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Understanding a Policy Wording - A Plain English Overview

  • Thu 10 Aug 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

This one-hour webinar, presented by Alan Chandler one of the most popular presenters in the UK, looks to provide a plain English walk through what makes up an insurance policy wording.

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Enabling Womens Careers - 9th August 2023 - 12 Noon - Communicating with Confidence

  • Wed 09 Aug 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us for the September Women's Forum session on Communicating with Confidence. This session will be Live-Online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create a safe space for members to express themselves, network and grow. These sessions are for all levels of PFS and CII and future topics will be established from member feedback within the group. The sessions are facilitated by Caroline who is a Certified Coach and NLP Trainer, however, these sessions are an exploration for all and so please bring your top tips to share with other members of the group and be open to explore and encourage eachother. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session.

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How to escape life's drama (An Introduction to Transactional Analysis)

  • Wed 26 Jul 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us for this interactive session which will be hosted Live-Online on Zoom. Please have your camera's on where possible to interact for the benefit of the group.

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An overview of Motor Trade insurance

  • Fri 21 Jul 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Alan Chandler

The presentation, provided by Alan Chandler one of the most popular insurance presenters in the UK, will provide an overview of the main covers for a Motor Trader and show where brokers make mistakes when setting up covers. Alan will explore the background as to why the motor trade market is hardening so badly and why rates will continue to rise. The presentation will also look into how a broker can help clients by getting motor traders to focus more on risk management.

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Enabling Women's Careers - Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

  • Tue 11 Jul 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us for the July Women's forum session to Enable Womens Careers This session will be Live-Online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create a safe space for members to express themselves, network and grow. These sessions are for all levels of PFS and CII and future topics will be established from member feedback within the group. The sessions are facilitated by Caroline who is a Certified Coach and NLP Trainer, however, these sessions are an exploration for all and so please bring your top tips to share with other members of the group and be open to explore and encourage eachother. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session.

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A Plain English Introduction to Engineering insurance and inspection

  • Tue 04 Jul 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

This is an hour’s presentation looking to provide a plain English overview of the Engineering insurance market, which is often shrouded in mystery and badly understood. We will look at both the inspection and insurance cover elements of Engineering insurance.

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Contractors Insurance - A Plain English Overview

  • Fri 30 Jun 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

We will be looking at the main insurance needs of a contractor, as well as looking at contract works cover, understanding contractor liability cover including non-negligence cover and more!

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Hawkins Webinar - Spontaneous Combustion of Oily Rags

  • Thu 29 Jun 9:00 am – 9:45 am
  • Online
    • Jessica Ng, Hawkins

In this session the speaker will explain how improperly disposed/stored oily rags can self-heat and pose a risk of fire.

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Understanding Claims Handling

  • Thu 22 Jun 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

This webinar delivered by Alan Chandler one of the leading presenters in the UK, looks at what a claims handler would look for in the event of a claim.

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Enabling Women's Careers - Putting Our Needs First

  • Thu 15 Jun 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us for the June Women's forum session to Enable Womens Careers This session will be Live-Online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create a safe space for members to express themselves, network and grow. These sessions are for all levels of PFS and CII and future topics will be established from member feedback within the group. The sessions are facilitated by Caroline who is a Certified Coach and NLP Trainer, however, these sessions are an exploration for all and so please bring your top tips to share with other members of the group and be open to explore and encourage eachother. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session.

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Business Interruption Extensions and advanced Loss of Profit

  • Wed 14 Jun 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

One of the many things the Covid-19 pandemic has taught the insurance industry is the importance of going through the various Bi extensions with clients and documenting these discussions. Failure to do this could leave the broker wide open to a PI claim against them.

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Hawkins Webinar - Numerical Analysis in Forensic Geotechnical Engineering

  • Thu 01 Jun 9:00 am – 9:45 am
  • Online
    • Shimin Zhuang, Hawkins

In this session the speaker will provide a glimpse of numerical analysis in geotechnical engineering including: · Basic concepts · Application to forensic investigations · Case studies

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Understand the security lapses that led to a Business Email Compromise

  • Wed 24 May 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    • Brad Fraser, InfoProtect

Story time! A real life case of a law firm that was comprised in email fraud leading to a large financial loss.

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BI Indemnity periods

  • Mon 22 May 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Alan Chandler

Brokers increasingly face PI claims for failing to advise clients correctly on setting appropriate Business Interruption indemnity periods, and with all the unfortunate events occurring in the world at the moment, making rebuild materials very scare, never has there been a better opportunity to engage your policyholders on this subject.

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Enabling Women's Careers - 1st Session - Empowerment

  • Thu 18 May 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

We are excited to announce that we have joined forces with our local institutes to bring you monthly sessions to Enable Womens Careers. This is the first of our joint sessions where Caroline will design and facilitate collaborative sessions on a monthly basis. These sessions will not be recorded as we aim to create a safe space for members to express themselves and grow as the months progress. Futre topics will be determined by the members each month. These sessions are for all levels for PFS and CII.

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Hawkins Webinar - Should a Building be Demolished Following a Fire?

  • Thu 18 May 9:00 am – 9:45 am
  • Online
    • Yang Dang, Hawkins

In this session Yang will demonstrate the methodology and technology Hawkins uses to conduct structural assessment of fire damaged structures.

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Hawkins Webinar - The Perennial Problem of Bulk Cargo Liquefaction

  • Thu 04 May 9:00 am – 9:45 am
  • Online
    • Nico Zurcher, Hawkins

Nico’s presentation will answer the following questions: · What is liquefaction? · Which cargoes pose a risk when carried? · How can that risk be mitigated?

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Confidence and Self Esteem

  • Wed 26 Apr 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    • Anne Streather, MIND

In this one-hour course, learn what is meant by the terms ‘self-esteem’ and ‘confidence’, recognise some causes of low self-esteem and low confidence and how they can link to mental health, learn how to use strategies such as self-talk to challenge negative thoughts and improve self-esteem and confidence, and know where to get further help.

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Hawkins Webinar - Escape of Water: Really a Materials Problem?

  • Thu 20 Apr 9:00 am – 9:45 am
  • Online
    • Dr Chun Chan, Hawkins

Chun Chan will discuss how the fault is often placed on a defective component when an escape of water occurs, and how Hawkins investigates other potential causes to identify the real issue.

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