CII I10 study plan

Map the I10 syllabus structure against the core areas of insurance law and practice, listing the main statutory and regulatory sources you must be able to name

Define the key legal concepts of offer, acceptance, consideration and insurable interest, and explain in your own words how each applies to a contract of insurance

Distinguish the roles of the parties in an insurance contract (insurer, insured, broker, agent) and describe the legal duties each owes

Build a personal glossary of at least 40 technical terms with one-line definitions

Explain the principles of utmost good faith and the duty of fair presentation of risk, and identify what must be disclosed before cover is bound

Compare non-disclosure, misrepresentation and fraud, and state the remedies available to an insurer in each case

Summarise the main consumer-protection and conduct rules that govern how policies are sold and administered

Answer five short scenario questions on disclosure and apply the correct remedy to each

Describe the legal principles of indemnity, subrogation and contribution and explain when each applies

Explain proximate cause and how it is used to decide whether a loss is covered

Distinguish average, excess and sum-insured clauses and calculate a settlement under each

Work through three loss-settlement calculations showing every step

Outline the main statutes and regulators that shape insurance practice, and state the purpose of each

Explain the role of the Financial Ombudsman Service and the complaints-handling process an insurer must follow

Describe the regulatory requirements for treating customers fairly and for managing conflicts of interest

Draft a short note on how a complaint would progress from first contact to final decision

Explain the legal effect of policy wording, conditions, warranties and exclusions on a claim

Distinguish conditions precedent, conditions subsequent and warranties, and state the consequence of breaching each

Identify the main types of policy (property, liability, motor, life, health) and the legal issues specific to each

Analyse three sample exclusion clauses and state whether a claim would be paid

Describe the claims-handling process from notification to settlement, including the insurer's legal duties

Explain the rules on fraudulent claims and the remedies available to the insurer

Summarise the law on third-party rights against an insurer and the position of an insolvent insured

Write a structured answer to a past-paper style claims scenario under timed conditions

Consolidate weak areas identified in weeks 1 to 6 by re-reading notes and re-attempting missed questions

Practise 30 multiple-choice questions under exam timing and record your score by topic

Rehearse the structure of a long-form answer: issue, rule, application, conclusion

Produce a one-page revision sheet of the ten facts you most often get wrong

Complete two full mock papers under timed conditions and mark them against the syllabus

Review every incorrect answer and write the correct rule in your own words

Recite the key statutes, principles and remedies from memory without notes

Finalise a single-page pre-exam checklist covering the highest-weight topics