Previous events

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Birmingham Insurance Institute 2024 Awards Ceremony

  • Thu 17 Oct 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Birmingham Council House

Join us as we celebrate the success of our members achieving qualifications in the last 12 months.

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CPD & Networking Event

  • Wed 16 Oct 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
  • Mercure Telford Centre Hotel
    • Ian Wilkinson, Perspective Financial Group Limited
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates
    • Branko Bjelobaba, BIBA
    • Peter Komolafe, Conversation of Money

Essential skills and networking for financial planners and general insurance professionals. Complimentary lunch included. Click through to access the booking link.

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Trust - building trustworthiness and trusted advisor status

  • Tue 15 Oct 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

This session focuses on the importance of Trust in prospect and client relationships, and how to build it.

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Planning and Time Management - Part 2

  • Tue 01 Oct 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Online
    • Chris Abram, ACII, F Inst. SMM

A Series of two 1 hour webinars - please ensure you sign up to both. Anyone who has ever wished for more hours in the day will benefit from this interactive workshop designed to improve effectiveness in the workplace.

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Birmingham Insurance Institute Summer Networking Barbecue

  • Wed 25 Sep 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm
  • Birmingham Library

Following the success of our 2025 Institute Dinner which sold out pre-launch and in response to attendee’s request for further networking events open to the wider insurance and financial services community the Institute is organizing a summer charity barbecue networking event at the Iconic Library of Birmingham.

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PFS Autumn XCHANGE 2024 - Divorce, death and tax

  • Tue 24 Sep 8:45 am – 4:15 pm
  • The National Conference Centre

Welcome to Divorce, death and tax: effective planning for life’s key events – the third and final series of events within the 2024 XCHANGE programme. Join us this autumn at one of four locations across the UK for a deep dive into two of life's key events: divorce and death. You will gain essential guidance on current trends around the tax implications of divorce and death, ensuring you can provide expert guidance when it's needed most. Alongside this, we’ll equip you with fresh thinking on how best to communicate this effectively – ensuring you can build and maintain stronger relationships with your clients.

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Planning and Time Management - Part 1

  • Tue 17 Sep 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Online
    • Chris Abram, ACII, F Inst. SMM

A Series of two 1 hour webinars - please ensure you sign up to both Anyone who has ever wished for more hours in the day will benefit from this interactive workshop designed to improve effectiveness in the workplace.

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Moving Beyond Labels: what wine can teach us about diversity and inclusion

  • Tue 10 Sep 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Beazley
    • Jeff Heasman, Insurance Upskill

Like labelling in society, people tend to make judgements about wines based on labels, but in fact wine tasting requires us to notice characteristics and to reflect on our experience and this is exactly the same strategy that helps to encourage diversity and inclusion.

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FCA focus on culture and behaviour in General Insurance

  • Tue 10 Sep 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Branko Bjelobaba, Branko Ltd

This comprehensive online event will focus on the various FCA statements and publications setting out the revised supervisory agenda for general insurance intermediaries and will cover current FCA reporting requirements on non-financial misconduct, their expectations, press coverage (incl Bloomberg’s findings which still remain relevant), Dame Amanda Blanc’s views and then the assessment of culture, changing behaviour, the key role of senior managers, individual staff conduct rules and how chartered status can help.

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Setting correct commercial property sums insured in a high inflation world

  • Fri 06 Sep 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

How to set correct property, stock and contents sums insured in a high inflation world.

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Property Owners Sector focus

  • Thu 08 Aug 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates
    • David Hole

This session on Property Owners is another of our series of sessions looking at sector specific contemporary insurance related issues, and offering practical guidance for dealing with them.

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Professional Indemnity insurance

  • Tue 23 Jul 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates
    • Alan Tickner

This session will provide an outline of professional indemnity insurance cover and market issues.

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BII Networking Drinks

  • Thu 11 Jul 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Blackbrook Barns

Join us after the Investment Planning CPD session for networking drinks

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Investment Planning

  • Thu 11 Jul 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • Blackbrook Barns

Join us for a day of investment focused CPD with presenters from Foresight Group, Quilter Cheviot, BNY Investments, Evelyn Partners, Canada Life, Fidelity International, Prudential and abrdn.

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The liabilities faced by Directors and Officers

  • Wed 03 Jul 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates
    • Chris Abram

This session will provide an outline of how the liabilities faced by directors and officers arise and highlight how these are affected by new legislation.

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The Perfect Storm - AR/RI What Next?

  • Thu 27 Jun 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
  • Online

Learn how to future proof your firm, gain the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your career.

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Malicious Emails: How to identify and protect yourself + Protecting your financial firm in 2024

  • Tue 25 Jun 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Mark Dodds, Compex IT

These days, cyber criminals relentlessly target financial firms of all sizes, all the time. And the attacks take many different forms, all with increasing sophistication. Join us as we explore why firms get compromised and the latest trends to be aware of.

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Consumer Duty and the Impact on Claims Handling

  • Tue 18 Jun 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
  • Online
    • James Tye, Hammersbach Consulting Limited
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

The FCA is determined to establish a consistent level for customer experiences and create better customer outcomes. The new rules came into force on the 31 July 2022 and were fully implemented by the 30 April 2023. This session is delivered by Nick Thomas with specialist claims consultant James Tye

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ARMD Birmingham Insurance Institute Fantasy Football Competition

  • Fri 14 Jun – Sun 14 Jul

Join in on the fun of the Euros with our fantasy football league

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Women in Leadership

  • Tue 04 Jun 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Susan Heaton-Wright, SuperStar Communicator

Communicating as a leader is an essential skill for any emerging talent. For female leaders and emerging leaders, these are particularly important to ensure you lead, make an impression and engage with your teams. In this interactive masterclass Susan will use elements from her Communications methodology, Superstar Communicator™, sharing Top Tips to ensure you have presence, credibility and impact when communicating as a female.

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