Achieving CII qualifications through direct assessment - including Certificate in Insurance (UK regulation route)
Where your non-CII qualifications don't sufficiently match CII qualifications for a prior learning award, you will need to complete CII qualifications wholly through direct assessment.
The examples below illustrate typical routes to CII qualifications and member designations. Other routes are available.
Level 3 Certificate in Insurance
Elena has just started her first role as a motor underwriter at a large insurer’s regional office in the UK. She wants to complete the Level 3 Certificate in Insurance before considering whether to progress to the Level 4 Diploma in Insurance later in her career.
She joins the CII and renews her membership annually to maintain her professional designations.
She selects three Certificate-level units, each attracting 15 credits:
- IF1 Insurance, legal and regulatory (core unit)
- IF2 General insurance business
- IF3 Insurance underwriting process.
As a CII member, she is now eligible to use the Cert CII professional designation.
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Progressing to Level 4 Diploma in Insurance
The following year, as Elena is dealing with more technical issues, she decides to complete the Level 4 Diploma in Insurance. 30 of her Certificate-level credits (two units) will automatically contribute towards the Diploma in Insurance. She passes:
- M05 Insurance law (core unit)
- M92 Insurance business and finance (core unit)
- M94 Motor insurance
- M80 Underwriting practice.
These 95 Diploma-level credits bring her CII credits to 140.
She upgrades her professional designation to Dip CII.
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Achieving the Level 6 Advanced Diploma in Insurance
Having gained a promotion, Elena’s new role requires her to focus on underwriting management. She identifies the CII (960) Advanced underwriting unit as a valuable resource and decides to complete a further four Advanced Diploma-level units to achieve the Level 6 Advanced Diploma in Insurance, which is an equivalent level to a degree. These 150 Advanced Diploma-level credits bring her CII credits to 290.
She upgrades her professional designation to ACII.
After completing five years of sector experience, Elena is eligible to apply for the Chartered Insurer title.