provider has 180 apprentices enrolled and is targeting adding 300 more this year.
Atrium expresses deep regret over misconduct after Lloyd’s issues £1.05m fine
Discrimination, bullying and harassment failures led to the Lloyd’s managing agent’s record-breaking fine.
Atrium fined over £1m by Lloyd’s for discrimination, bullying and harassment failings
The fine is the largest ever handed down by the Lloyd’s Enforcement Board as it listed charges including an annual “Boys Night Out” that featured initiation games, heavy drinking and making inappropriate and sexualised comments about female colleagues.
Profile: Sian Fisher: The future for Fisher
Siân Barton meets the outgoing CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute to reflect on her career, the challenge of modernising the CII, and the future
CII releases member consultation findings
The organisation had 1,149 responses via its online consultation and held 62 events.
CII London Market New Generation group pushes for innovation
A report by the Chartered Insurance Institute’s New Generation London Market group has concluded if the insurance profession does not learn lessons from the pandemic and innovate it could soon no longer meet the public’s needs.