What professional qualifications have you achieved in your lifetime and how have they played a role in your career?

Paul Asplin writes...

At a relatively early age I became an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII) as I felt that this was important to gain an understanding of the general insurance market and to demonstrate that I had achieved a certain level of professionalism. I believe that both of these objectives were fully achieved and subsequently I became a Chartered Insurer.