What's new

  • Introducing ten newly Chartered corporate firms
    13 Jan 2026
    Ten insurance and financial planning firms achieved Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) corporate Chartered status in the second half of 2025. Chartered status is a symbol of technical competence and signifies a firm’s public commitment to professional standards.
  • Callum Beaton begins term as CII President
    1 Jan 2026
    Today (1 January) Callum Beaton FCII, begins his term as President of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), the largest international professional membership body for insurance and financial planning professionals.
  • CII: Data infrastructure and governance required for AI vulnerability management
    18 Dec 2025
    A new Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) roundtable report outlines the need for firms to have adequate vulnerability management data infrastructure, governance frameworks, and a supportive culture as the pre-requisite for effective implementation of AI customer vulnerability management.
  • Over 400 expressions of interest in PFS talent initiative
    16 Dec 2025
    The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has announced that over 400 individuals have so far expressed interest in the PFS Pathway to the Profession initiative, that will support students taking their first step towards gaining their Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.
  • CII Statement on FCA’s CPD consultation decisions
    9 Dec 2025
    The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced within its Policy Statement on Simplifying the Insurance Rules (PS25/21), issued today, that it will be removing its mandatory 15-hour Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirement so that firms can have greater flexibility for deciding how to ensure appropriate competency and capability.
  • CII partners with Birmingham City University to launch pioneering insurance talent pilot
    9 Dec 2025
    The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has joined forces with Birmingham City University (BCU) Business School to launch a 12-month pilot programme designed to strengthen the talent pipeline into the insurance profession.