Special General Meeting
A Special General Meeting of the Insurance Institute of Bradford is being held to consider and if thought fit to agree the following motion:
THAT
The Insurance Institute of Bradford and The Insurance Institute of Halifax will merge to become The Insurance Institute of Halifax and Bradford.
The meeting is convened in accordance with the CII’s model constitution for Local Institutes and complies with the one-month notice requirement.
You are invited to attend to share your views and vote on the proposal.
There are currently 55 local institutes across the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. CII local institutes are run by members for members and provide an annual programme of continuing professional development events for members in the local area.
If the merger is agreed, members will continue to receive services currently provided by the institute but under a new institute name known as the Insurance Institute of Halifax and Bradford (or another institute of their choice).
Signed by Order of the Council
Katie Willis
President, The Insurance Institute of Bradford
Special General Meeting
AGENDA
- Apologies for absence
- To consider and if thought fit vote on the following resolutions:
(i) Subject to the payment of any reasonable expenses to members and/or the satisfaction of bona fide creditors, to merge the Local Institute of Bradford (the Institute) with the Local Institute of Halifax (the institute) with immediate effect.
(ii) Contingent on (i) above, That the financial assets of the Institute be combined with the Insurance Institute of Halifax.
(iii) That the membership of the Institute be transferred to a new institute known as the Insurance Institute of Halifax and Bradford.
(iv) That those members of the Institute whose preference is to be transferred to an alternative Local Institute, be permitted to do so and assistance to this end be provided.
(v) That all other assets of the institute, including regalia and trophies be combined and stored safely or forwarded to the central CII office for archiving.
(vi) That Katie Willis (President) be authorised to act on behalf of the Council for the purposes of administering the merger of the Institute, the merging of bank accounts, make provision for the transfer of the membership and prepare a report for publication on the Institute’s web site on completion and all acts ancillary to the merging of the Institutes.