Melissa Collett joins CII as professional standards director

Former senior FOS ombudsman

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The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Melissa Collett as its new professional standards director, leading its professional standards, ethics and conduct activity as a united profession.

Collett brings significant insurance and legal experience having spent more than a decade at the Financial Ombudsman Service, as a director at Fairer Finance and as a tribunal judge. She said: "I am really looking forward to joining the CII. As its strapline suggests, standards, professionalism and trust are at the heart of what the CII does and I am committed to supporting them achieve this." CII chief executive officer Sian Fisher said: "I'm delighted to welcome Melissa to my executive management team at the CII. "She brings a wealth of experience and understanding of insurance c...

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