Honorary Fellowships and the President’s Award

Honorary Fellowships  

Honorary Fellowships are awarded to people who have made an outstanding contribution to the insurance and/or personal finance professions but who are not directly engaged in either of them. Recipients of this lifetime honour are referred to as Honorary Fellows and are allowed to use the suffix Hon FCII.

CII and PFS members and employees are invited to nominate individuals for this award using the Honorary Fellows nomination form. The CII’s Nomination & Remuneration Committee considers any nominations received on an annual basis and determines whether to recommend a candidate to the CII’s Board for this honour.

An award will only be made to a deserving candidate who can also demonstrate high standards of professional and personal conduct.

For further information:

• Honorary Fellowships criteria and eligibility (PDF)
• Honorary Fellowships nomination form (online)

President’s Award    

The CII President may award the President’s Award to a member for their outstanding contribution to the work of the CII or the PFS.

CII and PFS members and employees are invited to nominate a member or employee for this award using the President’s Award nomination form. The CII’s Nomination & Remuneration Committee considers nominations received on an annual basis, with the final selection made by the CII President.

The Award will only be made to a deserving candidate who can also demonstrate high standards of professional and personal conduct. 

For further information:

• President's Award criteria and eligibility (PDF)
• President's Award nomination form (online)

Process

Nominations for either honour should be made using the appropriate form above.

Your submission should explain why the candidate has been nominated for the Award and include details about the proposer and a seconder, who must be separate members or employees of the CII or PFS.

Please note that a person cannot propose or second their own nomination for an award.

Nominations should be received by 31 December of a given year for consideration at the CII’s following Q1 meetings in February/March; any awards will be announced shortly thereafter.

Please contact the Governance Director for further information and any questions by email at CIIcorporategovernance@cii.co.uk.