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Online CPD - Financial Awareness
Financial awareness – a plain English overview for all insurance staff on how to understand clients’ accounts Recent global events mean understanding clients’ accounts has never been more important for brokers and underwriters alike, with tremendous scrutiny now being put on clients' accounts, so account executives, account handlers and underwriters will need to understand the main terminology. This presentation, provided by Alan Chandler one of the most popular presenters in the UK, looks to provide a plain English understanding of what is in a balance sheet and Profit and Loss account and how these can be read easily by non-accountants. The webinar will also explore the difference between what an accountant records and what an insurer needs, this information can aid brokers and underwriters in helping policyholders avoid the under insurance trap.
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IASG Mentoring Event
BACK WITH A BANG The first IASG Mentoring event since Feb 2019 Reconnecting with your marketplace New Venue ….. The Corinthian, Glasgow (5.30pm-8.30pm) Looking to get back out to meet old and new peers from across the industry then please come along. We promise you a fun and inclusive environment along the way. It will be lovely to have you join us for a bite to eat, a drink and just a general catch up to sign up contact carol.mcintosh@marsh.com
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FCA Consumer Duty and Product Governance for General Insurance
The FCA want to see a higher level of consumer protection in retail financial markets, where firms compete vigorously in the interests of consumers and they wish to drive a healthy and successful financial services system in which firms can thrive and consumers can make informed choices about financial products and services. They consider that firms are not consistently and sufficiently prioritising good consumer outcomes and this causes consumer harm and erodes consumer trust. With final rules published on 27 July 2022 this talk will update you as to what now will be needed. This General Insurance focused session will also include an update on Product Value Assessments that have to be completed by 30 September (note the FCA have criticised insurers for their lack of progress with this) and have given brokers an extension of 90 days so as to prevent customer harm. Both brokers and insurers have an important role to play and this session will ensure you understand what it is you have to do. We will also cover the current position on multi-occupancy insurances following intervention by the government (very much part of the product governance and value assessments work).
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Gin Tasting Night
We have missed you and we are delighted to welcome you all back from Summer with a gin tasting hosted by our friends at 56 North after the success of last year's Cocktail Masterclass. We are excited to welcome members of the IASG old and new to our first in-person social event in two years! Come join us at Brodies LLP for a guided distillery tasting and post-tasting bar and samples. Don't worry – pizza will be on hand to line the stomachs (please let us know if you have any dietary requirements)! We can't wait to see you all in person again so please RSVP to stephanie.barratt@brodies.com and rachaeljane.ruth@brodies.com by 16 September 2022.
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Online CPD: Adapting Portfolios for Inflation
Inflation is on the rise, and it's distorting both equity and bond performance. Advisers relying on traditional "long-run" models need to rethink portfolios to ensure inflation resilience. Within equities, value-investing is making a comeback. Traditional bonds are under pressure as they can't keep pace with inflation, so are failing to offer either capital protection or diversification. Alternatives require careful risk budgeting and focus on liquidity. In this workshop, we look at ways advisers can build-in inflation resilience to portfolios, based on lessons from the past.
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BI covid claims – where are we now?
This webinar will provide an update post the Supreme Court Appeal judgment of 15 January 2021 and will focus on a number of various decisions made on complaints referred to the FOS, insurer statistics on claims payments, courts and various court cases.
View event detailsCII Glasgow Mental Health Webinar: Managing Anxiety Through Times of Change
Being calm and clear-headed at work are signs of good mental health; which result in good performance, job satisfaction and a happier workforce. But what happens if employees are experiencing the opposite of calmness and clarity? This can be a sign that employees are experiencing high levels of stress, anxiety and overwhelm which if left unchecked (and unsupported) could result in serious ill-health, poor performance, and sickness absence.
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Negotiation Skills
The Insurance Institute of Perth and Dundee is delighted to announce that their next online CPD event will focus on negotiation skills. Negotiations can be difficult to navigate and manage with the result that the desired outcome is not always achieved. This interactive workshop will assist in understanding the negotiation process and how to manage objections and hurdles you encounter, resulting in you achieving the outcome you wanted and with relationships in tact. This workshop will benefit our general insurance members involved in underwriting, broking, claims handling and loss adjusting.
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Understanding the Different Types of Company Structure
The IASG Young Professionals Committee are happy to announce their next webinar which will focus on company structure. It is essential all insurance staff have a good understanding of the different types of way in which a company could be structured and failing to understand these structures could lead to wrong cover being put in place.
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Annual General Meeting 2022
We need you! (To get down to our AGM, that is...) Your council invites you to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting of The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow. Hear first-hand reports from council members on previous and future activities and vote on the appointment of new council members. If you feel you could make a positive contribution, it is an ideal first step to becoming involved.
View event detailsProfessional Indemnity
Professional Indemnity Insurance has been a particularly challenging product line in recent times as the market has contracted and hardened significantly. Robert Morris ACII leads Marsh Commercial's Professions Team in Scotland and the North of England and will summarise the current state of the Professional Indemnity market, what led us here and what he expects to see next.
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Property insurance, dealing with under insurance and 15% + rate increases in 2022
A combination of higher materials and labour costs will mean insurers are likely to need 9.6% increases just to cover rebuild cost inflation in the UK. However, given most need additional rate strength of around 6% to balance their loss-making property books, this will mean policyholders looking at rate increases of around 15% in 2022 on top of the 2021 increases! The presentation, delivered by Alan Chandler one of the UK's most popular insurance presenters, will look at what clients need to take into when settling Buildings sums insured. Alan will explore why under insurance is so common, the effects of under insurance for the client and why under insurance is an increasing cause of Professional Indemnity claims against brokers.
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Powers of Attorney – all you need to know
Powers of Attorney are key documents giving individuals potentially wide powers in respect of another's affairs or care. Their use with elderly clients is becoming more common and it's essential that a professional presented with one knows what to look for before acting. Join us on this webinar where the team at Brodies will cover key Power of Attorney concepts.
View event detailsManaging Stress & Avoiding Burnout
Our next lunchtime webinar will be on Wednesday 15th December at 11am with Mental Health in Business CEO, Claire Russell, who will be speaking on the subject: Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout. During this 1-hour webinar, participants will learn about the effects of stress, how to manage stress, the link between burnout and mental health and how to avoid burnout. The session is a mix of slides and interactive discussions designed to ensure effective learning in a short timeframe within an online environment.
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FCA Pricing Practices: The Long and Short of it
The Insurance Institute of Perth and Dundee is delighted to announce that their next online CPD event will focus on the FCA’s new rules on Pricing Practices which fully comes into force in January 2022. Whilst primarily controlling the pricing of Household and Motor insurance, the new rules influence other GI products and introduces an annual fair value assessment for all general insurance and Pure Protection products.
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REPEAT SESSION - ONLINE CPD - Using Trusts for Estate and IHT Planning (Session 2) - Practical Application
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! As these sessions were oversubscribed when we ran them in September, BMO have kindly offered to run them again for members who were unable to attend. These interactive technical sessions provide an in-depth analysis of the different types of trusts and applying these to case studies to discover how they might work for clients in practice. We will provide a case study based event where we will consider the practical application of Trust and Estate Planning (Session 2).
View event detailsREPEAT SESSION - ONLINE CPD - Using Trusts for Estate and IHT Planning (Session 1) - Trust and Estate Planning
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! As these sessions were oversubscribed when we ran them in September, BMO have kindly offered to run them again for members who were unable to attend. These interactive technical sessions provide an in-depth analysis of the different types of trusts and applying these to case studies to discover how they might work for clients in practice. We will provide a technical presentation of Trusts and Estate Planning in Session 1. This will be followed by a case study based event where we will consider the practical application of Trust and Estate Planning in Session 2 (separate booking is available).
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Covid 19 Business Interruption Claims: A Medley of Thoughts
The Insurance Institutes of Scotland and The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters is delighted to be hosting a technical insurance event on Covid19 Business Interruption claims and cover following the supreme court ruling.
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Change Management
The Insurance Institute of Perth and Dundee is delighted to be hosting a personal development session on Change Management.
View event detailsMusic Bingo & Cocktail Master Class – Halloween Special
Following the success of the virtual gin tasting and music bingo Christmas event last year last year, the IASG Young Professional Committee are pleased to announce Cocktail Masterclass & Music Bingo the Halloween Edition. To kick the night off our friends at 56 North are running a Cocktail Masterclass Halloween. After that, everyone's favourite quiz master and bingo caller Jimmy Cheng, will be hosting some music bingo with a Halloween spin.
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