CII Thinkpiece 64 »
Earlier this year, Cass Business School in association with the
Association of Independent Risk Managers and Lockton published an
extensive study into corporate governance and risk management. They
looked at the lessons from 20 case studies in the last several
years. What are some of the lessons of interest to insurance and
financial services? In this article, Ian Canham of Lockton provides
his personal views towards the Roads to Ruin study and draws
observations and lessons from the report. Details on accessing the
full report are available at the end of this article.
Discover professionalism »
Young people are looking for fulfilling and worthwhile careers.
The 'professions' are frequently cited as a means of achieving such
a career. However, those embarking on a career rarely think of
insurance as a profession. Nor do they always think of it as a
worthwhile sector of business to engage with. Yet they readily
admit to knowing little about the insurance sector beyond what they
pick up from the media, a source they also acknowledge as
unreliable. This paper takes those themes of professionalism and
worthwhile careers and explores them within the context of
insurance.
CII Public Affairs Update - October 2011 »
The CII Public Affairs Updates contain news from Westminster and
Whitehall, Europe and the regulator.
CII Thinkpiece 63 »
In the current landscape where governments across the
industrialised world are juggling fiscal austerity with supporting
welfare, the idea of reducing taxes to favour an environmentally
sustainable circular economy might seem less relevant. However as
Walter Stahel of The Geneva Association demonstrates in this
article, sustainable taxation is in fact most relevant to the
present situation. He argues that we might be in a once in a
generation opportunity to fundamentally re-examine our taxation
policies to promote an economy that supports its most important
resource: its labour.
21st century professionalism revisited »
Back in 2009 we published our first paper in
professionalism which examined the meaning of professionalism,
the evolution of the professions, key challenges, and our vision
for the future of professionalism. This latest paper,
21st century professionalism revisited
updates these, taking into account the debates that have taken
place over the last three years. We also identify the key
characteristics of the 'new wave' of professions, focusing outwards
towards the public not just inwards to the profession
itself.
CII Briefing: FSA Simplified Advice Guidance Consultation »
On 15 September the FSA published its guidance
consultation clarifying the rules on simplified advice. Key points
include:
CII Briefing: Independent Commission on Banking: Final Report »
On 12 September the Independent Commission on Banking
published its final report and recommendations to reform the UK's
banking sector. Key proposals include:
Consultation Response: ‘Financial Conduct Authority: Approach to Regulation’ (FSA discussion paper) »
This consultation response sets out the CII's view on the FSA's
discussion paper about future conduct of business regulation.
CII Public Affairs Update - September 2011 »
The CII Public Affairs Updates contain news from Westminster and
Whitehall, Europe and the regulator.
CII Skills Report 2011 »
The key findings from this year's membership skills survey. It
provides an insight into the state of skills within insurance and
financial services. We also highlight how well the UK education
system meets the sector's needs.
CII Public Affairs Update - August 2011 »
The CII Public Affairs Updates contain news from Westminster and
Whitehall, Europe and the regulator.
CII Thinkpiece 60 »
One of the most important players influencing an individual's
personal finances is not the financial services industry or the
government but the employers. While much of the policy debate in
recent years regarding the employer's role in addressing coverage
gaps has been around pensions, the group risk market which provides
millions of people critical illness, long-term disability income
and death-in-service cover, and is often the sole source of
protection cover for low and middle earners, is often completely
overlooked.
The role of professionalism in securing consumer trust and confidence »
A key reform stemming from the FSA's review of retail investment
distribution will be the step-change in the professional standards
of those who advise and sell these products to consumers.
CII Public Affairs Update- July 2011 »
The CII Public Affairs Updates contain news from Westminster and
Whitehall, Europe and the regulator