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PFS Summer XCHANGE 2024 - Real World Opportunities Bristol
Welcome to Real World Opportunities – the second series of events within the 2024 XCHANGE programme. Join us for a host of insights into The Budget, AI, Technology and Sustainability – all with the purpose of sharing multiple real world planning opportunities with you. Come along to hear from a host of speakers and subject matter specialists including: Sarah Adekola, Carla Brown, Derek Mills and Tony Wickenden
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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF BOTH INFLATION AND THE OGDEN RATE ON LIABILITY SETTLEMENTS AND WHY LIMITS OF INDEMNITY NEED TO BE REVIEWED
Brokers, if you do not understand the long-term implications of a negative Ogden in the marketplace then you will be failing your clients – this presentation will help you understand why parliament’s decision to create and stick with a negative Ogden rate has an impact on ALL major liability injury claims.
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THE SIX MAIN LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE
All staff working in the insurance industry should have a practical working knowledge of these principles and this one-hour webinar delivered by Alan Chandler, one of the most popular insurance presenters in the UK, will provide the practical knowledge of these very important pillars that underpin our industry.
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AN OVERVIEW OF MOTOR TRADE INSURANCE
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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Emerging Risks. An Evening with DAC Beachcroft: Predictions for the Insurance Market 2024
The IIB welcome local companies and market leading experts to share their knowledge and deliver seminars on an emerging risk topic of their choice. We are thrilled to share with you that we have teamed up with one of Bristol's leading international law business, DAC Beachcroft! And are excited to welcome Paul Baker as our expert in the field and guest speaker for the evening. Join us on the 29th May from 6pm at the Armada house before we kick things off at 6:30pm. For those who wish to stick around and network, join us for some light bites and refreshments following the seminar!
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Summer Football Tournament
Will you be this year’s champions? Games are 5 a side and each team is guaranteed at least 2 games. It’s a great way to have fun with your colleagues as well as network with other members. Come along to see if you can bend it like Beckham!
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Engineering Insurance and Inspection
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. Because engineering as a product is so misunderstood, there are enormous amounts of equipment across the UK that have no explosion cover despite the client having an 'All Risks' wording! The same problem applies to inspection where clients are often breaking the law by not getting an item inspected but do not realise this. For brokers this is a missed income opportunity and a significant professional indemnity exposure. This webinar, delivered by Alan Chandler one of the most popular presenters in the UK, is very appropriate for brokers, underwriters, claims staff and loss adjusters as well as anyone else who wishes to gain a greater understanding of the insurance marketplace.
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Annual General Meeting 2024
We need you! To get down to our AGM... Your local institute council invites you to attend their 2024 Annual General Meeting in order to hear first-hand reports from council members on previous and future activities and vote on the appointment of new council members for the forthcoming year. If you feel you could make a positive contribution to your institute, it is an ideal first step to becoming involved. Book your place today.
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Understanding how insurers calculate a motor fleet rate
This presentation will look at how Insurers compile a motor fleet history and why brokers need to be aware of the cut-off date used. The webinar will explore the way in which underwriters look at fleet claims trends, and how they go about adding in expenses to obtain the quotation they offer your client. Very importantly, the presentation also looks at fleet risk management improvements that could be put in place by a client, and why it is so essential that a broker proactively brings these to the attention of an insurer.
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An Evening at Bristol Beacon - Careers, Conversations and Continued Professional Development
The IIB invites you to an evening of Careers, Conversations and Continued Professional Development with Howden, Marsh Mercer, WTW and Zing 365. Join us on Thursday 21 March 2024 for an unmissable opportunity to hear from both Insurance and Financial Services industry experts who will tell us all about their careers, as well as what opportunities exist and how to pursue them. The evening will kick off with an introduction to the IIB, followed by a presentation from Bristol Beacon about its history and remodelling. We will then hear from an expert panel of speakers from across the Insurance and Financial Services industries (here in Bristol) who will provide an insight into ‘life in the fast lane’ of their respected professions, as well as reflecting on their own journeys about how they got where they are today. And then just when you think we can’t possibly squeeze in any more, there will be a careers fair where attendees will have the opportunity to network with peers and the speakers, to understand more about the careers available in / around Bristol. The evening will be accompanied with light bites of food and refreshments to keep us all going…! So, what are you waiting for? Get your FREE tickets now, and don’t miss out on this marquee event of the year!
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The IIB Grand Prix
Has your 2024 kicked off to a slow start? Or do you like living in the fast lane? Maybe you see yourself as the next Hamilton or Verstappen and want to drive to survive. If any of the above apply to you, why not sign up to the first Insurance Institute of Bristol Grand Prix. Come along and enjoy 2x15 minute driving sessions and exclusive use of the track. So sign up today to find out who's the fasted insurance professional in the South West!
View event detailsRemaining Resilient
In this session, we will explore how we can all make a commitment to safeguarding and nurturing our resilience skills in order to protect our future mental and emotional mental health and wellbeing. Participants will leave the session with practical tools and techniques to help them identify their existing resilience qualities and to develop more resilient behaviours.
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Women in Leadership Communications
This international women's day, the Insurance Institute of Bristol are teaming up with superstar communicator to provide a webinar that centres on women in leadership. 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 leader. Women don’t need fixing: this is an opportunity to be aware of small details that could make the maximum impact for success.
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*SOLD OUT* The Insurance Institute of Bristol Annual Dinner 2024
Please join us once again for our prestigious and sell-out annual dinner fundraising event! WHERE: Bristol Harbour Hotel WHEN: Friday 8th March 2024 CHARITY: Guide Dogs
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IDD – Claims Handling
This course is designed to give an insight into claims handling and the various parties involved during the claims journey. During the session, we will look at the different ways in which indemnity can be applied, and how Insurers can recover their outlay, along with common reasons for declinatures. We will also look at the regulatory and legislative environment that impacts claims handling.
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Getting to Know Your Inner Critic
This session will explore the role of the inner critic, what it is, and what can be done to reduce the negative impact of the inner critic on mental health and wellbeing. Participants will leave the session with some practical tools and techniques to help them to manage their inner critic and to thrive both at home and at work.
View event detailsA Masterclass in Stress Management
Stress is a major contributor to mental and physical ill health. Not only is it important that individuals know how to identify and manage the negative effects of stress - there is also great value in all of us investing in proactively developing stress management tools as a great protective measure for long-term good mental health. This 1-hour mental health session introduces some new stress management tools and serves as a great reminder of the relationship between stress and ill health.
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What causes a market cycle and are we heading into a soft market in 2024?
Hard markets usually last around a maximum of three years and this latest one started in 2020. This presentation, delivered by Alan Chandler one of the UK’s most popular presenters, looks at what causes market cycles in the insurance industry and what is likely to occur in 2024. Alan correctly called the hard market in 2020, providing a presentation on the seven reasons why the market would harden. Rates have now got much higher; investment returns are now at very healthy levels and underwriting in the UK looks a lot better proposition than it did back in 2020. New entrants will be attracted to the market and existing players will look to expand capacity to take advantage of the current favourable investment conditions. Rates will not crumble over night, but Alan predicts 2024 will see a change in demand and supply, where Insurers will have to start having to fight more for business, and there will need to be a change in the way insurers operate, which may result in home working underwriters actually answering the phone to brokers!
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Ten Pin Networking
Fancy yourself Bristol's Best Bowler? Want to bowl over your colleagues with your networking and karaoke skills? Join us on 15 February 2024 for our bowling and karaoke night - and bring along a friend for free!
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Intro to Business Interruption
This webinar will introduce you to Business Interruption Insurance and how this can replace income lost in the event that a business is halted due to direct physical loss or damage, such as might be caused by a fire or a natural disaster.
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