Previous events

All previous events

Working from Home or Living at Work? (Webinar One)

  • Tue 13 Apr 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
    • Katharine Jones, KJ Development

Whether you are thinking about yourself or your team, the challenges arising from lockdown are real and affecting our motivation at work. This session will go through the current challenges of maintaining team performance.

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WEBINAR: An introduction to the insurance industry

  • Thu 25 Mar 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
    • Alan Chandler, Alan Chandler Training

This three hour webinar (with a break in the middle) will be ideal for staff who are new or fairly new to the insurance industry, for those studying IF1 or for those who just want to get a better understanding of the main principles that underpin our industry. The webinar will be presented by Alan Chandler, one of the most popular speakers in the UK. Alan will, in his usual plain English style, go through what risks are covered by insurance and what risks are not. He will then explain the structure of the UK insurance industry including exploring the roles of brokers, underwriters and claims staff. The six main legal principles of insurance will them be covered which are insurable interest, duty not to misrepresent/fair presentation of risk, proximate cause, indemnity, subrogation and contribution. The presentation will end up by covering the role of regulation within insurance.

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Women's Forum: Effective Communication

  • Tue 23 Mar 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Susan Heaton-Wright, Superstar Communicator

Communicating as a leader is a necessary skill for any leader. For female leaders and emerging leaders, these are particularly important to ensure you lead, make an impression and engage with your teams.

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YPG: Working in a Multi-Generational Workforce

  • Tue 16 Mar 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online

Provided by the Young Professional Groups, this webinar looks at the multiple generations now in the workplace and the importance of appreciating how varied our perspectives of work can be.

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MO5 Remote Revision (Second Course) - Insurance Law

  • Sat 13 Mar 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    • Alan Chandler

This MO5 remote course is limited to 20 members and will be delivered over 2 three hour revision sessions which will cover all the main aspects of the CII diploma subject MO5 insurance law module.

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M92 Remote Revision Course - Business and Finance in Insurance

  • Wed 10 Mar 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    • Alan Chandler, Insurance Trainer

This M92 course is limited to 20 members and will be delivered over 2x three hour revision sessions which will cover all the main aspects of the CII diploma subject M92 business and finance module.

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MO5 Remote Revision Course - Insurance Law

  • Wed 10 Mar 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
    • Alan Chandler

This MO5 remote course is limited to 20 members and will be delivered over 2 three hour revision sessions which will cover all the main aspects of the CII diploma subject MO5 insurance law module.

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WEBINAR - Building empowerment

  • Thu 04 Mar 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    • Pam Cottman, Building Resilience

This webinar is intended to provide a greater understanding as to what empowerment is, its importance within the workplace, and how you can develop it.

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IF1 Remote Revision Course - Insurance Legal and Regulatory

  • Thu 25 Feb 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
    • Alison Cooper, Act One Training

This interactive training course, delivered in two sessions, will provide an opportunity for participants to build their insurance knowledge and practice multiple choice questions.

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RO2 Remote Revision Course (Second Event)

  • Thu 18 Feb 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
    • John Trayner

This one day course is designed to significantly improve delegates’ chances of passing the RO2 exam by identifying the key technical points that are likely to be tested.

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Stop Asking For Referrals

  • Tue 16 Feb 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

We will be exploring the myths about asking for and gaining referrals, as well as how you can provide clients and professional introducers with a much better way of helping you.

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Bank of England Update

  • Thu 11 Feb 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Phil Eckersley, Bank of England

An off the record look at the UK economy, drawing on the most recent Bank of England Monetary Policy and Interim Financial Stability Reviews.

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BI Supreme Court Judgment

  • Tue 09 Feb 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Damian Glynn, Sedgwick International UK
    • Toby Rogers, Clyde & Co

This webinar covers the Supreme Court Judgment on the BI Test Case, with views from Damian Glynn, Sedgwick and Toby Rogers, Clyde & Co.

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RO2 Remote Revision Course

  • Tue 09 Feb 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
    • John Trayner

This one day course is designed to significantly improve delegates’ chances of passing the RO2 exam by identifying the key technical points that are likely to be tested.

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RO1 Remote Revision Course

  • Tue 02 Feb 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
    • John Trayner

This one day course is designed to significantly improve delegates’ chances of passing the RO1 exam by identifying the key technical points that are likely to be tested.

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Generic Study Skills & Exam Techniques for CII exams

  • Wed 27 Jan 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alison Cooper, Act One Training

As a training specialist and past CII senior examiner, Alison Cooper, offers an invaluable insight into the best techniques in preparing for and sitting the CII exams. This talk is suitable for both financial planning and general insurance candidates.

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The Insurance Implications of Brexit

  • Fri 22 Jan 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

Despite dominating much of the press coverage for many years, due to the occurrence of Covid-19 around the globe Brexit is now getting far less press coverage, and there is a danger the insurance industry could slip into 2021 without fully considering the impact of Brexit.

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PFS: Building Environmental Social Governance into your investment advice process

  • Thu 14 Jan 9:30 am – 10:30 am
  • Online
    • Damien Lardoux, EQ Investors

With the impending Mifiid II requirement to consider Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Ethical views for our client’s investment solution, we are pleased to welcome Damien Lardoux from EQ Investors to provide his insight and suggestions.

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WEBINAR: Mental Wealth - why investing in well-being pays off

  • Thu 03 Dec 9:30 am – 10:30 am
    • Alex Staniforth, Adversity Adventurer & Mental Health Campaigner

Investing in our mental health needs to top the agenda as we navigate the uncertainty and isolation of remote working in the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve been on the same mountain – but not everyone is a Sherpa. Alex will share new perspectives on resilience through his extreme outdoor challenges and personal peaks and troughs of mental ill health.

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WEBINAR: Mental Health Reboot; Coffee, Connection & Calm (Session 3 only)

  • Fri 27 Nov 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join us on the Mental Health Reboot; Coffee, Connection & Calm – our monthly social to support you and/your staff throughout the last quarter of 2020.

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