Chartered Insurance Institute

The professional body for the global insurance and financial planning profession, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) promotes higher standards of integrity, technical competence and business capability.With 125,000 members in 150 countries, the CII is dedicated to insurance and financial planning. Our membership covers all disciplines within the insurance industry (claims, broking, underwriting and sales), those working in the life and pensions sector and the mortgage advice market as well as independent financial advisers (under our sub-brand the Personal Finance Society).The CII is accredited by UK examinations regulator, Ofqual, and our qualifications are also recognised within the English national qualification frameworks. Success in CII qualifications is universally recognised as evidence of knowledge and understanding. Membership of the CII signals a desire to develop broad professional capability and to subscribe to the standards associated with professional status.Our Royal Charter remit is 'to secure and justify the confidence of the public' in our members and in the insurance and financial services sector.