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Enabling Womens Careers - 10th Jan 2024 - Cycle your way to success

  • Wed 10 Jan 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us for the January Women's Forum session. In this session we will be exploring how we can Cycle our way to Success! This session will be live online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create a 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 eachother. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session.

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Forecasting & Pipeline Management

  • Tue 09 Jan 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

The ‘typical’ sales person in popular culture is often seen as someone who just wants to ‘get out there’ and ‘sell’, or to look after their clients/prospects. They object to the tedium of inputting data, or following what they see as strict bureaucratic guidelines on exactly how to do this. The sales/team leader has the unenviable task of trying to entice or enforce his maverick team members to toe the line. When sales people do complete their pipeline there are multiple reasons why it may be unreliable and inaccurate. This session will demonstrate to sales/team leaders and individual sales people [whether they are pure sellers, BDMs or Account Executives] the vital importance of effective pipeline management in ALL of their roles, and some effective strategies and tips for achieving it.

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Young Professionals Group: Networking Event (Jan 2024)

  • Thu 04 Jan 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
  • The Ale House

The Insurance Institute of Chelmsford and South Essex January Networking Event is open to members and non members of the Insurance and Financial Services profession and will be hosted by our Young Professionals Group.

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How to be positively disruptive

  • Tue 19 Dec 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Having the ability to challenge existing norms; to identify opportunities and bring these to the workplace are invaluable for companies, but it's a fine line between being Disruptive and a positive disruptor. In this topic we will discover how to avoid being mediocre: but a positively disruptive, invaluable member of your team.

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Enabling Womens Careers - 13th December 2023 - Managing the Merriness without Meltdown

  • Wed 13 Dec 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us for the December Women's Forum - Managing the Merriness without Meltdown This session will be Live-Online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create a 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 eachother. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session.

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How to design your vision and align your life

  • Tue 12 Dec 10:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Caroline is a huge believer in exploring possibilities and dreaming big! She is not only an International Bestselling Co-Author but has also recently featured on the front page of the latest Rapport Magazine, the industry magazine for the Association for Neuro Linguistic Programming for sharing her magical methedolgy on 'How to design your vision and align your life' Gift yourself 90 minutes dedicated to your own development to ignite your reticular activator into setting yourself up for success in 2024. This session is suitable for all levels of development. Please have your camera on and be open to working with others.

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Young Professionals Group: Networking Event

  • Thu 07 Dec 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
  • The Ale House

The Insurance Institute of Chelmsford and South Essex December Networking Event is open to members and non members of the Insurance and Financial Services profession and will be hosted by our Young Professionals Group.

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Hawkins Webinar - Finding Evidence of Fraud & Deliberate Fire Setting

  • Thu 07 Dec 9:30 am – 10:15 am
  • Online
    • Russ Smith, Hawkins

Russ will cover the identification of physical evidence that identifies fires as being started deliberately, alongside evidence that identifies where fires and other peril claims are potentially fraudulent.

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Talking Anxiety with Nick Elston

  • Wed 06 Dec 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • Hylands House, Chelmsford
    • Nick Elston, Forging People Ltd

Based on his own experiences of Mental Illness, Mental Health & Adversity - Nick will deliver a powerful, impactful, inspiring & insightful session sharing his journey from breakdown to professional speaker. Not only this, but Nick will also share his ‘lived experience guide’ giving you tools, tips & hacks to implement immediately in life & in business.

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Webinar: Global Threats Facing the Insurance Industry

  • Mon 04 Dec 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Online
    • Branko Bjelobaba FCII

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. 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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Hawkins - Corrosion in the Power Industry

  • Thu 30 Nov 9:30 am – 10:15 am
  • Online
    • Dr Giuseppe Scatigno, Hawkins

Giuseppe will focus on two widespread corrosion mechanisms that routinely lead to large business interruption claims in the power industry: Corrosion Under Insulation, and Microbiologically Induced Corrosion. He will discuss causes of these degradation mechanisms, as well as how to recognise and prevent them.

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Enabling Women's Careers face to face in Chelmsford - 29th November 2023 4pm

  • Wed 29 Nov 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • The County Hotel, Chelmsford
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings
    • Lorraine Gunn, Allianz

Can you believe it has been a year since we relaunched the Womens forum in Chelmsford? After several months building connections live online let's take the opportunity to recap on our year, look at what we can focus on in 2024 and actually meet in the flesh! We will meet in the bar at the County Hotel Chelmsford at 4pm. Please book to save your place and so that we have contact details to update you. We are looking forward to seeing you in person! Lorraine and Caroline

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Understanding Your Personal Brand

  • Tue 28 Nov 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

We may have typical titles in the world of financial services and our many roles behind the scenes but that does not define us. Each one of us are beautifully unique! Join us for this fun exploratory session live on Zoom where we will delve into understanding our personal brand.

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Annual Dinner 2023

  • Fri 24 Nov 6:00 pm – 11:59 pm
  • Stock Brook Country Club

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 24th November 2023. As a PFS or CII member you can come on your own or with a colleague or guest or two and you can be assured that you will be seated with other like-minded professionals letting their hair down for the evening. The price includes a drink on arrival, three-course meal, entertainment and dancing until midnight-ish! And there will be some amazing raffle prizes, as you might expect. We have an early bird discount available until 13th August 2023 for £700 a table (£70 per individual ticket). Thereafter, tickets are £80 each or £800 for a table of 10. We can guarantee that if you attend on your own you will be welcomed by our Council and sat with like minded professionals. You can book directly through the website or if you’re interested in tickets or would like more information please contact one of our Dinner Secretaries:- Brett Wexler Email: Brett.Wexler@pib-insurance.com Tel:- 07904809237 Matthew Waters Email: mwaters@harrisonholgate.com We look forward to seeing you there!

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Intl Men's Day - Session 4 - Men's Mental Health in 2023 (Panel Discussion)

  • Fri 24 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Andrew Goate, IICSE
    • Christopher Johnson, IICSE
    • Brian Harris, PFS, IICSE
    • Jesse Johal, PFS, IICSE

In our final lunchtime virtual session for International Men's Day, delegates can listen to a panel discussion with industry professionals from across the local financial services industry, where we will delve into the world of men’s mental health, how our speakers have recognised the signs of poor mental health and what they do to protect their mental health. Please note that to aid the flow of discussion, this session will not be recorded.

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Intl Men's Day - Session 3 - Stress Readiness (George Zielinski)

  • Thu 23 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • George Zielinski, Grow Myself

In the third and penultimate of our lunchtime virtual sessions for International Men's Day, please join George Zielinski of GROW Yourself where delegates can leverage insights from behavioural science to help better manage and renew physical, mental and emotional energy.

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Hawkins Webinar - Investigating Fires Involving Biomass Boilers

  • Thu 23 Nov 9:30 am – 10:15 am
  • Online
    • Camilla Gosling, Hawkins

Hawkins has investigated many fires associated with biomass boilers, but over the past few years there has been a noticeable increase in instructions of fires relating to their use. In this webinar, Camilla discusses what biomass boilers are, how they work, and how they can cause fires.

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Intl Men's Day - Session 2 Men's Total Mind & Health (Ollie Martin)

  • Wed 22 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Ollie Martin, Nick Thomas & Associates

In the second of our lunchtime virtual sessions for International Men's Day, please join Ollie Martin of Nick Thomas Associates where delegates will learn to understand what works and what does not and what they can do about their health and performance in the here and now. This interactive workshop will be interspersed with short practices and tests to support engagement and illustrate and support learning.

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Intl Men's Day - Session 1 - From Pain to Performance - (Kieran Mote)

  • Tue 21 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Kieran Mote, Sports Rehab Lab, Southend-on-Sea

In the first of our lunchtime virtual sessions for International Men's Day, please join Kieran Mote of Sports Rehab Lab (based in Southend-on-Sea) where delegates will learn about how to improve their physical health by developing a consistent approach to exercise, how to overcome injury and pain management, why physical activity is essential to a healthy lifestyle and how exercising regularly improves your physical health as we age.

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Enabling Womens Careers - 14th November 2023 - Celebrating International Mens Day

  • Tue 14 Nov 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us for the November Women's Forum session. In this session we will be celebrating International Mens Day 2023! This session will be live online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create a 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 eachother. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session.

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