How Do I Qualify?
Certificate and Associateship Qualifications
The Institute offers different levels of qualifications:
- The entry level Certificate qualification is available to any member working in claims and provides a broad introduction to insurance and claims. Successful candidates will be able to use the designatory letters Cert CILA after their name.
Holders of the Cert CII now have an exemption from the first Cert CILA paper CH1.
To apply for this exemption please send a payment of £50, along with proof of your Cert CII qualification, to the Institute. Contact details are available on the contact page.
- The top level ACILA Associate qualification, which confers Chartered status, is the gold standard qualification for loss adjusting, and is available to those working at a loss adjusting practice, firm or company. The equivalent MCILA qualification, which confers Certified status, is available to those not working at a loss adjusting practice, firm or company but whose predominant activity is the investigation, management, quantification, validation and resolution of Property, Casualty or any other losses.
For more information on the different qualification options please see the Route to Qualification - Chartered Status or the Route to Qualification - Certified Status
Learning materials for the Certificate are available, along with details of how to register for the examinations, via the following link:
Certificate Learning Materials now Available
To become an Associate it is necessary to pass the Institute’s examinations and have claims experience as set out in the Examination Handbook.
To be elected as a Fellow it is necessary to have a further five years' continuous experience as an independent loss adjuster and comply with the Institute’s Continuing Professional Development requirements.
CILA Ordinary Members and CILA Students
If you are an Ordinary Member or Student preparing for the CILA examinations you will find the information on this page of assistance to you in your studies.
There is a syllabus for each subject of the examinations and this should be your guide on the areas you need to study. All syllabuses can be found in the Examination Handbook.
A Recommended Reading List has been prepared listing books and other publications which it is considered cover the syllabus. However students should appreciate that it is not necessary to read all the contents of every book on the list. You may also be able to identify other material which covers aspects of the syllabus.
Technical Bulletins are issued periodically to all members. Whilst these are not related directly to the examinations they often contain information that may be relevant to a subject you are studying.
Examinations
The Institute’s examinations are held twice a year, in April and October. Below are details of the 2011 examination programme.
April 2012 ACILA Exams
The dates for the April 2012 ACILA exams are:
C1 and C2 - Monday 2 April 2012
C1 9.30am - 1.00pm
C2 2.00pm - 5.30pm
C3 - Tuesday 3 April 2012
C3 9.30am - 1.00pm
Download April 2012 Exam Entry Form
Examination Closing Date
Entries for the April 2012 examinations must be received by 31 January 2012.
October 2012 ACILA Exams
The dates for the October 2012 ACILA exams are:
C1 and C2 - Monday 1 October 2012
C1 9.30am - 1.00pm
C2 2.00pm - 5.30pm
C3 - Tuesday 2 October 2012
C3 9.30am - 1.00pm
Download October 2012 Exam Entry Form
Examination Closing Date
Entries for the October 2012 examinations must be received by 31 July 2012.
All those taking our exams should carefully read the regulations in the Examination Handbook and the syllabus for each subject you are taking.
Marking Scheme
A marking scheme for the ACILA examinations is available to download. Please note that this scheme is for guidance only and is intended to give an indication of the level of performance required to obtain each grade.
Accreditation for Chartered Status
The Accreditation for Chartered Status (ACS) is the method by which the CILA ensures that those who have the appropriate level of competence to carry out the work as a professionally qualified loss adjuster on behalf of clients or an employer are admitted as Associates of the Institute.
The ACS Entry form can be found here (pdf format)
Past Papers and Examination Statistics
April 2011
C1 April 2011 questions
C2 April 2011 questions
C3 April 2011 questions (BI Paper)
C3 April 2011 questions (Liability Paper)
C3 April 2011 questions (Commercial Property Paper)
C3 April 2011 questions (Domestic Property Paper)
C3 April 2011 questions (Subsidence Paper)
October 2010
C1 October 2010 questions
C2 October 2010 questions
C3 October 2010 questions (BI Paper)
C3 October 2010 questions (Liability Paper)
C3 October 2010 questions (Commercial Property Paper)
C3 October 2010 questions (Domestic Property Paper)
C3 October 2010 questions (Subsidence Paper)
April 2010
C1 April 2010 questions
C2 April 2010 questions
C3 April 2010 questions (BI Paper)
C3 April 2010 questions (Liability Paper)
C3 April 2010 questions (Commercial Property Paper)
C3 April 2010 questions (Domestic Property Paper)
C3 April 2010 questions (Subsidence Paper)
October 2009
C1 October 2009 questions
C2 October 2009 questions
C3 October 2009 questions (BI Paper)
C3 October 2009 questions (Liability Paper)
C3 October 2009 questions (Commercial Property Paper)
C3 October 2009 questions (Domestic Property Paper)
C3 October 2009 questions (Subsidence Paper)
April 2009
C1 April 2009 questions
C2 April 2009 questions
C3 April 2009 questions (BI Paper)
C3 April 2009 questions (Commercial Property Paper)
C3 April 2009 questions (Domestic Property Paper)
C3 April 2009 questions (Liability Paper)
October 2008
C2 October 2008 questions
C3 October 2008 questions (BI Paper)
C3 October 2008 questions (Liability Paper)
C3 October 2008 questions (Commercial Property Paper)
C3 October 2008 questions (Domestic Property Paper)
C3 October 2008 questions (Subsidence Paper)
Please note there was no October 2008 C1 Paper.
April 2008
C1 April 2008 questions
C2 April 2008 questions
C3 April 2008 questions
2007
C1 2007 questions
C2 2007 questions
C3 2007 questions
2006
C1 2006 questions
C2 2006 questions
C3 2006 questions
2005
C1 2005 questions
C2 2005 questions
C3 2005 questions
2004
C1 2004 questions
Examiner's comments
C2 2004 questions
Examiner's comments to follow.
C3 2004 questions
Examiner's comments
Further past examination papers are available from the Institute.
Education
The Institute’s policy is not to produce self-contained study material for the CILA examinations. However Study Guides, which will direct you to various publications containing information on the syllabus areas, are available below for Subjects C1 and C2 with C3, which is currently being developed, being available soon.
Reading List
The Recommended Reading List contains a list of books and publications for all subjects. To download the Reading List for CILA Associateship Exams 2012 please click here (PDF document).
C1 Study Guides
Below are links to download the Study Guide for C1. The Guide is in three parts:
C1 Study Guide - (47k/pdf)
Case Law front - (22k/pdf)
Case Law contents - (94k/pdf)
C2 Study Guides
Below are links to download the Study Guide for C2. The Guide is in two parts:
C2 Study Guide - (91k/PDF)
Case Law Compendium - (138k/PDF)
