Majority of advice professionals want CII return to old certificates - exclusive poll

Gone digital

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(Left) The old-style certificate and the new PDF versions (right).
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(Left) The old-style certificate and the new PDF versions (right).

In a poll of more than 300 Professional Adviser readers, the majority expressed a desire to see the Chartered Insurance Institute backtrack and return to sending old-style, more professional-looking certificates.

Almost three-quarters (73%) of the 301 advice professionals polled by PA disagreed with the CII's decision to stop sending exam certificates in the post. An even larger proportion (81%) said they think...

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