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Welcome to the Insurance Institute

Welcome to the Insurance Institute. Your name, Designations Job Title Insurance Institute of _____ Name of college/university Month Date, Year. Agenda. Introduction to The Insurance Institute of Canada About the Insurance Institutes Who we are What we do How we operate Education Programs

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Welcome to the Insurance Institute

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  1. Welcome to the Insurance Institute

  2. Your name, DesignationsJob TitleInsurance Institute of _____ Name of college/universityMonth Date, Year

  3. Agenda • Introduction to The Insurance Institute of Canada • About the Insurance Institutes • Who we are • What we do • How we operate • Education Programs • General Insurance Essentials (GIE) • Chartered Insurance Professionals (CIP) • Fellow Chartered Insurance Professionals (FCIP) • CIP Society

  4. Did You Know... • The first Institute in Canada was the Insurance Institute of Toronto, founded in 1899 • The Insurance Institute authors, edits, translates and prints textbooks for the GIE, CIP and FCIP programs • The Insurance Institute sets and marks over 20,000 exam papers annually • Examinations are held nationally and internationally • It has an active student body of over 20,000 • Total membership for the Insurance Institute is over 35,000 • Of this, the Chartered Insurance Professionals (CIP) Society, a division of the Insurance Institute, represents more than 15,000 graduates of the CIP and FCIP programs

  5. Our Mission Statement To enable people employed in the financial services business to achieve their performance potential and maximize their intellectual development.

  6. Who We Are • A not-for-profit association • Over 100 salaried staff members and over 800 volunteers operating out of 19 affiliated local institutes and Chapters coast-to-coast • Programs offered in both English and French, in-class, at the work-site and on the Internet • 34,000 individual members employed in the general insurance business

  7. What We Do • Maintain professional programs, recognised nationally and internationally • Hold qualifying examinations • Elect graduates as Chartered Insurance Professionals (CIP) and Fellow Chartered Insurance Professionals (FCIP) • Promote the Institute’s curriculum, educational products and services to the financial services community in Canada

  8. How we operate Insurance Institute Of Canada Provincial Institutes and Chapters • Examinations, registrations and results • Courses and textbooks • Awareness campaigns • Corporate partnerships • Distance learning and FCIP registrations • Classroom course registration - GIE & CIP • Course administration - GIE & CIP • Continuing Education Programs • Conferences & Seminar Presentations

  9. How we operate • Board of Governors for IIC and Standing Committees made up of individuals who represent all industry sectors, from all parts of Canada • Standing Committees include: • Professionals’ Council (CIP Society) • Academic Council • Staff - Institute and Chapter staff organise seminars, lunch and learns, exam times and social activities aimed at promoting the services of the Insurance Institutes

  10. Educational programs Three levels: • GIE – General Insurance Essentials • CIP – Chartered Insurance Professional • FCIP – Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional

  11. General Insurance Essentials Target Audience: • Newcomers to the industry who have not yet made a definite insurance career commitment • Individuals employed in insurers, agency, brokers or adjuster offices in junior or support positions • Individuals re-entering the property and casualty insurance industry after a long absence

  12. Chartered Insurance Professionals Become a CIP, the industry’s standard of excellence and professionalism. • Target audience: individuals who wish to attain the most recognised professional designation in the industry. • Goal of the program: designed to equip each graduating student with a solid level of technical expertise and is recognised in Canada and internationally • A national standard: every student writes the same examinations on the same day in December, April, and July • Benefits: program completion will entitle you to use the CIP designation as long as membership dues are paid to your local Institute and the CIP Society

  13. Chartered Insurance Professionals • Program Choices available to each student: • Three semesters per year • 36 hours of classroom instruction per course • Distance and workplace, five-day straight session and Saturday learning periods available • On-line courses: • Ten course requirement: • Five mandatory courses • Three applied professional courses • Two electives

  14. Chartered Insurance Professionals Mandatory courses: • C11 Principles and Practice of Insurance • C12 Insurance on Property • C14 Automobile Insurance - Part 1 • C13 Insurance Against Liability – Part 1 • C16 The Business of Insurance

  15. Chartered Insurance Professionals CIP Program Applied Professional Series – three streams: • Claims Professional Series • Underwriting Professional Series • Broker and Agent Professional Series • Three courses required – choice of nine courses Electives • Two courses Required • Choice of 27 different courses

  16. The New Fellowship Program (FCIP) The industry’s most distinguished qualification. • Launched in September 2010, this executive leadership program is tailored to the needs of our industry and represents the pinnacle of learning in our business. • Courses are custom-designed to cover strategy, leadership, financial management, enterprise risk management and emerging issues, all from a property and casualty industry perspective. • This qualification will be seen as a requirement for leadership positions within the industry.

  17. The New Fellowship Program (FCIP) Target Audiences:Insurance professionals who have attained their CIP designation, meet the entry requirements and/or: • wish to continue their professional development withbusiness-related courses at the university level. • want to further their knowledge at an advanced level in one of the five insurance majors, • aspire to a leadership position within an insurance organization.

  18. The New Fellowship Program (FCIP) Goal of the Program: • The new FCIP program balances business theory with insurance context, and academic challenge with real-world application, ensuring that it will provide the strategic preparation needed for leaders in an insurance organization. • Insurance professionals with the FCIP designation are recognised as experts and authorities in a particular field of the property and casualty insurance industry.

  19. The New Fellowship Program (FCIP) Rewards: • Professional development: You will possess the highest accreditation the Insurance Institute offers, and the most distinguished in the industry. • Portability: FCIP courses can be applied towards an undergraduate or business degree, while completing the FCIP program • Benefits: With the industry’s most distinguished credential after your name, you will send a clear message that you are ready to help guide the industry: You are Leadership Defined.

  20. The CIP Society • The Chartered Insurance Professionals’ (CIP) Society is the professional organization representing more than 15,000 graduates of the Insurance Institute’s FCIP and CIP programs. • As a division of The Insurance Institute of Canada, the Society offers continuing professional development, information services, networking events and recognition and promotion of the designations. • Membership is restricted to Institute graduates of the CIP and FCIP programs who: • Adhere to the Institute’s Code of Ethics • Commit to lifelong learning, and • Maintain membership in good standing of a local institute and the CIP Society

  21. The CIP Society Benefits & Services: • High level professional development opportunities, keeping CIP Society members on the cutting edge of industry knowledge • Promotion of the designations both within the industry, and to the insurance-buying public • News and information services – members take advantage of the most up-to-date technical information and industry trends • Special events and networking opportunities • More resources at the ready – research papers, texts, ethic columns • Member savings • And so much more!

  22. Further Information Visit: www.insuranceinstitute.ca or www.insuranceinstitute.ca/CIPsociety Information on all the Insurance Institute offerings, including designations, courses, seminars, events and more. E-mail: iicmail@insuranceinstitute.ca Phone: 1-866-362-8585

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