Webinar - Lithium Batteries

The Insurance Institute of Cardiff invite you to a webinar on; Lithium Batteries

Event Details:

Tuesday 11^th March 2025 12:00 – 13:00pm

The webinar will be run via Zoom, a global web-conferencing solution. Zoom is easy to use, a link and joining instructions will be sent to you at the time of booking.

About the session:

The risks posed by lithium batteries

Lithium-ion batteries were first mass-produced in the early 1990s, and they are performing a key role in the move away from reliance upon fossil fuels. However, using lithium to store energy presents a new set of risks to property underwriters.

This session is designed to draw the underwriter’s and broker’s attention to these risks and why rating and wording alterations may be needed to counter this growing problem.

Content and Learning:

• What is lithium and why is it an efficient medium to store energy

• What properties of lithium pose hazards

• Uses of lithium-ion batteries

• Good practice for users

• Potential underwriting measures

Learning objectives:

Following this presentation the delegates will be able to:

• Understand what lithium is and why it poses such a growing risk for property underwriters

• Be aware of the uses of lithium batteries

• Know how underwriters can counter the risks presented by lithium batteries

About the speaker:

David Hole, ACII – technical insurance trainer

David is an experienced insurance professional with a career spanning 39 years; he has enjoyed wide exposure in the London Insurance Market and elsewhere resulting from his industry-specific training activity.

David is a part-time complaint manager for a Lloyd’s coverholder, as well as a subject matter expert for the Chartered Insurance Institute, authoring and updating modules for the CII computer-based training programme, Broker Assess. His experience includes Head of Claims at Plum Underwriting Ltd, where he was responsible for managing the relationship between insurers and claims third party administrators, handling larger claims received via technical referral processes.

David has been delivering technical insurance training for over 20 years, to a variety of different industry customers in the UK and abroad and provides examination support for clients undertaking CII studies to achieve industry recognised designations. He provides training on many general insurance classes up to at least intermediate level to include motor trade insurance, cyber, marine cargo, commercial property, business interruption, liabilities, construction, engineering, and trade credit. He also delivers more generic underwriting and claims training.

Further information:

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Please note that this webinar will be hosted on the Zoom platform which may be restricted by some employers. Members may need to utilise their own personal devices in these circumstances to access the platform.

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