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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: CII LM2 Exam

75 questions

LM2 is 55 standard MCQs plus 20 case-study MCQs

CII LM2 Examination Guide / syllabus 2026

2 hours

Time allowed to complete the LM2 exam

CII LM2 syllabus 2026

70% nominal pass

Standard nominal pass mark for LM2

CII LM2 unit page

15 credits

CII credit value of the LM2 unit

CII Certificate in Insurance qualification specification

60 hours

CII-recommended study time for LM2

CII LM2 unit page / study-plan secondary sources citing CII

71.24%

Published 2025 pass rate for LM2

CII LM2 unit page

12% / 20%

UK IPT standard and higher rates on taxable general insurance

HMRC / UK IPT guidance

100

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CII LM2 is the London Market principles-and-practices unit of the Award/Certificate in London Market Insurance pathways (15 credits). The official exam is 55 MCQs plus 4×5 case-study MCQs in 2 hours, with a nominal 70% pass mark; the CII reported a 71.24% pass rate for 2025. This free bank offers 100 original practice questions weighted to the eleven 2026 learning outcomes, emphasising how business is conducted (MRC, fair presentation, GUA), underwriting, intermediation, regulation/IPT, claims and complaints. Confirm live enrolment fees on the CII unit page.

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1Which parties are the principal participants in placing a risk in the London Market?

A.Brokers, underwriters (including Lloyd's syndicates and company market insurers), and their clients

B.Only the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority

C.Only loss adjusters and the Financial Ombudsman Service

D.Retail banks and credit-rating agencies only

Explanation: The London Market places risks through relationships between clients (often via producing brokers), London Market brokers who present risks, and underwriters at Lloyd's syndicates and company-market insurers who accept lines. Regulators and claims specialists support the market but are not the principal placing parties.

2In the London Market, what best describes the typical relationship between a client, a broker and an underwriter?

A.The underwriter always deals directly with the client and never through a broker

B.The broker usually presents the risk to underwriters on the client's behalf and negotiates terms

C.The client issues the Market Reform Contract to the underwriter without any intermediary

D.Rating agencies act as the client's agent when placing cover

Explanation: London Market business is predominantly broker-led: brokers act for clients (or producing brokers) to present risks, obtain quotations, negotiate terms and place cover with underwriters. Direct client-to-underwriter placement is less typical for complex London Market risks than intermediary placement.

3Why might a commercial client choose to place a large or complex risk in the London Market rather than only in a local domestic market?

A.Because London Market policies are always free of excesses and exclusions

B.Because London Market underwriters never charge premium

C.Because the London Market offers specialist capacity, expertise and the ability to share large risks across many underwriters

D.Because UK Insurance Premium Tax is never payable on London Market risks

Explanation: Clients use London for specialist underwriting expertise, global licences, and subscription capacity that lets many insurers share very large or unusual risks. Premium tax, excesses and exclusions still apply according to the risk and jurisdiction; London is chosen for capability and capacity, not for free cover.

4Which of the following is a major class of business commonly written in the London Market?

A.Only compulsory employers' liability for UK sole traders with no employees

B.Only personal motor third-party cover sold via price-comparison websites

C.Only domestic pet insurance sold through high-street banks

D.Marine, aviation, energy, political risk, casualty and other specialty and reinsurance classes

Explanation: The London Market specialises in large, complex and specialty risks: marine, aviation, energy, catastrophe, political risk, professional and general casualty, property and reinsurance, among others. Mass personal lines products sold via high-street or aggregator channels are not its defining focus.

5A property damage and business interruption claim arising from a fire at an insured factory would typically fall under which broad class of cover?

A.Property and business interruption (commercial property) insurance

B.Marine hull only

C.Political risk confiscation only

D.Life assurance only

Explanation: Fire damage to buildings, plant and stock, and the resulting interruption to trading, are classic property and business interruption exposures. Life assurance, marine hull and political risk confiscation address different perils and subject-matter.

6How do London Market underwriters commonly diversify and manage their portfolios?

A.By writing only one identical risk for the entire year of account

B.By spreading capacity across classes, territories and perils, using limits, reinsurance and exposure modelling

C.By refusing all reinsurance and retaining every risk net at 100%

D.By guaranteeing unlimited cover on every risk accepted

Explanation: Portfolio management means diversifying by class, geography and peril, controlling line sizes and aggregates, buying reinsurance, and modelling catastrophe and other exposures. Concentration on a single risk, refusing all reinsurance, or offering unlimited cover would increase rather than manage risk.

7Which statement best describes a liability class written in the London Market?

A.It is identical in every respect to life assurance

B.It only pays for physical damage to the insured's own buildings

C.It responds to legal liabilities the insured may owe to third parties arising from injury, damage or other covered wrongs

D.It always replaces the need for employers' liability where that cover is compulsory

Explanation: Liability insurance protects the insured against legal obligations to third parties for injury, property damage or other covered liabilities. First-party property cover protects the insured's own assets; employers' liability is a specific compulsory class where required; life assurance is a different long-term product.

8What is the main difference between facultative and treaty reinsurance?

A.Treaty can only be placed at Lloyd's; facultative can only be placed in the company market

B.Facultative never involves a reinsurer; treaty always does

C.Facultative is always proportional; treaty is always non-proportional

D.Facultative covers individual risks case by case; treaty covers a defined portfolio of risks under a standing agreement

Explanation: Facultative reinsurance is negotiated risk-by-risk. Treaty reinsurance is an ongoing contract under which the reinsurer accepts a defined book (or part of a book) of the cedant's business. Both can be proportional or non-proportional and both involve reinsurers.

9In proportional reinsurance, how are premiums and losses typically shared between cedant and reinsurer?

A.Premiums and losses are shared in an agreed proportion (for example a quota share percentage)

B.The cedant always retains 100% of both premium and loss

C.Only losses are shared; the reinsurer never receives any premium

D.The reinsurer takes a fixed excess above a retention and ignores premium share

Explanation: Under proportional covers such as quota share or surplus, the reinsurer takes an agreed share of premiums and pays the same share of losses (subject to the treaty terms, commission and any limits). Non-proportional excess-of-loss works differently by attaching above a retention.

10An insurer writes a £10,000,000 risk and cedes 40% under a quota-share treaty. How much of a total loss of £10,000,000 would the reinsurer typically pay (ignoring commission and deductibles)?

A.£0

B.£4,000,000

C.£6,000,000

D.£10,000,000

Explanation: Under a 40% quota share the reinsurer takes 40% of the risk and therefore pays 40% of a total loss: 0.4 × £10,000,000 = £4,000,000. The cedant retains the remaining 60% (£6,000,000).

About the CII LM2 Exam

LM2 London Market Insurance Principles and Practices is a Level 3 CII unit (15 credits) that deepens LM1 essentials into how insurance is actually placed and administered across the London Market. It covers market parties and specialty classes, reinsurance structures and calculations, market security including Lloyd's chain of security and rating agencies, compulsory insurance and key statutes (including Consumer Rights Act 2015, Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and UK Insurance Premium Tax), intermediary roles and TOBAs, underwriting in the subscription market (lead/follow, cycle, modelling, reserving, open years and reinsurance to close), Market Reform Contract placing and the General Underwriters' Agreement, delegated underwriting (binders, lineslips, consortia), claims principles, and complaints routes via FCA/PRA expectations, the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. The exam is a 2-hour, 75-question multiple-choice paper examined on English law and practice unless otherwise stated.

Assessment

55 compulsory standard-format multiple-choice questions plus 4 case studies of 5 MCQs each (75 questions total). The official test specification allocates the 55 standard questions across 11 learning outcomes, generally within ±2 of the published counts. Case-study questions may examine any learning outcome. There is no negative marking.

Time Limit

2 hours (120 minutes) to complete all 75 questions.

Passing Score

Nominal pass mark of 70% on the 75-question paper. The CII may adjust the actual cut score slightly through standard-setting to keep the standard consistent across sittings.

Exam Fee

Purchased from the CII via Enrolment plus or Enrolment only packages that include assessment entry; 2026 published third-party schedules commonly list Enrolment plus digital at about £274 (member) / £359 (non-member) and resits at about £134 / £159. Confirm current CII prices, membership discounts, VAT and any print postage at enrolment. (Chartered Insurance Institute (CII))

CII LM2 Exam Content Outline

Business nature of the London Market

Principal parties and relationships between clients, brokers and underwriters.

Main classes of insurance written in the London Market

Why clients use London, specialty classes and features, and portfolio diversification.

Reinsurance within the insurance market

Facultative/treaty and proportional/non-proportional covers, with cession and recovery calculations.

Market security

Solvency concepts, Lloyd's chain of security and rating-agency roles.

11%

Regulatory and legal requirements

Compulsory insurance, key consumer/contract statutes, capital requirements and UK IPT.

11%

Insurance intermediation in the London Market

Broker types, TOBAs, remuneration, agency and intermediary regulation.

13%

Underwriting function in the London Market

Subscription underwriting, market cycle, modelling, reserving, open years and RITC.

25%

How business is conducted in the London Market

MRC placing, quotations, fair presentation, GUA, policy terms, premiums, termination and conflicts.

Delegated underwriting

Binding authorities, Lloyd's controls, lineslips and consortia.

Claims handling in the London Market

Broker/insurer roles, claims personnel, indemnity, subrogation, contribution and proximate cause.

Resolving complaints

FCA/PRA individual regulation, claims conduct rules, FOS and FSCS.

How to Pass the CII LM2 Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Nominal pass mark of 70% on the 75-question paper. The CII may adjust the actual cut score slightly through standard-setting to keep the standard consistent across sittings.
Assessment: 55 compulsory standard-format multiple-choice questions plus 4 case studies of 5 MCQs each (75 questions total). The official test specification allocates the 55 standard questions across 11 learning outcomes, generally within ±2 of the published counts. Case-study questions may examine any learning outcome. There is no negative marking.
Time limit: 2 hours (120 minutes) to complete all 75 questions.
Exam fee: Purchased from the CII via Enrolment plus or Enrolment only packages that include assessment entry; 2026 published third-party schedules commonly list Enrolment plus digital at about £274 (member) / £359 (non-member) and resits at about £134 / £159. Confirm current CII prices, membership discounts, VAT and any print postage at enrolment.

Keys to Passing

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Focus on highest-weighted sections
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CII LM2 Study Tips from Top Performers

1Spend most revision time on Learning Outcome 8 (how business is conducted): MRC content, fair presentation, GUA, on-risk, warranties/conditions/exclusions and contract certainty dominate the 55-question table.

2Practise proportional and surplus reinsurance arithmetic (cession, lines and recoveries) until the calculations are automatic under time pressure.

3Memorise UK IPT at 12% standard and 20% higher, and know which product types attract the higher rate versus exemptions.

4Be able to sketch Lloyd's chain of security in order: syndicate assets, members' funds at Lloyd's, then central assets including the Central Fund.

5Distinguish coverholders/binders, lineslips and consortia, and know that writing outside binder scope is an authority breach.

6Use the official LM2 Examination Guide specimen paper under timed conditions (2 hours for 75 items) so case-study reading speed does not cost marks.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many questions are on the CII LM2 exam and how long is it?

LM2 has 55 standard multiple-choice questions plus 4 case studies of 5 MCQs each (75 questions in total), answered in 2 hours. There is no negative marking.

What is the pass mark for CII LM2?

The standard nominal pass mark is 70%. Because the paper has 75 questions, that is notionally about 53 correct answers, though the CII may adjust the cut score slightly through standard-setting.

What does the LM2 syllabus cover?

Eleven learning outcomes spanning London Market parties and classes, reinsurance, market security, legal/regulatory requirements including IPT, intermediation, underwriting, how business is placed and documented (including the MRC and GUA), delegated underwriting, claims and complaints (FOS/FSCS).

How many CII credits is LM2 worth and what qualification does it lead to?

LM2 is worth 15 CII credits at Level 3. Completing LM1 and LM2 achieves the Award in London Market Insurance; adding LM3 achieves the Certificate in London Market Insurance.

Which law does LM2 examine?

Candidates are examined on English law and practice unless a question states otherwise. Legislative and industry changes are generally not examined earlier than three months after they take effect.

Are these official CII practice questions?

No. These are original OpenExamPrep questions modelled on the 2026 LM2 syllabus and exam style. The CII provides its own study text, Knowledge Checker and specimen examination guide separately.

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