Underwriting Faculty

The CII’s Underwriting Faculty encourages and promotes progression to qualified status and the maintenance of good practice, the highest standards of competence, expertise and professionalism for staff at all levels of experience. This website provides members with a host of relevant and timely information in a range of formats, covering high level research, technical and legal developments, through to topical debates and seminars – all designed to keep you up to date with your chosen area of expertise.

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David Williams, FCII
Director of underwriting and claims,
Axa Commercial
Underwriting Faculty Chair
Future risk: Learning from history
February, 2012
 
To mark the CII’s hundredth anniversary as a Chartered Professional body we’re launching a series of seven research reports to explore some of the risks and opportunities that might face us in the decades to come. This first report, sets the scene for the entire series by focusing on the past and present – the building blocks for any narratives about the future.
 
 CII_Future_Risk_Learning_From_History_Final_WEB.pdf
 
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CII Thinkpiece 67: Insurance Regulation in 2012: Finding Solutions to the British Dilemma
January, 2012
 
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Financial Secretary Mark Hoban MP summarises the UK Treasury's latest work in insurance regulation, including the UK regulatory reforms, Solvency II, and response to the European Court's gender ruling.
 
 TP67_Hoban_Insurance_Regulation_11Jan2012.pdf
 
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Insurance in the single market : Test Achats update bulletin January 2012.
January, 2012
 
Fact files
This is an update bulletin for the factfile on Insurance in the single market, outlining the European Commission's publication on 13 January 2012 0 "Guidelines on the application of Council Directive 2004/113 to insurance, in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-236/09 (Test-Achats)". To read the full factfile, please click <a href="http://www.knowledge.cii.co.uk/resource/insurance-single-market">here</a>.
 
 
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Faraday Reinsurance Company v. Hoden North America Inc.
January, 2012
 
General Star International Indemnity Ltd wrote three excess layer public and product liability policies which were transferred to Faraday in 2010...
 
 
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CII Public Affairs Update - December 2011
January, 2012
 
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The CII Public Affairs Updates contain news from Westminster and Whitehall, Europe and the regulator.
 
 12_CII_PA_Update_Dec_2011.pdf
 
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Financial services regulation after 2012
January, 2012
 
Technical articles
Following the 2010 general election, the incoming UK government announced its decision to reverse many of the provisions of the FSMA 2000. The underlying reasons for this regime change relate to perceived failures in banking regulation; nevertheless the regulation of insurance, investment and other financial services will also be affected significantly ...
 
 
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Regulation of general insurance business
January, 2012
 
Fact files
This fact file was first published in May 2010 and follows on from the earlier one by Tony Wiltshire. A payment protection contract is a non-investment insurance contract which has elements of a general insurance contract. Promoted benefits of a PPI contract are that a policyholder can protect his or her ability to continue to make payments due to third parties. The FSA regulates UK-based insurers and intermediaries; other European firms operating in the UK are regulated by their home country regulator ...
 
 
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Recent developments in tort
January, 2012
 
This fact file deals with significant changes in the law of tort since 1996. Tort law is a branch of the civil law which in broad terms deals with acceptable social conduct. Unlike criminal law, tort does not impose sanctions such as fines or imprisonment, although a crime can also be a tort ...
 
 
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Insurance requirements in construction contracts
January, 2012
 
The construction process is complex and presents a high risk for insurers. The scope for insurance claims is considerable. Apart from the physical risks such as fire, theft, vandalism, flooding and collapse, there is the close proximity on site of different subcontractors, enhancing the public liability risks as well as the ever-present employer's liability risk. There are also knock-on effects such as loss of revenue, delay in start up and insolvency of contractors and clients.
 
 
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CII Thinkpiece 66: Retaining today’s knowledge for tomorrow: Capturing the knowledge of retirees
December, 2011
 
Knowledge loss can be an unintended consequence of retirements and can prove costly for firms. Adele Wilter of Capita Consulting provides a short guide on how best to capture this knowledge and prevent a brain drain.
 
 TP66_Wilter_Capturing_retiree_knowledge_VF.pdf
 
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