Advisers across the health and protection sector have been divided over the unveiling of a new Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) qualification for the market.
Intermediaries have generally welcomed the Cert CII (Health and Protection) title but those specialising in protection business have raised concerns about its strength and contribution towards exam requirements. However private medical insurance (PMI) specialists have given the process their whole hearted blessing and have expressed hopes it will progress further. The split is largely due to differences in current qualification and exam stresses with many protection IFAs currently focused on achieving Level 4 by December 2012 to reach the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) grade. At ...
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