Who Has Done Their CII/DIP CII/ACII?

rs65

CaseyN wrote: »

What version of the exam would you guys recommend? P05 or M05?

That's really a personal thing I suppose. If you like essays/exams then P05. If you like assessments and multiple choice then M05.


The M's were started as a trial and have been retained so I guess they are popular

OG1862

Hi,


Personally the best way to complete the CII qualifications is the proactive way and is the way I'm doing mine:


1) Do the compulary IF1 unit of the certificate to get your first 15 credits - personally I don't see any point in doing anything lower han this as they only give you 6 credits and for the time you spend studying its not worth it.
2) So once you've done IF1 jump straight on to the compulsory units of the Diploma (M92 and M05) each one gives you 25 credits so once you've completed your first one you're up to 40 credits, that gives you your certificate in insurance.
3) Once you've completed both compulsory units you're up to 65 credits (inc IF1's 15) so now you've only got to get another 55 credits in the diploma.
4) If you're going to stop at the diploma then you can do two units at diploma level - making sure you choose one unit giving 30 credits and a second giving 25 or above.
Alternatively instead of doing the final 2 optional units of the diploma then go on to do one of your three compulsory units of the advanced diploma which give 30 credits each.


CII isn't cheap and it's time consuming so if you can avoid taking unnecessary units then do! credits are accumulated through the different levels of the CII so don't get tricked into completing every single unit of each level when you don't have to.


I'm onto my diploma now and am qualified to certificate level having done as I set out above. IF1 took me 6 months - it can be done in much less if you can set the time aside and the Diploma takes around 2 years. If you do every unit (3 for Cert CII and 5 for Dip CII) its going to take at least an extra year and will cost you hundreds more along the way.


Hope this helps

BABAJANGAS

Hello Trillian,

I am finding the M92 extremely tough going but believe I am over thinking it. How much research did you do away from the study text for each assignment question please? I am finding that there is not sufficient information to answer the question but seem to be spending hours and hours researching, which seems OTT.

I am not asking for any specific help on the text, just some guidance as the CII provide very little in the way of this.

Thank you

James

30yearstodocertcii

Hi All
I am doing my Cert CII after 30 years in the industry and I found the I10 really ambiguous and failed! could not believe it - in fairness looking back I think I was slightly silly in thinking I would walk it and skimmed the book and bam I was told! Anyway on my last one and was wondering if you all had thoughts on what a 40 something should take out of customer service/package insurance ?? the pass rates look pretty awful which I am surprised about - thanks

katieinsurance

Hi,

I've got my CII IF1 exam in a few months and I was wondering what comes up in the exams a lot.
I got advised to speak to those who have completed the exam and get some hints and tips off them.

Thanks

Katie

bubblerawk

I did my CII about 4 years ago so i have to be honest i cant really remember. i know at the front of the book, it used to have approx how many questions on each chapter they would be asking. TBH i lived on revision mate, that helped me so much.
good luck with the exam

mattk_180

katieinsurance wrote: »

Hi,

I've got my CII IF1 exam in a few months and I was wondering what comes up in the exams a lot.
I got advised to speak to those who have completed the exam and get some hints and tips off them.

Thanks

Katie

What the person above said - revision mate is your friend. It will give you practice tests for each chapter which will give you a really good indication of the kind of questions they are going to be asking and will also make you realise how much you do/don't know.


With the Cert, I found it just to be a case of - read the book, keep doing the practice tests on revision mate, then book the exam when I felt ready.


Currently doing my Dip on the mixed assessment which is a bit of a shock to the system after only having to do multiple choice exams.

CGharrison

hi guys,


I have been working for an insurance broker since I left school a few years ago and am now looking to study and complete Cert CII, I will at the moment at least be covering the costs myself. I am interested to know which units people suggest I choose, I am interested in underwriting so was looking at doing IF3 but I am not sure if I should be looking to do LM1 & LM2 as well.


Thanks

Trentenders

If you're with a company that doesn't support your studies, you should ask yourself why you are studying and why you are with that company.

If it's a hobby then fair play, but if it's to further your career then as your current employer clearly doesn't hold the qualification in high regard, do you think it will make any difference to your career prospects with them once you hold it?

Realistically, will holding Cert make any difference to your career prospects with a new employer?

If not, unless you are going to fund yourself all the way to DIP level to improve your employment options, is it worthwhile instead looking for a better employer early on in your career?

If underwriting is something that you would like to do then it is probably better to get an entry level position and then progress. CII qualification of any level will not allow you to step from broking into an equivalent senior underwriting role later on in your career.

Best of luck with your studies.

Trillain

I think it depends what your intentions are and the sector you work in.
Do you deal with Consumers or Businesses, as a broker?

If you live near London and want to work for Lloyds of London, or work with them, then taking LM1 and 2 might be quite useful.
But otherwise take IF1 so you get more options on your other units.

IF2 is a good building block paper in you intend to continue to Dip and the compulsory M92.
IF3 would be good if you aspire to be an underwriter, or just want to know more about the decisions they make and how that affects your work.
If you mainly deal in a particular type of insurance you might want to choose the relevant class of business IF5-8
IF9 is customer services might be good if you work with the public
IF10 is the broker paper, so most relevant to your current situation.

If your company won't support your studies, then I think it shows you are proactive and driven that you are willing to pay for them yourselves and also can be a good explanation at interview for why are leaving your previous job.