The Professional Insurance Diploma (PID) paved the way for candidates to complete the Advanced Diploma (ACII) in Arabic language after they complete the Professional Insurance Certificate (PIC). The intention of PID is to award candidates 170 CII credits need to complete the ACII.

AWA - Award in Financial Planning

The course is develop and understanding of the methods and techniques used to assess client’s financial needs, the fact-finding process, good practice expected of life insurance agents, different types of protection products, savings and investment products.

AWA - Award in Financial Planning is minimum requirement in a number of jurisdictions for any agent selling life insurance.

785A - Principles of Reinsurance

The objective of the course is develop to the candidate knowledge and understanding of the principles of reinsurance and their general application to the different methods of reinsurance, the law and regulation relating to reinsurance, the basic contract wordings, the basic accounting considerations, the ability to apply knowledge and skills to practical situations and the ability to synthesize different aspects of the syllabus and apply them to given scenarios.

P93A - Commercial Property and Business Interruption

The objective of the course is develop to the candidate understanding of the risk of fire and other contingencies to property, the risk of theft to property, the cover provided under property insurance, the main practices of property insurance, the main aspects of business interruption insurance, risk perception, assessment and underwriting of property and business interruption insurances.

P96A - Liability insurances

The objective of the course is develop to the candidate understanding of the nature of employers’ liability risk, the cover and practices of employers’ liability insurance, the risks, cover and practices of public and product liability insurance, the risks, cover and practices of professional indemnity insurance, the risks, cover and practices of directors’ and officers’ liability and corporate reimbursement insurance, the management and evaluation of liability risk and the main considerations of liability underwriting.

945A - Marketing

The objective of the course is develop to the candidate knowledge and understanding of the significance of marketing and marketing planning to the effectiveness of the insurance industry, the issues arising from the development and implementation of a global marketing strategy for insurance products and other risk solutions, the ability to apply knowledge and skills to practical situations and the ability to synthesize different aspects of the syllabus and apply them to given scenarios.

P90A - Cargo and Goods in Transit Insurances

Syllabus: will be available in January 2010

Exam Date: October 2011

735A – Life Assurance

The objective of the course is to develop in the candidate knowledge and understanding of the scope of life assurance, its appropriate uses and administration, the legal and regulatory influences on the conduct of this type of business, the ability to apply knowledge and skills to practical situations and the ability to synthesise different aspects of the syllabus and apply them to given scenarios.

In addition to any one of the following subjects:

P86A - Personal Insurances

The objective of the course is develop to the candidate understanding of the general market practices of household insurance, the policy cover and rating considerations of household insurance, the policy cover and rating considerations of other personal insurances, the main claims procedures for personal lines, including relevant case law, the settlement of claims under personal lines, including relevant case law and main aspects of the business environment of personal insurances.

P80A - Underwriting practice

The objective of the course is develop to the candidate understanding of the key aspects of the regulatory and legal environment of underwriting, the main influences on underwriting, underwriting policy and practice, the main statistical techniques of measuring risks and relationships and their application to insurance, the role and significance of reinsurance and the principles and practices of risk pricing.