Risk Management - What's It All About?

Industry Experts: Mike Barraclough, Senior Risk Manager (Casualty), QBE & John Partington, Senior Risk Manager (Property), QBE

Where: The Bradford Club, 1 Piece Hall Yard, Bradford, BD1 1PJ

When: Thursday 8th March 2018

Time: Refreshments at 12:00 for 12:30 start (1:30 finish)

Who Should Attend?

Brokers: You want the best cover and service offering for your clients and to work effectively in improving your clients control of business risk and hazards facing their property, employees and visitors

Insurers: Looking to see what service offerings specialist third party suppliers can offer in the risk management sphere

Claims Professionals: Gain an overview of what solutions can be effective in reducing claims frequency, severity and aiding claims defensibility where required.

Why You Should Attend

If you want to gain an Insurer’s perspective of what constitutes a well managed risk for property and casualty, how to work with an Insurer in improving your clients risk profile and understand the latest challenges and service offerings from a major global Insurer then this session is for you.

Learning Objectives

By attending this seminar you will gain an understanding of:

• An insurer’s perception of a good, well managed risk
• What you and your clients can expect from the insurer’s Risk Management offering
• The current issues facing insurer’s in property & casualty exposures
• Service offerings from QBE Risk Management
• Working effectively in a tripartite relationship with client/broker/insurer

Speaker Biographies

John Partington - worked in the aerospace industry before embarking on a career in property loss prevention / risk management in 1995. Based in the North West of England and having joined QBE in 2010 John is now a Senior Risk Manager within the Property Risk Solutions team.

John’s current role involves working closely with clients, brokers and underwriters to identify and quantify business and operational risks and developing cost effective solutions. This is achieved both at site level via site surveys, or at account level via liaison with clients’ senior management team to review and develop group level management system protocols and risk management standards.

His role has gained him experience working with global and UK based clients across a wide range of industry sectors including: automotive, aerospace, general metalworking, woodworking, food, retail, logistics, textile, mineral processing, electrical / electronic manufacturing etc. Other activities undertaken include the development of Technical Guides and survey reporting guidelines. With a particular interest in fire protection systems, John represents QBE on the RISCAuthority Active Working Group.

Mike Barraclough – Has over 35 years experience in the Claims and Risk Management field in Insurance. Mike was a Senior Claims Inspector with Iron Trades which QBE purchased in 2000 and he transitioned from Claims to the Casualty Risk Management team after completing the Nebosh National Diploma in 2005. Mike’s specialties are transportation (Rail and Ports/Docks), heavy engineering, foundry and cast metal industries, steel fabrication and general manufacturing.

Mike’s current role involves working closely with clients, brokers and underwriters to identify and quantify business and operational risks and developing cost effective solutions. This is achieved both at site level via site surveys, or at account level via liaison with clients’ senior management team to review and develop group level management system protocols and risk management standards. He is a frequent presenter for QBE at the annual Iosh Rail Conference, RSSB, Airmic and H&S Expo and is the author of dozens of QBE’s globally published risk management standards and technical articles on Managing Contractors, Major Accident Toolkit, Control of Hand Arm Vibration and many others.

Mike holds the level 6 Nebosh Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health, Membership of IIRSM, IRM and Fire Protection Association.

Book Now contact David Codling at david.codling@riig.co.uk or 07772 483302.

Please let the organiser know of any dietary requirements when you book.

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