Irish Brokers association & Insurance Institute of Ireland
Broker CIP Diploma

The Certified Insurance Practitioner (CIP) qualification, has established itself as the benchmark qualification for the general insurance industry.  The Financial Regulator has recognised this qualification as meeting the competency requirements for employees engaged in advice roles in the following areas; personal general insurance, commercial general insurance, private medical insurance, general insurance broking, general insurance account management and claims advice. The CIP diploma is a 6 module qualification as follows:

IBA 1  Personal lines
IBA 2  Commercial lines
Gen 2a  General insurance market regulation
Gen 2b  Insurance Principles
Gen 3a  The general insurance process: Risk Mgmt, Advice, Underwriting & claims
Gen 3b  General insurance products

The first 5 exams are multiple choice questions and the last exam is a written paper.  The fee for the exams includes the book, exam and tutorial attendance.  To download an application form for Broker CIP diploma please click on link below: Please note dates of exams and exam information are located under education and general exam information section.

Please note that the Administration of the IBA Broker CIP exams has been outsourced to the Insurance Institute of Ireland, all queries re exams should be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Application Forms and Repeat Exam Forms

October 2010 Application Form

October 2010 Repeat Application Form