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Insurance Institute of Bedford and Milton Keynes Annual Dinner on 25th February 2022

  • Fri 25 Feb – Sat 26 Feb
  • Jurys Inn, Milton keynes

Join us for us for our Annual Dinner which will be held on the 25th February 2022 at the Jury's Inn Hotel, Milton Keynes.

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Reviewing contracts for their insurance implications - 23 February 2022

  • Wed 23 Feb 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas

Reviewing contracts for their insurance implications This session is an excellent opportunity for delegates to better understand a service that is often requested by clients. The session explores the main issues typically found in contracts from both a broker and insurer viewpoint

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Making the most of Microsoft Teams

  • Thu 17 Feb 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Glyn Brooks, Brooklyn Education

This webinar is aimed at new Teams users or those with experience, but are keen to further their knowledge of additional features. The session will provide an overview of the platform and its core features.

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How to write assignments

  • Tue 15 Feb 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

This webinar will explain how best to construct your coursework assignments, providing examples and answers relevant to the question being asked. The session will also explore referencing and how to differentiate between key words to make the most of your word count.

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Defined Benefits Pension Transfer

  • Mon 24 Jan 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Luton Hilton Garden Inn

Join us for this Face to Face event where John Trayner will cover off all things defined benefits transfer. Get your 5 hours required FCA structured CPD Here

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BI Regional Update

  • Thu 20 Jan 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Roland Romata, RR Compliance

We have all closely followed the BI Test case launched by the FCA late 2020, with the final judgment having been handed down on 15 January 2021. The outcome was clear and far-reaching. The case highlighted the ongoing exposure of insurance brokers who arranged the relevant policies (who should have by now reassessed their advice process under ICOBS, duty of care to clients). Now that the noise has settled, we will review how the industry acted on the findings and what (if any) other implications have emerged.

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Young Professionals: Writing your Development Plan

  • Mon 17 Jan 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Samantha Ridgewell, Empower Development

Attending courses and webinars is great for increasing knowledge. Learning, however, only begins in the classroom, it is how we use our knowledge in practice that impacts our career development. This session will guide you through the steps to identify your learning needs and take meaningful action to develop them.

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Navigating the hard cyber market

  • Thu 13 Jan 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Stephen Ridley, Hiscox UK

This session will look at the factors currently influencing the cyber market, and leading insurers to increase rates and tighten terms. It will give an insight in to claims trends, and how companies can best protect themselves; both from the impact of these changes, and from cyber risk more generally.

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Redefining your Relationship with Stress

  • Tue 14 Dec 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Bloy, Wellbeing Republic

Stress is ubiquitous and, to make matters worse, most of us are reminded on a regular basis that it’s bad for our health. Yet, the research findings are mixed. While stress can undermine both our physical and mental health, it can also enhance it. This webinar will explore why we may need to rethink the ‘stress is bad’ mantra that most of us have been brought up to believe. We’ll also look at how to redefine our relationship with stress to maximise performance and mental health, by identifying key skills to help see stress through a new lens.

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WEBINAR - Cyber

  • Wed 08 Dec 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

Cyber risk is a growing issue for all businesses, so brokers and insurers need to understand the risks and insurance cover available. This session reviews the cyber risk insurance solutions available in this rapidly changing class.

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Vulnerable Customers

  • Tue 07 Dec 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

Alan Chandler, Chartered Insurer, will look at how firms have been treating customers unfairly including some disturbing case studies. The presentation will include how the FCA defines vulnerable customers, the measures all firms are expected to put in place and how the requirements on all firms have changed to make sure the most vulnerable are protected going forward.

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Join us for a live Yoga at your Desk session with Liz Willis

  • Wed 17 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Yoga at your desk is great for anyone who spends a lot of time at their desks, either at home or in an office. This series of 2 classes will start with a general overview, with the subsequent session targeting specific areas - shoulders, hips and back.

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Utility extensions - a repeat of the pandemic expectation issues

  • Wed 17 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Damian Glynn, Sedgwick International

The FCA Test case showcased the range of different perceptions about the scope of disease cover. There are residual issues that are likely to litigate but we broadly know where we stand on the core issues. But misunderstandings about business extensions are not limited to disease covers – in particular, utility failure cover is provided generally on two fundamentally different bases (with a hybrid variant for good measure), threatens aggregation over a wide area if there were to be an extensive power outage, and would inevitably reveal misunderstandings about the extent to which the loss of internet sales might or might not be covered. In the light of the above, this session will explore aspects of a power outage scenario and highlight the potential for further disputes mirroring that over covid-19.

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WEBINAR - A Guide to Understanding Policy Wordings

  • Wed 17 Nov 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

Recent litigation has demonstrated the importance of understanding the policy contract wording. This webinar explains how policy wordings are constructed and may be interpreted, which is a critical skill for all those in the insurance industry.

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Managing Conflict

  • Fri 12 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Michael Quigley, Kataholos

This session is designed for all employees, particularly those with customer service and customer care facing roles, and will cover techniques and approaches to manage conflict.

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How to Identify Potential Recoveries & Not Miss an Opportunity - a Legal Perspective

  • Fri 29 Oct 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Claire Collings, BDB Pitmans
    • Jacqueline Dickinson, BDB Pitmans

Whilst working within a busy insurance industry it is all too easy for a recovery to be missed, evidence disposed of and the opportunity to recover money for insurers to be lost. This webinar will explain the legal bases required in order to pursue a successful claim and what you need to look out for in order to identify whether there is a potential recovery.

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Women’s Forum: Don’t be a passenger in your own career, take the driving seat

  • Thu 21 Oct 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Sandra Lewin

Do you pay attention to the opportunities around you? Do you ever feel discouraged to take a risk? Are you unsure of your career and what to do next? Do you seek change? Join Sandra Llewin for this insightful webinar to learn more about yourself and how to take the lead in your career.

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WEBINAR: The Power of Mindset

  • Wed 13 Oct 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

This empowering session draws on research in the fields of psychology, performance, and neuroscience. It looks at what really drives excellence and how our talent is not a gift we are born with, but something that is developed through opportunity, commitment, and ‘deep’ practice.

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M92 Revision Course - Business and Finance in Insurance

  • Mon 11 Oct 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Online
    • 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 Revision Course - Insurance Law

  • Mon 11 Oct 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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