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Understanding Exemptions
If you’ve already completed relevant professional or academic qualifications, you may be eligible for exemptions from certain CILA exams. Exemptions give you credit for prior learning, meaning you won’t need to sit those particular modules to complete the qualification.
Currently, CILA offers exemptions for one Certificate-level exam, a Fast-Track entry to Diploma and two Diploma-level exams.
Certificate Exam Exemption
If you’ve achieved the Chartered Insurance Institute’s (CII) Certificate, you can be exempt from the CH1 – Introduction to the Insurance Industry exam.
To complete the Cert-CILA qualification, you’ll still need to pass:
- CH2 – Claims Handling, and
- CH3 – Handling Claims for Specific Losses (Option 1 – General)
OR - CH4 – Handling Claims for Specific Losses (Option 2- Liability)
Diploma Exam Exemptions
You may be eligible for exemptions from the following Diploma-level exams:
- DP1 – The Principles of Insurance 1
- DP2 – The Principles of Insurance 2
CILA recognises the following qualifications for automatic exemptions:
- Chartered Insurance Institute – Diploma in Insurance (Dip CII)
- Chartered Insurance Institute – Advanced Diploma in Insurance (ACII)
- Chartered Insurance Institute – Fellowship (FCII)
- Insurance Institute of Ireland – Professional Diploma in Insurance (CIP)
- Malaysian Insurance Institute – Diploma (DMII)
- Singapore College of Insurance – Diploma in General Insurance and Risk Management (DGIRM)
- Singapore College of Insurance – Advanced Diploma in General Insurance and Risk Management (ADGIRM)
- Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance – Diploma of General Insurance
Members who qualify for the above prior-qualification exemptions are able to Fast-Track into Diploma exams with two exemptions.
Please Note: This will not provide eligible members with the Cert-CILA post nominals or membership grade; candidates will remain as an Ordinary member until completing the Diploma exams and achieving DIP-CILA.
How to Apply
To apply for an exemption, you need to complete the following steps:
Join us as an Ordinary Member and create a MyCILA Account.
An Ordinary Member has immediate access to our examinations, CILA library, technical papers, Newsletter and a host of other benefits. Completing a CILA qualification will elevate their membership to a Cert-CILA or Dip-CILA depending on the completed level. Members who complete the ACS qualification will receive the designatory letters ACILA after 3-5 years of experience in a loss adjusting practice, firm or company.
Joining Fee: £25
Annual Subscription: £80
Then simply send us a copy of the certificate that confirms one of the eligible qualifications.
The fee for each exemption is £175, regardless of level, which will be added to you account upon verification of your prior learning:
Not Sure if You Qualify?
If your qualification isn’t listed above, don’t worry. We’re happy to consider other academic or professional qualifications, including those earned outside the UK. To have your prior learning reviewed, please complete our Recognition of Prior Learning Application Form and email it to info@cila.co.uk.