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{{Short description|National apex body for insurance underwriters}}
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The '''Insurance Institute of India''' is the sole [[statute|national apex body]] for [[underwriting|Insurance Underwriters]] established in 1955 in [[Mumbai]]. It is under the [[jurisdiction]] of [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]], [[Government of India]]<ref name="inst">{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.insuranceinstituteofindia.com/web/guest/history|website=Insurance Institute of India|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> for the purpose of imparting insurance underwriting education to persons engaged or interested in insurance underwriting. The institute conducts examinations at various levels. It is the professional institute in India devoted solely to insurance-underwriting education.
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Certificates and Diplomas are awarded by the institute to successful candidates. These are recognised by the [[Government of India]], the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority ([[Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority|IRDA]]) and insurers in India and abroad. These qualifications are recognised by similar institutes in the UK, Canada and the United States, for grant of exemption from some of their papers. The Sri Lanka Insurance Institute and the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan are also affiliated to the institute. The institute also invites notable professionals from the industry to deliver guest lectures such as Mr. Ankur Mehta, Executive Vice President at Marsh India. Moreover; the Fellows and Associates of the [[Chartered Insurance Institute]], [[Institute and Faculty of Actuaries]], and [[Institute of Actuaries of India]] can apply for [[Licenciate]]/[[Associate's Degree|Associateship]]/
The '''Insurance Institute of India''' ('''III''') is the sole national apex body for [[underwriting|insurance underwriters]] in [[India]], established in 1955 in [[Mumbai]]. The institute, formerly known as Federation of Insurance Institutes (J.C. Setalvad Memorial) (Regd.), was created for the purpose of promoting insurance education and training in India.<ref name=PIB>{{Cite press release |title=Vice President Addreses<!-- Sic—the misspelling is in the original. --> at Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |date=26 August 2018 |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=126348| access-date=14 October 2016}}</ref> The institute conducts examinations at various levels. It is the professional institute in India devoted solely to insurance education.
[[Fellowship]] of the '''Insurance Institute of India'''.


Applicants can specialise in [[life insurance]] [[underwriting]] or [[general insurance]] [[underwriting]] . Examinations are held for '''Flagship course''' and a '''certificate course''':
Certificates and diplomas like [[Licentiate (Insurance)|Licentiate]], Associateship and Fellowship, etc. are awarded by the institute to successful candidates. These are recognised by the government of India, the [[Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority]] and insurers<ref>{{cite web |title=Insurance Institute of India (III) |publisher=General Insurance Council |url=https://www.gicouncil.in/knowledge/insurance-education/insurance-institute-of-india-iii/ |access-date=14 October 2023}}</ref> in India and abroad.<ref>{{cite web |title=India (III) |publisher=Chartered Insurance Institute |url=https://www.ciigroup.org/en/membership/international/affiliated-institutes/directory-of-affiliated-institutes/india-iii/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014021357/https://www.ciigroup.org/en/membership/international/affiliated-institutes/directory-of-affiliated-institutes/india-iii/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> These qualifications are recognised by similar institutes in the UK, Canada and the United States, for the grant of exemption from some of their papers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cross Recognition of Insurance Qualifications |publisher=Insurance Institute of India |url=https://www.insuranceinstituteofindia.com/downloads/Forms/III/Professional%20Exams/CROSS%20RECOGNIZATION/CROSS%20RECOGNITION%20OF%20INSTITUTE%20QUALIFICATIONS.pdf |access-date=12 October 2023}}</ref>
#[[Licenciate]], [[Associate's degree|Associate]], [[Fellowship]].([[Underwriting|Insurance Underwriter]])
 
#Certificate in insurance salesmanship (CIS)
III is a chartered member of the Institute of Global Insurance Education.<ref>{{cite web|title=Current Members |publisher=The Institute for Global Insurance Education |url=https://www.igie.org/members|access-date=14 October 2023}}</ref> The presence of 91 associated iInstitutes spread all over the country and the affiliation of the Sri Lanka Insurance Institute, the Sri Lanka Insurance Academy and The R.I.C.B. Insurance Institute, Bhutan, testify to the prestige and professional repute of the institute.<ref name=PIB/>
 
The institute supports research projects involving insurance and risk management sponsored by public and private organisations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Insurance Requirements of Indian Logistics and Warehousing Industry and their Customers 2017-2018 |publisher=Transport Corporation of India Ltd. and III |url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/Insurance%20Report.pdf |access-date=14 October 2023}}<br>- {{cite web |title=Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance, and Risk Transfer Working Group Report |publisher=National Institute of Disaster Management and III |url=https://nidm.gov.in/PDF/pubs/WGR_NIDMandIII_2021.pdf |access-date=14 October 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*''Examination handbook – Insurance Institute of India''


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.insuranceinstituteofindia.com Insurance Institute of India] Official website of Insurance Institute of India.
*{{official website|http://www.insuranceinstituteofindia.com}}
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*{{cite press release |url=https://ifsca.gov.in/Viewer?Path=Document%2FLegal%2Fpress-release_-mou_ifsca_iii-19012022063635.pdf&Title=IFSCA%20inks%20MOU%20with%20Insurance%20Institute%20of%20India%20%28III%29&Date=19%2F01%2F2022 |title=IFSCA inks MOU with Insurance Institute of India (III) |publisher=International Financial Services Centres Authority |date=19 January 2022}}
 
*[https://www.kenyanz.com/india/mumbai/education-1/insurance-institute-of-india Insurance Institute of India] More information on Insurance Institute of India.
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Insurance Institute of India

Mohammad Hamid Ansari at the valedictory function of the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai. Present: C. Vidyasagar Rao, governor of Maharashtra, and Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra, among others.
Agency overview
TypeNational apex body
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra
Websitewww.insuranceinstituteofindia.com

The Insurance Institute of India (III) is the sole national apex body for insurance underwriters in India, established in 1955 in Mumbai. The institute, formerly known as Federation of Insurance Institutes (J.C. Setalvad Memorial) (Regd.), was created for the purpose of promoting insurance education and training in India.[1] The institute conducts examinations at various levels. It is the professional institute in India devoted solely to insurance education.

Certificates and diplomas like Licentiate, Associateship and Fellowship, etc. are awarded by the institute to successful candidates. These are recognised by the government of India, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and insurers[2] in India and abroad.[3] These qualifications are recognised by similar institutes in the UK, Canada and the United States, for the grant of exemption from some of their papers.[4]

III is a chartered member of the Institute of Global Insurance Education.[5] The presence of 91 associated iInstitutes spread all over the country and the affiliation of the Sri Lanka Insurance Institute, the Sri Lanka Insurance Academy and The R.I.C.B. Insurance Institute, Bhutan, testify to the prestige and professional repute of the institute.[1]

The institute supports research projects involving insurance and risk management sponsored by public and private organisations.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Vice President Addreses at Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. "Insurance Institute of India (III)". General Insurance Council. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. "India (III)". Chartered Insurance Institute. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. "Cross Recognition of Insurance Qualifications" (PDF). Insurance Institute of India. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. "Current Members". The Institute for Global Insurance Education. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. "Insurance Requirements of Indian Logistics and Warehousing Industry and their Customers 2017-2018" (PDF). Transport Corporation of India Ltd. and III. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
    - "Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance, and Risk Transfer Working Group Report" (PDF). National Institute of Disaster Management and III. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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