EDII is delighted to announce a major new partnership with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) to strengthen and expand the impact of the CII’s flagship New Generation Programme.
This collaboration represents a significant investment in the future of the insurance and financial planning professions. With a strong reputation for delivering impactful innovation programmes that create lasting outcomes for both participants and the industry, EDII is the ideal partner for the CII. The partnership brings EDII’s expertise to the CII, enhancing its commitment to developing future leaders, equipping participants with cutting edge skills, and ensuring the longevity and visibility of the programme’s outcomes. The support provided by EDII will be underpinned by the CII Professional Map, providing a consistent framework to benchmark participants personal development over the course of the year.
For more than a decade, the New Generation Programme has nurtured emerging talent across the sector, supporting participants and their mentors as they tackle real-world challenges and deliver projects with lasting value. As the sector faces rapid digital, regulatory, and societal change, the need for future ready leadership has never been greater.
Through this partnership, CII and EDII will:
Enhance participants’ innovation capability, confidence, and leadership skills.
Use the CII Professional map as a structured benchmarking tool at the beginning and end of the programme, enabling participants to assess their progress against recognised professional standards
Provide structured expert support that ensures projects deliver measurable, professional value long after the programme concludes.
Amplify the visibility of New Generation initiatives across the profession, regulators, employers, and wider stakeholders.
Adam Harper, Executive Director Strategy, Advocacy and Professional Standards:
“This partnership represents an important milestone for the New Generation Programme. By bringing EDII’s innovation expertise into the experience, we are enhancing our investment in rising talent and giving participants (and their mentors) the support they need to deliver projects with lasting value. The programme has always been about empowering professionals to push boundaries and shape meaningful change, and this collaboration ensures their work continues to have a long term, visible impact across the sector.”
Commenting on the partnership, Caroline Bedford, Chief Executive Officer at EDII, said:
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with the CII on such an influential programme. The New Generation cohorts bring enormous passion and potential, and with the right tools and frameworks, their ideas can translate into powerful, long term outcomes for the sector.”
A confident step into the future
This partnership represents one of the most forward looking developments the CII has made in professional development in recent years – a clear commitment to empowering individuals, strengthening the professions, and ensuring that the ideas generated within New Generation continue to deliver impact, credibility, and sector wide relevance for years to come.
About EDII
FEDII is the leading provider of innovation-focused education and talent development for the insurance and financial services sectors. Founded in 2021 to support a more adaptive and forward-thinking industry, the company works with insurers, brokers, professional bodies and market associations in both the UK and international markets. Combining deep sector expertise and creative learning approaches, EDII equips professionals and organisations with the future-focused capabilities and mindsets they need to thrive – enabling them to embrace change, drive innovation, and strengthen culture. Learn more at edii.group.
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
The Chartered Insurance Institute is the professional body dedicated to building trust in the insurance and financial planning profession. Our strapline Standards. Professionalism. Trust. embodies our commitment to driving confidence in the power of professional standards: competence, integrity, and care for the customer.
We deliver that commitment through relevant learning, insightful leadership, and an engaged membership. Our members commit to high professional standards by maintaining continuous professional development and abiding by our Code of Ethics. The Chartered Insurance Institute is proud to be a member of the Chartered Body Alliance and the Institute for Global Insurance Education.
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