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Webinar: Defending Brokers – How to deal with the causation question

  • Wed 08 Jul 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Kate Westley, Mills & Reeve LLP
    • James Thompson, Mills & Reeve LLP

Dealing with the practical application of the Dalamd Limited v Butterworth Spengler Commercial Limited in the defence of negligence claims against brokers.

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Crisis, what crisis? Why your business needs a media crisis plan and what should be in it

  • Tue 07 Jul 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Fact – 80 per cent of businesses that suffer a major reputational crisis go out of business within two years. Make that 90 percent if it involves a data breach. Want to be among the 20 per cent? Then make sure you have a step-by-step media crisis plan to protect the image and reputation of your business. This webinar is aimed at CII members who are business owners or regional senior managers for larger companies in the financial services sector. Due to its format, only 10 spaces are available.

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Webinar: The FCA Test Case on Business Interruption Insurance (1)

  • Mon 06 Jul 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Branko Bjelobaba

This comprehensive and interactive one hour webinar will focus solely on the ground-breaking test case at the High Court. Whilst the full hearing won’t begin until 20 July 2020, we have already had a day of initial arguments and some of the insurers’ counsel have made interesting responses to the issues being raised by the FCA who have conducted a huge amount of assessment of a number of wordings.

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Webinar: The FCA Test Case on Business Interruption Insurance

  • Fri 03 Jul 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Branko Bjelobaba

This comprehensive and interactive one hour webinar will focus solely on the ground-breaking test case at the High Court. Whilst the full hearing won’t begin until 20 July 2020, we have already had a day of initial arguments and some of the insurers’ counsel have made interesting responses to the issues being raised by the FCA who have conducted a huge amount of assessment of a number of wordings.

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Webinar: How to put the social into your media plan - designed for business owners or regional senior managers at larger companies (1)

  • Thu 02 Jul 10:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Chris Green, Chris Green Media (CGM)

As we work our way out of a pandemic and slip into a recession, shaping a cost effective hearts and minds social media plan that will engage and interact with your online audience is going to be crucial to establishing those key cornerstones of brand recognition, trust and credibility. This webinar is aimed at CII members who are business owners or regional senior managers for larger companies in the financial services sector. Due to its format, only 10 spaces are available.

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Young Professional Virtual Summer Quiz

  • Wed 01 Jul 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar

Join the Young Professional’s as we take part in a virtual quiz night via Zoom.

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Webinar: How to put the social into your media plan - designed for business owners or regional senior managers at larger companies

  • Tue 30 Jun 10:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Chris Green, Chris Green Media (CGM).

As we work our way out of a pandemic and slip into a recession, shaping a cost effective hearts and minds social media plan that will engage and interact with your online audience is going to be crucial to establishing those key cornerstones of brand recognition, trust and credibility. This webinar is aimed at CII members who are business owners or regional senior managers for larger companies in the financial services sector. Due to its format, only 10 spaces are available.

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Webinar: How to set the correct property sums insured

  • Mon 22 Jun 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Alan Chandler

It is estimated that 90% of policies have incorrect sums insured! This presentation looks at the major issue of under insurance in the UK property market and how to help your clients avoiding the under insurance trap. The webinar, will look at what clients actually need to take into when settling Buildings, Contents and Stock sums insured.

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Webinar: A plain English overview of Contractors Insurance

  • Thu 18 Jun 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Alan Chandler

This webinar will explore the main parts of a contractors insurance requirements.

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Why you need to be talking about Directors & Officers Insurance and Employment Practices Liability Cover Now! - A webinar aimed at Financial advisors and PFS members in general.

  • Wed 10 Jun 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The webinar is aimed at financial services professionals who may be wondering what these insurances cover and whether they should be buying them. The webinar will briefly explain the history of D&O and how the D&O market place is changing dramatically due to the Covid-19 lockdown and its effect on the economy.

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You're Vulnerable If You Don't deal with Vulnerability

  • Wed 10 Jun 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Robin Melley FPFS ACSI, MATRIX CAPITAL LIMITED

The learning points for the talk are • Defining vulnerability • Identifying vulnerability • The FCA’s expectations of advice firms • Recognising potential financial abuse • Good practice • Practical steps in creating a vulnerable client policy for your business

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Webinar: Why you need to be talking to your Clients about D&O and EPL Cover Now!

  • Wed 03 Jun 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Alan Chandler

The webinar will briefly explain the history of D&O and how the D&O market place is changing dramatically due to the Covid-19 lockdown and its effect on the economy. The sad fact is that many businesses will struggle badly over the next few month and lots of redundancies will have to be made. This will result in a sharp spike in both Directors and Officers and Employment Liability Practices claims. The market will harden and that is why it is essential brokers have conversations with their clients now. It should also be noted that many more directors are being sued individually and also that the amount of HSE prosecutions have trebled against individual directors since 2015.

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Webinar: Personal Injury Claims - where next?

  • Wed 27 May 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Bernard Thornton FCII

Over the last 30 years, few areas of the insurance market have seen such frequent and significant changes than that of personal injury claims. Various reforms have been introduced in attempts to tackle sensitive issues such as access to justice, fraud, legal fees and their effect on premium levels. Unsurprisingly these have generated strong feelings on all sides of the argument. The Civil Liability Act, now scheduled to take effect in April 2021, will introduce what are likely to be the most sweeping changes yet.

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Webinar: What to say and how to say it: communicating with customers in difficult & uncertain times

  • Thu 21 May 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Jeff Heasman, Jeff Heasman Training & Consulting

In this webinar, Jeff Heasman provided a strategy on how to communicate with customers in the current climate in a way that will reduce anxiety, provide clarity and keep the customer onboard.

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Webinar: FCA General Insurance changes in response to coronavirus

  • Thu 21 May 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Branko Bjelobaba FCII

This comprehensive and interactive webinar will focus on the long list of updates to rules and guidance now finalised by the FCA for the general insurance sector (published 1 May 2020) and is a one-stop-shop for knowing what has to be done in a compliant and timely manner.

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Webinar: The Perfect Storm - How capacity is disappearing fast from the UK insurance market

  • Tue 19 May 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Alan Chandler

This presentation entitled the Perfect Storm, will explore why capacity is draining out of the UK insurance market and why we are moving into a very hard market where niche covers will be difficult to place. It is difficult to imagine a worse start to a year for the UK insurance market than 2020, and the problem is that the market was already in all sorts of trouble coming into 2020 !!

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Webinar: Motor fleet insurance all you need to know in a nutshell

  • Mon 18 May 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Alan Chandler

There are less and less insurance staff specialising in motor fleet insurance meaning that the knowledge of this essential cover is reducing. This webinar is about giving broking and insurer staff and opportunity to learn or refresh their knowledge around motor fleet insurance.

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Webinar: Motor Insurance - all you need to know in a nutshell

  • Tue 12 May 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Alan Chandler

We all purchase motor insurance for ourselves and most brokers place it for their clients in some shape way or form, but how much do we really know about motor insurance. It has become so automated that many broker and insurer staff have forgotten the details of the cover, and some have never even been taught about the coverage, well this is opportunity to refresh and learn about this essential cover.

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Webinar: Resilience and looking after yourself in challenging times

  • Tue 12 May 9:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Susan Heaton-Wright

Many of us are used to working with others in an office, or visiting clients face to face. Having a daily routine and being able to live fulfilling lives meeting others and participating in hobbies. As our working and home lives are being changed drastically, we need to look after our physical wellbeing even more – and that of our families. This is focused on your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. This is an interactive webinar with a workbook and a chance to ask questions and share good practice.

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Webinar: Be Seen: Be Heard: Make an Impact Virtually

  • Thu 07 May 9:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Susan Heaton-Wright

With these changing times, we are all being forced to communicate virtually: conference calls, webinars, phone calls, as well as emails. In this interactive webinar, Susan uses the principles behind the Superstar Communicator™ methodology to find techniques to ensure you are making an impact when communicating virtually.

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