Healthcare intermediaries and product providers are embracing professionalism head on with encouraging numbers taking the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) and Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) healthcare insurance qualification launched a year ago.
Details of the success of the exam will be announced at the AMII Exhibition and Conference next week on Thursday, 30 June, which will also offer AMII members and non-AMII members who have yet to take the exam some guidance and support ahead of their revision and exam taking.
Many will take encouragement from Richard Brown, Corporate Business Manager at the Private Healthcare Bureau based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, who despite being relatively new to the PMI market and having joined his firm just two years ago after a career in banking and building society financial services sector, passed the exam first time.
Richard said, “I would absolutely reinforce the importance of a professional qualification. The online facility was enormously helpful and I used the questions provided to revise. I read the course book chapter by chapter and then went online to do the tests.
“There are aspects of the exam which cover other protection products in there as well so for those of us just advising on PMI there are new things to be learnt.”
Andrew Tripp, Chairman of AMII said: “The Association is delighted with the exam uptake and many congratulations to Richard on his personal success. The objective of the examination was to provide knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles and practices relating to healthcare insurance and in so doing demonstrate professional standards to consumers to inspire their confidence and trust.”
Source : AMII
