General Insurance Article - CII launches new insurance competency framework

 The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has launched a new insurance competency framework that is available free from the CII website.

 The new framework has been developed following extensive consultation with employers and employees. It enables businesses and individuals across the sector to determine the competencies required by individuals to fulfil roles within their organisation effectively.

 The framework has been designed to help meet regulatory compliance requirements by ensuring insurance practitioners attain, and maintain, the required level of competence for the tasks they perform.

 Tamsin Mills, director of accreditation services, comments “All firms within the insurance sector can use the framework, regardless of their area of speciality or location. The framework is structured around competencies rather than specific job roles, so it allows for the wide variations that exist in job roles from company to company. This means employers can select the competencies that are relevant to their particular circumstances and requirements, and build a specific competency profile for each job role within their organisation.

 “We will continue to develop the framework and the next stage will see the CII’s products and services mapped against the framework. This will allow employers and employees see how our services can be used to meet specific competencies. This is scheduled for introduction in 2013."

 View the framework at www.cii.co.uk/competency.