The Corporate Risk Management Institute (CRMI), the educational division of Chedid Capital, a leading insurance and reinsurance investment group, has received Approved Professional Development Centre (APCD) accreditation from the prestigious Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). This partnership will offer a comprehensive CII-accredited program for insurance and reinsurance professionals in Lebanon, Qatar, and the UAE, to be delivered through CRMI’s CII-accredited training centers.
The program begins with six CII preparatory courses designed to cover essential industry knowledge, along with specialized and advanced topics such as legislation, reinsurance, and underwriting. To ensure broad access to its curriculum and learning outcomes for a diverse regional talent pool, the accredited program offers participants the flexibility to either enroll in individual courses or pursue a full diploma. It also provides options for both in-person and online learning formats.
Gaenor Jones, Regional Director of the CII Middle East, says, “Our aim is to boost professional standards across the region, and through effective collaborations with prominent organisations like Chedid Capital and CRMI who boast a significant foothold here, we are able to make strides in ensuring the highest levels of training and qualifications attainment for the insurance sector’s workforce. Approved Professional Development Centres (APDCs) are the CII’s official recognition that an organisation’s training provision meets a robust criteria that is in alignment with the CII’s high standards of Professionalism and Quality. Every APDC must ensure up to date teaching materials, effective evaluation of teaching and robust management systems as well as student support services. We look forward to supporting the organisation in its ongoing efforts to educate and upskill the sector’s talent pool”.
“We are proud and privileged to be accredited by the CII. Between a highly volatile region and an ever-demanding global insurance market, there is a great need among Middle East professionals to future-proof their career and organisations by upskilling themselves and gaining internationally recognised qualifications. Ultimately, it is about building business and economic sustainability on solid educational foundations in the insurance sector,” says Ali Jibai, member of the Executive Committee at CRMI. “This starts with the fundamentals, which are well covered by this inaugural programme, and will extend to more specialised areas in the future, as have all our ongoing academic partnerships and initiatives”, Jibai adds.
“Our region’s role in shaping global markets and sustainable development efforts has moved from response and reform to leadership and ownership. Middle East governments, policymakers, and private sector players today require a robust pool of experts who are well-versed in GRC, rooted in local markets, and capable of building world-class financial and insurance markets,” says Alice Tabbah, manager of CRMI. “It is on this premise that CRMI was established under Chedid Capital, and is expanding its own mission from foundational education to capacity building to resilience planning. Accreditations from renowned institutions like CII are pivotal in this direction”, Tabbah adds.
