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The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Group has today (Friday 1 May) announced the appointment of two new Executive Directors, further strengthening its leadership team. Ben Turner has been appointed Executive Director, Member Engagement, joining with immediate effect, and Will Holt will join as Executive Director, Learning, from 3 August.

Nine months since its launch, the Personal Finance Society (PFS) Pathway to the Profession talent programme has reached its initial target of attracting 500 individuals to join the financial planning profession, and become new PFS members. The Pathway programme, which included complimentary entry into the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Group’s Financial Protection (R05) exam, has generated over 1,000 expressions of interest, with 521 being accepted to begin their studies.

The CII Group has started the year as it ended 2025, seeking to influence regulation by convening the profession and shaping what good practice looks like.

We helped set the tone for how regulators approach Consumer Duty, vulnerability and AI, surfaced under preparedness for the Great Wealth Transfer, and committed to leading work on new driver road safety. This is the CII acting not just as a responder, but as a shaper of the agenda.