The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), professional body and parent of the Professional Finance Society, has seen a continued increase in the total number of qualifications completed in 2025.
The total number of qualifications completed in 2025 increased 4% for personal finance (6,634) and general insurance (8,548).
A similar split was seen in the 54,990 exam sittings held by the CII, with 27,856 general insurance exams (+3%), and 27,134 in finance (+0.6%).
Written personal finance exams increased by 1.5% in total to 5,048, with the biggest increase seen in the number of R06 completions, at +8% (2,399 total).
The CII said that the 55,000 exam sittings reached a decade-long peak.
Nicola Mellor, director of qualifications and assessment at the CII, said: “The results demonstrate an appetite for skills and progression within the sector, as well as our members’ continued commitment to professional development, and upholding the highest professional standards across insurance and personal finance.
“It’s also really encouraging to see our increased focus on developing the pipeline of talent into financial planning reflected in these results.”
So far, more than 2,300 students have engaged with the insurance programme, while the personal finance programme has attracted more than 4,200 participants.
The programme was developed by the CII and PFS in partnership with Springpod.