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Welcome to the CII and PFS Knowledge Services website

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The CII library is moving!

In order to provide an even better service, we are undertaking improvement works to the library at the CII London offices, resulting in a modernised library, with added facilities.

The new library will remain at our Aldermanbury site, although it will be situated in a different part of the building. New facilities will include better disabled access and a members’ study area, including tea and coffee-making facilities.

In order to complete these works, the existing library will be closed from 17 December 2009 until mid-April 2010. We will, however, continue to provide almost all the services you previously had access to through the library, albeit in an adapted form.

For further information about the restricted service, please click here.

For further information about the new library facilities, please call 0208 989 8464 or email customer.serv@cii.co.uk.

 

The resources on this site are recommended to CII and PFS members for continuing professional development. They can be used to earn credits towards your annual requirement if appropriate to your development needs.

 

Fact files >

A series of extended articles aimed at busy practitioners – fact-packed, up to date and easy to digest. Each file has been written exclusively for us by an expert in the field and is reviewed regularly for currency.

Market data >

Key information on the UK and international markets, featuring company rankings, statistical, salary and tax data.

Dictionaries >

Two in-depth technical dictionaries covering insurance and finance; extremely useful resources for busy practitioners.

Journals >

The complete text of the CII's member magazine the Journal, together with the PFS's Financial Solutions, the online-only Legal Digest and other CII Group titles.

Faculty focus >

A comprehensive archive of publications and presentations from the CII faculties and the Society of Mortgage Professionals.

PFS focus >

A complete archive of newsletters and other publications from the PFS.

Member discounts >

Exclusive discounts on a wide range of books and other publications. For similar deals on online and other electronic services see our partner offers .

Research centre >

A guide to CII research activities and how members can get involved. Includes published CII research reports and a general guide to research methodology.

 

Career support centre >

Everything you need to know for a successful and fulfilling career. Includes advice and information on examinations, study skills, salaries, job hunting, employment law, work and families, RSI, stress management, redundancy and retirement.

 

News digest >

Technical, regulatory and other developments impacting on insurance and financial services since 2005.

Global web directory >

The most comprehensive resource of its kind on the web, this directory covers over 1000 sites (from more than 70 countries) focusing on insurance, risk and financial services.

Knowledge gateway >

Provides easy access to other sources of information, both printed and online. Incorporates the CII library catalogue as well as details of journal articles and online documents. Non-members can search the main library catalogue only.

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New on this site

 

The October 2008 exam guides for the financial diploma exams with July sittings are now available to download.

Exam guides members can access past papers from CII and PFS exams by clicking here.

Members can now access a range of information on insurance markets worldwide using our brand new global market data section, with international intelligence from Axco.

The international element of the market data page has been updated. New information has been added to the sections on Egypt, Indonesia and Thailand.

The Recent additions page has been updated to show the books added to the CII library this month. All items can be borrowed by CII and PFS members, by post if required (UK and Europe).

In a new factfile on Takaful, Chakib Abouzaid gives an overview of the emergence of Islamic insurance in recent years, examining different models in takaful and retakaful and looking at the potential and challenges associated with this type of insurance.

In a new fact file on Recent developments in investment product design, Nick Edwards looks at the changes to the investment market over the last 10 years, examining new taxation and regulation, and the response of product providers.

If you have just suffered the misfortune of redundancy you might rightly ask what can your professional body do for you now? We have put together a new redundancy guide to help you in these difficult times and provide some guidance on how to cope.

Two illustrated training guides on general insurance and financial services are now available on this site. These have been developed by the CII specifically for use with non-qualified staff working in insurance and financial services, whether in service centres or elsewhere.

Our site search has been upgraded. The new facility searches all web pages and documents on this site with options to sort by date and filter by section.

 

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The Knowledgebook is a compendium of useful technical and market information sent to all CII and PFS members on joining and renewal. Produced in two versions – general insurance and financial services – this 68-page book is available exclusively to members. New features in the general insurance version include a legal digest and a statistical survey of some of the many markets outside the UK our members are active in. The latest edition of the financial services version includes updated tax tables and also now has statistical information on non-UK markets.