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Annual Dinner 2024
The President of the Insurance Institute of Chelmsford and South Essex is excited to announce our annual dinner at the beautiful Stock Brook Manor on Friday 22nd November 2024. Click on the event to find out more!
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International Men's Day 2024 - Optimising Stress for Male Performance
This webinar focuses on key health challenges facing men such as the ability to deal with emotions, stress, and back pain. The session includes evolutionary stress theory with key action points, and a 20-minute breathwork/movement practical for men to balance stressors in the modern world and build energy in targeted male health zones.
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Enabling Womens Careers - November - Celebrating International Mens Day
Join us for this months Enabling Women's Careers Session. This session will be live online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create an environment as close to an in person session as possible which is safe space for members to express themselves, network and grow. These sessions are for all levels of PFS and CII and future topics will be established from member feedback within the group. The sessions are facilitated by Caroline who is a Certified Coach and NLP Trainer, however, these sessions are an exploration for all and so please bring your top tips to share with other members of the group and be open to explore and encourage each other. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session and have your camera on to be able to interact with the group.
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Business Interruption - All You Need To Know (In Plain English!)
Business Interruption insurance is one of the most misunderstood covers in the marketplace and this three-hour webinar (with a break) looks at how these misunderstandings can be overcome.
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Chelmsford Networking Event hosted by Young Professionals' Group
Come along to a networking event for insurance professionals in Chelmsford and South Essex. Whether you are just starting out in the industry, re-entering after a career break or a seasoned expert, all are welcome to join for a great opportunity to connect with peers, share experiences and expand your network in a relaxed and friendly environment. Join us for an evening of meaningful conversations and socialising with drinks and a bite to eat. Don't miss out on this chance to make valuable connections and enjoy a casual evening with colleagues from all corners of the industry, hosted by the Insurance Institute of Chelmsford and South Essex Young Professionals Group.
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Webinar: Law of Tort In A Nutshell - Lunch & Learn
All too often we overthink principles of tort law and we get confused by the raft of cases that exist in this area of law. In turn, we confuse ourselves and our customers in the way we explain and apply those principles of law. In this session, we will strip the law of torts back to basics and demystify the confusion. We will learn how to explain the law in a simple and clear way and how to apply the case law to real-life scenarios.
View event detailsEnabling Womens Careers - October - Courage
Join us for this months Enabling Women's Careers Session. This session will be live online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create an environment as close to an in person session as possible which is safe space for members to express themselves, network and grow. These sessions are for all levels of PFS and CII and future topics will be established from member feedback within the group. The sessions are facilitated by Caroline who is a Certified Coach and NLP Trainer, however, these sessions are an exploration for all and so please bring your top tips to share with other members of the group and be open to explore and encourage each other. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session and have your camera on to be able to interact with the group.
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Membership Benefits & Drag Bingo in Partnership with AON Pride Alliance
In partnership with AON Pride Alliance, we invite you to join us for a short talk about CII Membership benefits before handing over to Sirena Hart, our wonderful Drag Host & Entertainer for an evening of bingo, music and fun! Click on the event for more details and to register!
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Certificate in Effective Communication with NLP
Back by popular demand! The Chelmsford and South Essex CII are delighted to be able to offer a small number of people a full day introducing you to the core Neuro Linguistic Programming Communication Skills with a one day face to face course in Effective Communication with Neuro Linguistic Programming This fully packed day offers 8 hours of training in effective communication skills. When you complete the reflective coursework you will also receive a certification from Enabling Wings for 25 hours total qualification time. This is the first step in adding NLP as a professional skill to your toolkit. This session is suitable for all levels of development and for both PFS and Insurance CII Members. Whatever your role, learning NLP is said to act as a human software upgrade enhancing the way that you understand others and yourself to emprove outcomes.
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Golf Day at Braintree Golf Club, Stisted
Our Golf Secretary David Smith is hosting our next Golf day on Wednesday 18th September 2024 at Braintree Golf Club, Stisted. The day will commence with tea/coffee and bacon rolls at 11am followed by the first tee off will be at 12noon. After the golf there will be a 2 course meal and prize giving at around 5:30pm The subsidised price for this event is £49.50 per person. The dress code is casual for dinner. Please contact David Smith on 07885 879559 to book your place
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Insurance Museum Collections & How They Tell The Story of Insurance
The Insurance Museum has a modest collection of items that stretch back to the 1650s. Join Howard Benge, Director of the Insurance Museum, to investigate these items in detail, how they help to tell the story of insurance and what other items the Insurance Museum will be using when it establishes a physical museum.
View event detailsEnabling Womens Careers - September - The return to routine
Join us for this months Enabling Women's Careers Session. This month we will be exploring the return to routine. Now that the summer is over, what do you want the rest of the year to be like. Are there patterns you want to keep or new ones you want to adopt to set you up for a successful final quarter. This session will be live online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create an environment as close to an in person session as possible which is safe space for members to express themselves, network and grow. These sessions are for all levels of PFS and CII and future topics will be established from member feedback within the group. The sessions are facilitated by Caroline who is a Certified Coach and NLP Trainer, however, these sessions are an exploration for all and so please bring your top tips to share with other members of the group and be open to explore and encourage each other. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session and have your camera on to be able to interact with the group.
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An Introduction and Overview of Marine Cargo Lunch and Learn - Gavin Hasnip - Lonhams
When: 21st August at 12.30pm to 1.30pm Where: Online via Microsoft Teams Join us for an introduction and overview of Marine Cargo insurance from Gavin Hasnip, Underwriting Manager at Lonhams. Marine is perhaps the oldest form of insurance and over the centuries it has developed its own vocabulary. To the uninitiated, understanding terms like average, General Average, Demurrage, Incoterms, Institute Cargo Clauses, Ordinary Course of Transit etc., sound quite daunting! This presentation will guide you through the basics and give you the necessary information and tools to better understand the world of Marine Cargo insurance. Gavin has worked in Marine insurance for over 16 years, now serving as Underwriting Manager at Lonham. As with most Insurance wasn’t his chosen career path, but I wouldn’t want to be in any other industry now!
View event detailsEmotional Intelligence (EI) What is it? How can improving it improve my performance?
Emotional Intelligence is a bit of a buzz word these days. 'They have great EI' What does that mean? This session is live online and will involve group exploration. Please have your camera's on and interract where possible for the benefit of the group.
View event detailsA Guide To Understanding Policy Wordings
Recent litigation has demonstrated the importance of understanding the policy contract wording. This webinar explains how policy wordings are constructed and may be interpreted.
View event detailsGolf Day at The Warren Golf Club, Danbury
Our Golf Secretary David Smith is hosting our next Golf day on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 at The Warren Golf Club, Danbury. The day will commence with tea/coffee and bacon rolls at 11am followed by the first tee off will be at 12noon. After the golf there will be a 2 course meal and prize giving at around 5:30pm The subsidised price for this event is £49.50 per person. The dress code is casual for dinner. Please contact David Smith on 07885 879559 to book your place
View event detailsHow to make and break relationships
Although AI brings us automation, Financial services has and will always be a relationship business. Summer is a great time but, how will it make or break your relationships and how can you choose what you want it to be for you? This session is live online and will involve group exploration. Please have your camera's on and interract where possible for the benefit of the group.
View event detailsGlobal Threats Facing The Insurance Industry
What are the global threats facing the insurance industry right now and how are these impacting UK insurers and brokers? This will be an interactive and wide-ranging talk and those attending will be actively encouraged to contribute with their own experiences and views. We will look at the differences in responses between insurers and brokers with brokers considering business conduct more of a concern than insurers.
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Summer Barbecue 2024
Yeehaw, save the date, the the Insurance Institute of Chelmsford and South Essex are running their Summer barbecue on the 4th July. This event is open to all in the Insurance and Financial Services profession and will be hosted by our Young Professionals Group. Booking details to follow. Please advise any special dietary requirements upon booking so that we can make sure the venue is well equipped. We look forward to seeing you!
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London Phoenix Orchestra of the Insurance Orchestral Society: Centenary Concert
Join the London Phoenix Orchestra of the Insurance Orchestral Society at Cadogan Hall, London (SW1X 9DQ) for their Centenary Concert. The Programme features works by Austin and Hancock, with tickets available on the door only.
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