AFRICA QUALIFICATION UNITS

AND MEMBERSHIP PRICE LIST

- INSURANCE UNITS
MAY 2021

THE CII IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE ITS 2021 PRICE LIST FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS SITTING
QUALIFICATION UNITS. THESE PRICES WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM MAY 2021.

The qualification units have all been This leaflet focuses on the CII’s
To purchase any of the units
designed to provide students with insurance units.
shown on this page:
the knowledge and skills required to
enjoy successful careers as trusted Please contact africa@cii.co.uk if you
For individuals:
insurance professionals, providing require comparable information on the Please go to the CII shop
valued services to their customers and CII’s personal finance qualifications.
communities. For individuals wishing to
For full details on each unit, purchase the Ignition bundle:
Please note: please refer to the Please go to
• All prices are for the Enrolment CII Qualification Brochure. Ignition bundle offer
Package (digital version) and
include study text, exam entry and 2021 qualifications:
Your guide to studying with us
For companies with a CII
RevisionMate access (online support account: Please email
tool) internationalpartners@cii.
• Learners also have the option of Fast co.uk
track
our Enrolment Plus Package which your
For companies without a CII
includes additional revision aids such future
account: Please email
as Key Facts booklets, e-learn online
africa@cii.co.uk
tutorials and knowledge checkers.
Please refer to the CII website for full
details.

Please note
all prices in
US dollars ($)

INTERNATIONAL (NON-UK) UNITS

Africa country pricing:

Study text and exam entry

Ref Unit Credits Study hours Members Non-members

W01 Award in general insurance 15 50 $126 $139

W04 Award in customer service in insurance 15 50 $126 $139

WCE Insurance claims handling 15 60 $126 $139

WUE Insurance underwriting 15 60 $126 $139

INTERNATIONAL BUNDLES

Professional Africa country pricing:

designation Study text, exam entry,
available to membership
successful
Name Detail candidates Members Non-members

Available for One unit from W01, W04, WCE, WUE, AWB, AWF, AWP NA
individuals Ignition CII (Award) $137 (bundle includes
Plus CII ordinary membership (12 months) membership)

Available Core unit: W01 NA

for any
employer with a
Mobility Two units from optional units list: WCE, WUE, W04 Cert CII $273 (bundle includes
CII account Plus CII ordinary membership (12 months) membership)

Please note: AWB (Award in bancassurance), AWF (Award in financial planning) and AWP (Award in investment
planning) are from the CII’s suite of personal finance qualification units.
For details, please refer to the CII Qualification Brochure

UK REGULATED UNITS – SELECTED (based on popularity and relevance in Africa)

Africa country pricing:

Level Study text and
(UK exam entry
regulated
qualification Study Non-
framework) Ref Unit Credits hours Member member

Insurance, legal and regulatory

3 IF1 15 60 $228 $295
(equivalent to W01 above)

3 IF2 General insurance business 15 60 $228 $295

Insurance underwriting process (equivalent to

3 IF3 15 60 $228 $295
WUE above)

Insurance claims handling process

3 IF4 15 60 $228 $295
(equivalent to WCE above)

3 IF5 Motor insurance products 15 60 $228 $295

3 IF6 Household insurance products 15 60 $228 $295

3 IF7 Healthcare insurance products 15 60 $228 $295

3 IF8 Packaged commercial insurances 15 60 $228 $295

Customer service in insurance

3 IF9 15 60 $228 $295
(equivalent to W04 above)

3 I10 Insurance broking fundamentals 15 60 $228 $295

3 I11 Introduction to risk management 15 60 $228 $295

4 M05 Insurance law 25 120 $376 $472

4 M21 Commercial insurance contract wording 20 100 $376 $472

4 M66 Delegated authority 25 100 $376 $472

4 M67 Fundamentals of risk management 25 100 $376 $472

4 M80 Underwriting practice 20 80 $376 $472

4 M81 Insurance broking practice 20 80 $376 $472

4 M85 Claims practice 20 80 $376 $472

4 M86 Personal insurances 20 80 $376 $472

4 M90 Cargo and goods in transit insurances 25 100 $376 $472

4 M91 Aviation and space insurance 30 120 $376 $472

4 M92 Insurance business and finance 25 100 $376 $472

Commercial property and business

4 M93 25 100 $376 $472
interruption insurances

4 M94 Motor insurance 25 100 $376 $472

4 M96 Liability insurances 25 100 $376 $472

4 M97 Reinsurance 30 120 $376 $472

4 M98 Marine hull and associated liabilities 30 100 $376 $472

6 530 Economics and business 30 150 $328 $401

6 820 Advanced claims 30 150 $328 $401

6 930 Advanced insurance broking 30 150 $328 $401

6 945 Marketing insurance products and services 30 150 $328 $401

6 960 Advanced underwriting 30 150 $328 $401

6 990 Insurance corporate management 30 150 $328 $401

6 992 Risk management in insurance 30 150 $328 $401

6 995 Strategic underwriting 30 150 $328 $401

6 996 Strategic claims management 30 150 $328 $401

6 997 Advanced risk financing and transfer 30 150 $328 $401

Advances in strategic risk management in

7 993 50 180 $811 $983
insurance

7 994 Insurance market specialisation 50 180 $811 $983

MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL FEES

Africa countries

Ordinary $56

Qualified (Certificate) $72

Qualified (Diploma) $90

Associate (Advanced Diploma) $107

Fellow $139

Chartered $157

CII QUALIFICATION JOURNEY

AWARD IN AWARD IN
GENERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED
DIPLOMA IN
INSURANCE IN INSURANCE INSURANCE DIPLOMA IN
INSURANCE
(international / (international / INSURANCE
non-UK) non-UK)

15 CII credits 15 CII credits 40 CII credits 120 CII credits 290 CII credits
Membership designation: Membership designation: Membership designation: Membership designation: Membership designation:
CII (Award) CII (Award) Cert CII Dip CII ACII
Core (mandatory) unit: Core (mandatory) unit: Core (mandatory) units: Core (mandatory) units: Core (mandatory) units:
(W01) Award in general (W04) Award in customer (IF1) Insurance, legal and (M05) Insurance law AND (820) Advanced claims OR
insurance service in insurance regulatory OR (W01) ONE OF (M92) Insurance (930) Advanced insurance
Award in general insurance business and finance OR broking OR (960)
(530) Economics and Advanced underwriting
business

Membership designation
with at least five years
ALSO AVAILABLE: sector experience:

Certificate in insurance and financial services (non-UK) Chartered insurer

Certificate in insurance market specialisation Chartered insurance
broker
Chartered insurance
Please refer to pages 18-41 of the CII Qualification Brochure for the precise details of the Completion practitioner
Requirements for insurance qualifications. Please note that at least 90 of the 120 Diploma in Insurance credits
must be from Diploma level units; at least 205 of the 290 Advanced Diploma credits must be from Diploma Chartered risk
units or above, with at least 150 from Advanced Diploma units). Continued membership is required in order for
the membership designations to be used. manager
Chartered insurance
underwriting agent

NOTES
PRICES
These prices apply for all countries in Africa except for Mauritius and the Seychelles, where standard prices apply.

PRIOR LEARNING
Before studying with us, we recommend candidates check whether previous qualifications from other professional
bodies, institutes or universities count towards a CII qualification. It could save repeated learning and reduce
qualification costs. To find out if you’re eligible, details of the fee payable and to make an application, visit here

FURTHER INFORMATION
For more information about the CII’s services to support students, employees and employers of African
professionals, please visit our Africa webpage: www.cii.co.uk/africa

Or read:

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December can be a time for reflection
on the year that’s drawing to a close.
None of us could have anticipated,
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THE CII IN extraordinary times lay

ahead. We were largely
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AFRICA
unfamiliar with concepts People changes
such as lockdowns, social
Enhancing public exams
distancing, quarantines, R rates

2020 and so forth – which all quickly A new distribution partner for Nigeria December special issue
became part of our everyday lives. Looking ahead

Thankfully, Africa has been spared some

of the worst Covid-19 consequences,
2020
recording just 3.5% of global cases and
deaths despite being home to 17% of the
IN NUMBERS
world’s population. We We are pleased to share some numbers about CII activity in Africa during 2020:

A Continent
have also been hearing from
many colleagues in Africa
that the pandemic has
2,673 896 78% 125 13
Of Promise
prompted many businesses
and individuals to review
their financial wellbeing and
insurance needs.
Members Exam sittings Exams Major employer Affiliated
The CII passionately believes and coursework pass rate relationships institutes
Building a trusted that a well-functioning, trusted, completions
insurance and professional insurance and financial
planning sector is vital for social and We would like to extend warm
financial planning congratulations to everyone who has sat The CII’s affiliated institutes in Africa
economic success, and is committed to
profession in Africa and passed a CII qualification during 2020,
working with partners throughout Africa
to raise the profile of our profession and and thank all our affiliated institutes who
the value it delivers to everyday lives. have worked in partnership with us on many
initiatives throughout the year.
The CII passionately believes As the year draws to a close, we would like
that a trusted insurance and to take this opportunity to review some CII AFFILIATED INSTITUTES
Full details of our affiliated institutes are
financial planning sector is of the CII’s activities in Africa during the
past twelve months, and look forward to available here. In total, 13 African countries
vital for social and economic are represented in our affiliated institute
the year ahead.
success in Africa. network: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi,
Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa,
For more information, please email: africa@cii.co.uk Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Each
institute has a mission and vision which
A celebration of activity AND INNOVATION 2020-2021 aligns with the CII, and is responsible for
impressive work locally to raise standards
SUPPORTING THE PROFESSION IN AFRICA 1 and support insurance penetration.

See the report › See the report ›

A Continent Of Promise: The CII in Africa 2020:

Celebrating the African Insurance The Year In Review
and Financial Planning Profession