The ASEAN Professional Insurance Diploma (APID) aims to:
• Develop regional insurance talent with an ASEAN acumen to operate and lead ASEAN-based organisations
• Provide participants with a qualification that is benchmarked to the ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF) under a common standard
• Enhance the mobility of human resources within the ASEAN insurance market as part of the ASEAN Economic Community’s (AEC) vision of ASEAN as a single market characterised by the free flow of goods, services, capital, skilled labor, and investment
Candidates who possess a specific country’s Diploma are exempted from the respective country’s Micro- Cert except Module 2.
Upcoming Schedule 2026
Module 1 : ASEAN Insurance Market Practices (Underwriting and Claims)
→ 5 micro-certifications:
Micro-Cert 1: Malaysia (2 days) : Asian Institute of Insurance (Aii) – 4&5 March 2026
Micro-Cert 2: Philippines (2 days) : Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific (IIAP) – 21&23 April 2026
Micro-Cert 3: Indonesia (2 days) : Dewan Asuransi Indonesia (DAI) – 6&7 May 2026
Micro-Cert 4: Singapore (2 days) : Singapore College of Insurance (SCI) – 20 & 21 July 2026
Micro-Cert 5: Thailand (2 days) : Thailand Insurance Institute (TII) – 4 & 5 August 2026
Module 2 : Climate And Environmental Risk Management In ASEAN
→ 6 micro-certifications:
Foundation Micro-Cert 1: Singapore (2 days) : Singapore College of Insurance (SCI) – 3 & 4 September 2026
Micro-Cert 2: Philippines (0.5 day) : Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific (IIAP) – 16 September 2026
Micro-Cert 3: Malaysia (0.5 day) : Asian Institute of Insurance (Aii) – 21 September 2026
Micro-Cert 4: Thailand (0.5 day) : Thailand Insurance Institute (TII) – 30 September 2026
Micro-Cert 5: Singapore (0.5 day) : Singapore College of Insurance (SCI) – 21 October 2026
Micro-Cert 2: Indonesia (0.5 day) : Dewan Asuransi Indonesia (DAI) – TBC
At the end of the programme, participants are expected to be equipped with the knowledge and understanding of the insurance market practices in ASEAN and understand the role of climate & environmental risk management in ASEAN.