1. Careers in risk and insurance 2013 Welcome

2. CII perspective on careers in insurance
Lauren Slawson
Relationship Executive for Education, CII

3. Agenda CII Sector Roles Skills Engagement
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4. The CII
World’s largest professional body for insurance and FS – 110,000+ members in 150+ countries
PFS – 35,000+ members
CII professional qualifications sit within many graduate schemes – ACII most common
Network of 60 local institutes
Has run 200+ university events since 2008
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5. Some risks from 2012/13 so far...
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6. CII – student opportunities
Discover membership – low-cost option for university students
£35 a year, not £100+ a year
Key benefit – networking (local institutes)
Other benefits – market data, access to Linkedin group, marcomms
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7. The insurance/risk sector
Remains robust in spite of other issues in FS
Nearly 300,000 employed in the UK
UK remains world’s #3 market (US, Japan)
London remains #1 market for much
However, opportunities across the UK and beyond
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8. Roles Huge range – more common ones include Broking, underwriting
Claims, loss adjusting
Non-specialist roles too
More to follow from employers today
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9. Opportunities
Growth in internships and placements, particularly for second year students
Maintenance of graduate programmes
Growth of opportunities in SMEs for both placement and graduate roles
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10. Skills Communication is key Problem-solving Analysis Flexibility
Negotiation
Languages are good to have
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11. Challenges Preconceptions remain
How to promote to all students in all faculties?
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12. Post-event
CII’s Discover Risk website a useful resource
Promote our events featuring practitioners
Remember our profession when students ask about “a career in finance”
Keep in touch –
Network with employers today and beyond
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