These form the latest part of the CII’s ongoing professional support programme which has recently seen the launch of a new obligatory Continuing Professional Development scheme and a revised Code of Ethics and Conduct, with the forthcoming Job role and competency frameworks due later this month.
CII Director General Dr Sandy Scott said: “Professionalism has never been so important in the insurance and financial services markets and CII qualified members are in the vanguard of the push to secure the publics confidence in higher standards.
“The CII is providing the tools, support and services to help members – and therefore the organisations that they work for – rise to the challenge of delivering technical capability, fitness for purpose and unshakable integrity.” A series of eight factsheets on the overriding principle of TCF and covering the key areas affected, go to make up the guidance notes. These are being distributed to members electronically via the CII’s faculties and will also be available on the CII’s website. The CII has also introduced a specialist TCF e-tutorial available free for users of its ed. ASSESS online competency tool. Encompassing tutorials, key facts and assessments the program provides an understanding of the key principles of a TCF strategy and reviewing activities.
At the same time the CII has published a Conflicts of Interest guidance note to expand on the values espoused in the Code of Ethics and Conduct. The guidance note focuses on the processes CII members should put in place to ensure that where potential conflicts of interest could arise they are either avoided or managed appropriately.
An online job role and competency framework, initially for those in the key disciplines of claims, broking and underwriting is to be launched by the end of November. The framework identifies core competencies and signposts tools to help achieve the required levels.
