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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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We’ve compiled our many years of experience, industry knowledge, and connections with real practitioners, to bring you a simple, yet effective resource hub that will help you learn everything you need to know to approach your assignment questions with confidence.
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Over the years, we've found certain study methods consistently yield success - where others fail. And having taken the exams ourselves, we know how dry the material can be, and how challenging it is to focus your attention where it matters most.
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- NICK KIRK- Risk appetite - Attitude to risk - Reputation (7:38)
- RICHARD WOOLER - Investment strategies - Investment management - Diversification (3:46)
- RICHARD WOOLER - Refining Investment Practice - External environment - Opportunities (2:25)
- RICHARD WOOLER - Using equity or debt to raise capital - Mergers and acquisitions (4:59)
- RICHARD WOOLER - How central banks influence supply - Interest rates (4:59)
- CHARLOTTE WARR - Outsourcing - Insourcing - Due diligence (7:10)
- JOHN CONSTABLE - Start-ups - Business model disruptors - Innovation (6:58)
- JOHN CONSTABLE - Investment strategy - Profitability - Market risk (7:48)
- JOHN CONSTABLE - Corporate governance - Corporate strategy - Culture (4:21)
- JOHN CONSTABLE - Portfolio management - Segmentation - Diversification (8:31)
- JOHNATHAN BESSO-COHEN - Social change - ESG - Climate change (9:27)
- JOHNATHAN BESSO-COHEN - Globalisation - Local markets - Reinsurance (8:17)
- MARK BUTTERWORTH - Risk acceptance policy - Strategic business planning - Barriers to entry (10:44)
- MARK BUTTERWORTH - Outsourcing risk - SLAs - Auditing (12:32)
- MARK BUTTERWORTH - Choice of domicile - Brexit - Captives - Regulatory environments (7:31)
- MARK BUTTERWORTH - Corporate governance - UK Corporate Governance Code (12:43)
- MARK BUTTERWORTH - Corporate risk management - Risk appetite - Accumulation of risk (12:02)
- MARK BUTTERWORTH - Budgeting process - Budgeting methods - Budget deviation and variation (10:05)
- NOUSHEEN HASSAN - Solvency II - Evolution of risk management - ORSA (6:07)
- NOUSHEEN HASSAN - Audit committee - Audit plan (10:27)
- NOUSHEEN HASSAN - Governance - Working groups (2:38)
- NOUSHEEN HASSAN - Market trends - PRA guidance - Business continuity (8:07)
- RACHEL PANKRATZ - Marketing strategy - Corporate mission statement - Brand - Differentiation (11:54)
- SUNEETA PADDA - Stakeholder management - Vulnerable customers - Transparency (7:34)
- SUNEETA PADDA - Corporate governance - SMCR (6:06)
- SUNEETA PADDA - Business ethics - CSR - ESG - Accountability (5:28)
- SUNEETA PADDA - Broking risk - PPL - Distribution (2:53)
- THERESA FROEHLICH - Corporate strategy - Regulators - Risk appetite - KPIs (5:07)
- THERESA FROEHLICH - Strategic and operational planning - ORSA - ROCE (5:37)
- THERESA FROEHLICH - Investment strategy - Regulatory environment - Investment committee (5:08)
- ROSEMARY BEAVER - Business ethics - Business failure - Corporate governance (8:31)
- ROSEMARY BEAVER - ERM - Risk appetite - Three lines of defence - Risk registers (16:19)
- ROSEMARY BEAVER - Lloyd's - Global markets - Competition (7:58)
- ROSEMARY BEAVER - Emerging risks - Climate change - Latent risks (7:16)
- ROSEMARY BEAVER - Corporate Governance - Regulators - ESG (2:44)
- 7 Organisational Structure Types - Forbes
- The Nature and Role of Capital in Insurance - The Geneva Association
- New LessonInsurance and Reinsurance 2014 - Chambers and Partners
- Choosing a Captive Domicile - Captive
- Invest with Lloyd’s
- Pool Re Website
- An example of a company’s Annual Report and Accounts - NFU Mutual
- (CII Link) Accounts - Solvency - Financial Condition Report (24)
- What is the role of the board? Institute of Directors
- What is a board of directors? McKinsey
- Insurance Manager Job Description - Airmic
- Changes to the Corporate Governance Code (UK) - Kennedy’s
- The 2024 UK Corporate Governance Code - EY
- UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 Guidance - Norton Rose Fulbright
- The top risks for UK businesses in 2024 - Allianz
- Enterprise Risk Management - IRM
- Enterprise Risk Management: An overview - Reuters
- What is a stakeholder analysis? Forbes
- Insurance Non-executive Directors (iNED) Website
- Companies Act 2006
- An example of Corporate Governance responsibilities in action - Admiral Group Plc
- Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Websites
- Governance Structure example - Aviva
- Corporate Governance Code Consultation - Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
- New Lesson
- Principles for doing business at Lloyd’s - Lloyd’s
- CII Code of Ethics
- Culture Strategy 2022 - 2027 - Lloyd’s
- Principles for doing business at Lloyd’s - Culture
- Enterprise Risk Management - Integrating with Strategy and Performance - COSO
- UK Corporate Governance Code - Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
- A structured approach to Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and the requirements of ISO 31000
- Dive In Festival Website
- Outsourcing and operational resilience - FCA
- UK outsourcing expectations - Herbert Smith Freehills
- How the Consumer Duty impacts outsourcing arrangements - Masons
- An example of business structure - Hiscox
- An example of Inclusion and Diversity strategy - Bupa
- Culture at Lloyd’s - Lloyd’s
- Our collective progress made across all culture commitments - Lloyd’s
- Ethnic Diversity in the Workplace Report - Lloyd’s
- Outsourcing and third party risk management - Bank of England
- How insurers can build the finance function of the future
- Unlocking the potential of finance for insurers - Deloitte
- FRS 103 Insurance Contracts - Financial Reporting Council
- Regulatory reporting: Insurance sector - Bank of England
- IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts - IFRS
- PRA Regulatory Digest: February 2024 - Bank of England
- Why cash flow is key for captive insurers - Captive
- Actuarial Function Guidance - Lloyd’s
- Private capital in insurance 2.0: Building the flywheel - McKinseys
- Liquidity risk management for insurers - Bank of England
- An example of approach to IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 - Direct Line Group
- IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts - IFRS
- Why insurers must reimagine planning and performance management - EY
- Winning the future: five strategic themes for insurance leaders - EY
- Lloyd’s 2023 Market Oversight Plan
- Conducting business - Requirements and standards - Lloyd’s
- (CII Link) Lloyd’s Acts - Byelaws - Standards - Principles (24)
- Lloyd’s Lab Website
- Public Trust Index - CII
- Building public trust in Personal Lines - CII
- Essential guide to writing a business plan - Start Up Donut
- Future of Insurance - Raconteur
- Operational risk: systems and controls for insurers - FCA
- Insurance - are risk management controls too complex? Grant Thornton
- Strategic Themes - How are they used and why?
- What is a balanced scorecard? Harvard Business School
- Why benchmarking alone isn’t enough in today’s risk landscape - WTW
- Insurance 360 Benchmarking Tool - McKinsey
- Internal Audit for Broker: Good Practice Guide - CII
- Capital Planning Group - Lloyd’s
- Capital Guidance - Lloyd’s
- Gracechurch Consulting
- 9 Types of Investment Assets - Forbes
- Top investment considerations for insurers 2024 - Mercer
- Are private market investments helping insurers’ portfolios? Moody’s
- Asset-Liability Management - Deloitte
- Asset and liability management modernisation for insurance
- London Stock Exchange Website
- Principles for doing business at Lloyd’s - Investments
- What is Insurance ALM? Smart Capital Mind
- UK Insurance Regulation: Looking ahead to 2024 - Herbert Smith Freehills
- The calm after the Brexit storm for the insurance market? DWF
- Senior Managers and Certification Regime - FCA
- Review of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) - CMS
- Data Protection Update - Simmons and Simmons
- The Lloyd’s Market Association announces 2024 priorities - LMA
- The Prudential Regulation Authority’s approach to insurance supervision
- Operational Resilience: Impact tolerance for important business services - Bank of England
- Building operational resilience - FCA
- Our approach to competition - FCA
- Final non-Handbook Guidance for firms on the Consumer Duty - FCA
- Principles for doing business at Lloyd’s - Customer Outcomes
- Business Plan 2023/24 - FCA
- Guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers - FCA
- Financial Policy Committee - Bank of England
- Introduction to IDD for Brokers: Good Practice Guide - CII
- International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
- Financial Stability Board (FSB) Website
- The Senior Managers and Certification Regime: Guide for insurers
- Financial Services Register - FCA
- An example of Privacy Information Notice - Antares
- The Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) Website
- Insurance Act 2015
- The Bribery Act 2010 Guidance
- Review of Solvency II - Bank of England
- Solvency II Reform: An overview - MacFarlanes
- Credit Ratings example - RSA
- ESG scores: Why and how insurers should prepare for ESG rating agency regulation - WTW
- Credit Ratings example - Aviva
- Solvency II - Bank of England
- UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 - Clifford Chance
- Igloo - Willis Towers Watson
- Standard and Poor’s Website
- Moody’s Website
- Fitch Website
- AM Best Website
- Guide to Best’s Credit Ratings - AM Best
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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 990 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 990 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 990 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 990 information, so you can use it in your assignments (and your career!).
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