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This month's regional industry news features;
Swindon learns the secrets of successful networking
IIPB puts on dancing shoes
A double celebration
and more...
Reach out, we'll be there »
As final year students begin applying for placement or graduate
schemes across the UK, Caspar Bartington reveals some of the ways
the Discover Risk programme is aiming to attract some of this new
talent to insurance.
Stand and deliver »
Zurich UK's chief executive Steve Lewis tells The Journal why
his firm is backing the industry's drive to expect the highest
standards from staff, suppliers and partners alike.
President’s letter »
As the debate rages over increased professionalism in the
insurance industry, your president urges you to have your say, and
to consider the benefits for the next generation...
I predict a riot - learning from the 2011 UK riots »
In this half hour Claims Faculty video seminar David Damsell,
head of Crawford's corporate & major incident team looks back
on the events of August 2011, typical policy cover, the background
to the Riots Damages Act, some of the challenges faced by both
insurers and their adjusters, where we are now and the future of
the Act and future riot events.
Commercial underwriting - future skills »
In this CII Underwriting Faculty CPD video seminar,
Richard Thornton, partner in management consulting
firm, Oliver Wyman talks through some of the developments we expect
to take place in the commercial insurance market over the next 10
years based on a recent CII and Oliver Wyman report into the future
skills sets needed in both SME and large corporate commercial
underwriting.
Speed awareness courses and insurance premiums: CII research group advocates full analysis »
Young Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) members are pushing
for a thorough analysis of the effect of speed awareness courses on
driver safety and how they should influence the premiums insurance
companies charge motorists. Download the full report using the link
on the right.
Insurance requirements in construction contracts »
The construction process is complex and presents a high risk for
insurers. The scope for insurance claims is considerable. Apart
from the physical risks such as fire, theft, vandalism, flooding
and collapse, there is the close proximity on site of different
subcontractors, enhancing the public liability risks as well as the
ever-present employer's liability risk. There are also knock-on
effects such as loss of revenue, delay in start up and insolvency
of contractors and clients.
Staff skills make or break GI business performance – 6th annual CII Skills Survey »
Employee skills - or the lack of them - in general insurance
have a direct impact on broker and insurer fortunes, according to
the latest Skills Survey from the Chartered Insurance Institute
(CII).
CII General Insurance Skills Survey 2012 »
Skills and talent are burning issues for businesses of all
shapes and sizes, across all sections of the economy. Insurance is
no different in that respect. Each year we survey our members in
order to paint a picture of the skills situation within general
insurance. This is the sixth year we have run the survey. Over 2300
members representing general insurance responded to this year's
survey.
President’s letter »
With the CII dinner season almost upon us, Amanda Blanc looks
forward to meeting the local institutes, even if it means the end
of the road for her favourite footwear…
Fact files »
The factfiles in this collection are written by subject matter
experts within the insurance and financial services industry. They
are updated annually, and interim update bulletins are included
where necessary to take into account any major changes during the
year.
Risk transfer »
This factfile follows on from the ones on Risk
identification and Risk quantification; it covers the
decision processes required in order to set a risk appetite and
then to execute a risk transfer plan.
Beyond borders : »
This report presents the full results from a two-phase study
commissioned by the Insurance Intellectual Capital Initiative
(IICI), looking at the London, Bermuda, Continental European and
Asia Pacific reinsurance markets from the perspective of cedents,
reinsurers and brokers.
Risk quantification »
This factfile will explain the process to be followed to enable
risks to be quantified once they have been through the risk
identification process (covered in the factfile on Risk
identification). This is a complex process and it is only
possible to cover the topic at a high level here.