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Through years of coaching insurance professionals, we’ve learned a thing or two about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to learning. So all our study materials are structured in a way that helps you absorb, understand, and retain - so you can easily apply what you’ve learned to your coursework (and later, your career)!
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- NICK KIRK- Risk appetite - Attitude to risk - Reputation (7:38)
- NICK KIRK - Historical claims data - New lines of business (3:48)
- NICK KIRK - Competition - London Market (6:53)
- PAUL SKINNER - Marketing - The success of marketing options - Conversion rates - Marketing qualified leads (8:41)
- RICHARD WOOLER - Refining Investment Practice - External environment - Opportunities (2:25)
- JAMIE CROOKENDEN - Underwriting strategy - Target setting - Underwriting controls (8:35)
- JAMIE CROOKENDEN - Business mix - Managing portfolio - Claims interpretation (6:02)
- JAMIE CROOKENDEN - Management accounts - Credit control (5:16)
- JAMIE CROOKENDEN - Underwriting controls and procedures - Referral requirements - Delegated authority (12:57)
- JAMIE CROOKENDEN - Peer review and audit - Authority breach - Benchmark rating (8:33)
- JOHN CONSTABLE - Start-ups - Business model disruptors - Innovation (6:58)
- JOHN CONSTABLE - Municipal Mutual Insurance - A case study (4:59)
- JOHN CONSTABLE - Portfolio management - Segmentation - Diversification (8:31)
- JOHNATHAN BESSO-COHEN - Emerging risks - Black swan events (8:57)
- JOHNATHAN BESSO-COHEN - External environment - Technology - Blockchain (6:15)
- MARK BUTTERWORTH - Risk acceptance policy - Strategic business planning - Barriers to entry (10:44)
- NOUSHEEN HASSAN - Solvency II - Evolution of risk management - ORSA (6:07)
- NOUSHEEN HASSAN - Internal audit - Peer review - Three lines of defence (7:57)
- ROSEMARY BEAVER - Lloyd's - Global markets - Competition (7:58)
- THERESA FROEHLICH - Corporate strategy - Regulators - Risk appetite - KPIs (5:07)
- THERESA FROEHLICH - Strategic and operational planning - ORSA - ROCE (5:37)
- LESLEY DUNN - Affinity partnerships - Pricing - Customer profile (16:07)
- LESLEY DUNN - Affinity schemes - Benefits and disadvantages - Pricing correction (4:40)
- LESLEY DUNN - New lines of business (affinity schemes) - Underwriting strategy - Take up rate (10:17)
- LESLEY DUNN - Affinity partners - Reputation and brand - Marketing (7:38)
- LESLEY DUNN - Managing a portfolio - Portfolio mix - Diversification (2:36)
- Should insurers embrace Big Tech or brace for Big Tech revolution? Kennedys
- PRA fines MS Amlin Underwriting Limited £9,695,000 for failings in its governance, controls and risk management - Bank of England
- Insurance aggregate data annual report - Bank of England
- New Insurer Start-up Unit - Bank of England
- How our industry is regulated - ABI
- Fair value, FCA Dear CEO letters and multi-occupancy buildings - Browne Jacobson
- Consumer Duty will lead to a major shift in financial services - FCA
- The Prudential Regulation Authority Rulebook
- Code of Ethics - CII
- Transparency and insurance a Companion to the Code of Ethics - CII
- Guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers - FCA
- FCA - Guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers
- Guides and Support - Consumer Duty Alliance
- Prudential Regulation - Bank of England
- Case studies - Financial Ombudsman Service
- Capital modelling: General insurance market overview - Grant Thornton
- Capital Modelling Tools - AON
- Capital Modelling: Results from our market survey - Grant Thornton
- Underwriting Cycle: What it is, How it Works, Managing it
- The Rise of the Exponential Underwriter - Deloitte
- European Commission guide to Solvency II - EIOPA
- Solvency II Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA) Guidance notes - Lloyd's
- Bank of England - Solvency II
- CP12/23 - Review of Solvency II: Adapting to the UK insurance market
- Competition and Insurance Speech - FCA
- Insurance Block Exemption Regulation expired - what now? Simmons and Simmons
- The Insurance Block Exemption: The End of an Era - RPC
- Wholesale Insurance Broker Market Study - FCA
- How the CMA Investigates Competition and Consumer Issues - UK Government
- First English judgment on the ‘Duty of Fair Presentation’ under the Insurance Act 2015 - RPC
- Insurance Act 2015: Five years on - Simmons and Simmons
- First case on the implied term to pay claims within a reasonable time - Herbert Smith Freehills
- Better late than never: the first reported case on damages for late payment - Fenchurch Law
- The Insurance Act 2015 - An implementation guide - BIBA
- The Insurance Act 2015: A practical guide to changes in UK Insurance Law - LMA
- The Insurance Act 2015: practical changes for insurers to consider - Pinsent Masons
- Empowered for the future - Insurance reinvented - KPMG
- Insurance investors: Priorities and opportunities - McKinsey
- 2025 global insurance outlook: Evolving industry operating models to build the future of insurance - Deloitte
- Reinsurers’ Underwriting Margins to Peak in 2024 - Fitch Ratings
- Risk Appetite Framework Overview - Actuarial Post
- How to set risk appetite for an insurance company - Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
- What does the FRC's proposed corporate governance overhaul mean for D&O exposures? - RPC
- Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance - UK Governance
- Corporate Governance Structure of Zurich
- 40 Growing Insurtech Companies & Startups
- The Future Of Insurance: Fintech 50 - Forbes
- Bank of England - PRA - FCA Information Sheet
- Climate change and sustainable finance - FCA
- Climate change demands that insurance changes - ABI
- Tokio Marine Puts UK Insurer into Run-Off, Now Focusing on Lloyd’s Business - Insurance Journal
- ESG: A growing sense of urgency - PWC
- ESG in insurance: how to keep up with ESG risks - Grant Thornton
- The predictive power of ESG for insurance - Allianz
- The insurance industry's path to ESG impact - Deloitte
- Insurance example: Aviva announces exit from Italy
- Sigma 3/2023 - World insurance - Swiss Re
- Statistics release calendar - Office for National Statistics
- State of the market: The end of the hard market cycle is in sight - CII
- Own goals, cruise con, DIY vandalism - fall in insurance fraud good news for honest customers, but no room to go easy on the cheats says the ABI
- Third Party Oversight (Delegated Authority) - Lloyd's
- General insurance pricing practices - FCA
- Price comparison websites in the general insurance sector - FCA
- How Insurance Uses Location Data to Prepare for Natural Disasters - Carto
- Data analytics: An opportunity to rethink risk and insurance? Zurich
- Risk Report - Lloyd's Website
- Europe: Climate change modelling - Insurance Post
- Sigma: Liability claims trends: emerging risks and rebounding economic drivers - Swiss Re
- Global forecast 2024: Evolving insurance risks - Kennedys Law
- Underwriter of the Future Secrets to Success for Underwriters in the Commercial Insurance Market: 2012–2022 CII
- Insurance Industry Market Trends - BIBA
- Emerging risks: The Risks of Tomorrow - Munich Re
- Insurance supervision: 2024 priorities - Bank of England
- Realistic Disaster Scenarios (RDS) - Lloyd's Website
- Principle 3: Outwards Reinsurance - Lloyd's
- Alternative Risk Transfer - Allianz
- Alternative Risk Transfer: Assessment of Structures Beyond Traditional Insurance Buyouts - Hymans Robertson
- Parametric Insurance: Alternative risk solutions in a changing world - Swiss Re
- How data and analytics are redefining excellence in P&C underwriting - McKinseys
- Advanced analytics and the art of underwriting - Deloitte
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How can you help if you don’t know what my questions are?
Great question! We cover a wide range of topics tied to the syllabus and learning outcomes as described on the CII Group website.
More importantly, having been through the ACII ourselves (and coaching many, many people through it since), we know the challenges students face when structuring the coursework, and how to break down the course topics with scenarios covering the syllabus which you’ll find useful when answering your coursework questions.
P.S. please don’t tell us your questions, we are not allowed to know them!
What’s in the resource hub?
The hub contains 9 resource categories, beginning with an introduction to ACII and how to approach coursework, and ending with supplementary research links and resources to help further your learning. Every hub contains:
- Navigating your ACII (coursework research, referencing, and other practical matters)
- Interviewing the Industry (subject matter expert interviews)
- Technical Topics (key areas of learning)
- Refreshers (crossover theory from earlier course modules)
- Concepts “in a nutshell” (at a glance overviews of key concepts and terms)
- Perspectives and Scenarios (insights from insurance professionals)
- Real Time Research (live research, showing you how to research given topics in real time)
- Snip it Summaries (animated scenarios, perfect for visual learners)
- Research Resources (links, further reading, and more)
Why it works
By giving you detailed insight into case studies, perspectives and scenarios led by insurance professionals, you will see first-hand how practitioners approach issues that are similar to those you’ll cover in 960 assignments.
This insight, paired with the information in our on-demand resource hub, gives you everything you need to successfully apply the theory to your assignment questions.
Our resource hub combines digestible, easy to understand slides, industry interviews, topic refreshers, ‘in a nutshell’ overviews, and animations involving real-life scenarios.
We give you the support you need to:
- Know where to start and how to research for your topics
- Take case studies and interviews and extract useful, relevant information from them
- Understand and absorb the 960 information, so you can use it in your assignments (and your career!).
By giving you detailed insight into case studies, perspectives and scenarios led by insurance professionals, you will see first-hand how practitioners approach issues similar to what you’ll cover in 960 assignments.
This insight, paired with the information in our on-demand resource hub, gives you everything you need to successfully apply the theory to your assignment questions.
Our resource hub combines digestible, easy to understand slides, industry interviews, topic refreshers, ‘in a nutshell’ overviews, and animations involving real-life scenarios.
We give you the support you need to:
- Know where to start and how to research for your topics
- Take case studies and interviews and extract useful, relevant information from them
- Understand and absorb the 960 information, so you can use it in your assignments (and your career!).
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