eiet - European conference of the national institutes for professional insurance education

European conference of the national institutes for

professional insurance education

PROGRAMME

	Thursday, 6th November 2003


	09.00 - 09.15	Opening
	09.15 - 10.00	Educational standards in the Norwegian financial sector. Political aspects and the influence of EU.
	10.00 - 11.00	Authorization of educations in the Nordic countries.
	11.00 - 11.30	Coffee
	11.30 - 12.30	Handling educational standards cross border.
	12.30 - 14.00	Lunch
	14.00 - 14.45	Education and certification - at a national institute or in each single company?
	14.45 - 15.00	Coffee
	15.00 - 17.00	Working groups
	19.00	Dinner

	Friday, 7th November 2002


	09.00 - 10.15	Short reports and panel discussion on conclusions from the workshops.
	10.15 - 10.30	Coffee
	10.30 - 11.15	Global foundation programme in insurance, risk management and financial services.
	11.15 - 11.30	Coffee
	11.30 - 12.30	Education standards and consumer protection.
	12.30 - 13.00	Conclusions, feedback, and looking forward to next year's conference.

	Topics for working groups

	1.	Exchange of experience on national standards of insurance education.
	2.	International activities and standards of education. - the need for such standards - how to set up standards - how to cope with such standards over time (quality control)
	3.	Exchange of experience on public or private education and examiniation. Centralized (national institute) or decentralized (individual company).
	4.	Consumer protection and demands on standards of education - exchange of experience on the practice in each country.