Previous events

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R06 - Financial Planning Practice Revision Day- 15/09/2022

  • Thu 15 Sep 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
    • Darren Slater FPFS, Cert SMP

The content of the day will be to go over exam technique and potential questions as the trainer will have the fact find that will be used in the September 2022 exam.

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AF4 Investment Planning Revision Day- 13/09/2022

  • Tue 13 Sep 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
    • Darren Slater FPFS, Cert SMP, Chartered Insurance Institute

The content of the day will be to go over exam technique, areas of knowledge and run through practice questions based upon trainer’s knowledge and experience.

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FCA Consumer Duty and Product Governance update for GI

  • Mon 12 Sep 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Branko Bjelobaba FCII

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.

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BI covid claims – where are we now?

  • Mon 12 Sep 10:00 am – 11:00 am
    • Branko Bjelobaba FCII

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 cases including: Corbin & King v AXA (which they have decided not to appeal), Stonegate pub chain action, Greggs and several others.

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AF5 - Financial Planning Process Revision Day- 06/09/2022

  • Tue 06 Sep 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
    • Darren Slater FPFS, Cert SMP, Chartered Insurance Institute

The content of the day will be to go over exam technique and potential questions as the trainer will have the fact find that will be used in the September 2022 exam.

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AF7 Pension Transfers Revision Day- 31/08/2022

  • Wed 31 Aug 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
    • Steve Davies, Chartered Insurance Institute

The content of the day will be to go over exam technique, areas of knowledge and run through practice questions based upon trainer’s knowledge and experience.

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AF1 Personal Tax and Trust Planning Revision Day- 18/08/2022

  • Thu 18 Aug 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
    • Darren Slater FPFS, Cert SMP, Chartered Insurance Institute

The content of the day will be to go over exam technique, areas of knowledge and run through practice questions based upon trainer’s knowledge and experience.

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Webinar - Discovery Driven Planning how to plan for and create genuine change and innovation in uncertain times

  • Wed 17 Aug 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Jeff Heasman

This session will introduce you to discovery-driven planning and how it can be applied in the context of insurance and financial services.

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Webinar - For Better or For Worse

  • Wed 10 Aug 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Jeff Heasman

This is a must for anyone with an interest in the historical development of the insurance industry and how it adapts to judicial decisions.

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Webinar - Forget Influence. Create Curiosity

  • Wed 13 Jul 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Jeff Heasman

This webinar will show you how to forget influence and create curiosity for better relationships and more success in business and indeed your personal lives.

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Webinar - Human v Automated Decision-Making have we gone too far in insurance and financial services?

  • Thu 07 Jul 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Jeff Heasman

This thought-provoking webinar will examine both sides of the debate and suggest a way forward to ensure the best possible outcome for the profession and for our clients.

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R06 - Financial Planning Practice Revision Day- 30/06/2022

  • Thu 30 Jun 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
    • Darren Slater

The content of the day will be to go over exam technique and potential questions as the trainer will have the fact find that will be used in the July 2022 exam.

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Summer Golf Meet - Brancepeth Castle Golf Club

  • Fri 24 Jun 11:30 am – 6:30 pm

Brancepeth Castle Golf Club. There will be the usual coffee and bacon roll before we start and a one course meal following the 18 holes. The cost including £2 sweep is £37.00 a head.

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Practical Soft Skills & Communication Workshop- 22/06/2022

  • Wed 22 Jun 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
    • Adam Owen, NextGen Planners Ltd

This one-day course focuses on building great client relationships. You will learn techniques to build trust and move fluently through the meeting agenda, whilst maintaining focus on the client’s needs. You will learn the six key questions that achieve a real understanding of the client’s objectives, enable you to recommend solutions based on real understanding and produce a compliant file.

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Webinar - Diversity in Communication

  • Tue 21 Jun 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Jeff Heasman

This webinar will teach key communication strategies to ensure that, whether it be internal or external communications, you communicate with a wider and more diverse audience and avoid miscommunication or misunderstanding with people who are different to you.

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Webinar - Communicating with Vulnerable Customers

  • Thu 09 Jun 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Jeff Heasman

It is critical that everyone working in insurance and financial services understands the definition of a vulnerable customer, how to identify a vulnerable customer and what the laws and regulations say.

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Webinar - The power of the mindset

  • Tue 07 Jun 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    • Nick Thomas

This empowering session draws on research in the fields of psychology, performance, and neuroscience. It looks at what really drives excellence and how our talent is not a gift we are born with, but something that is developed through opportunity, commitment, and ‘deep’ practice.

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Webinar - How to get faster responses without chasing

  • Mon 16 May 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    • Melissa Kidd, Motem Ld

This practical session will share some phrases, frameworks and tools that have seen hard-to-get-hold-of clients reply the next day.

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AF4 Investment Planning Revision Day- 11/05/2022

  • Wed 11 May 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
    • Steve Davies, Chartered Insurance Institute

The content of the day will be to go over exam technique, areas of knowledge and run through practice questions based upon trainer’s knowledge and experience.

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Webinar - Sales prospecting skills - contacting the prospect

  • Tue 10 May 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    • Nick Thomas

This session builds on the previous session where we discussed the importance of a multiple touchpoint strategy to connect with prospects. In this session we drill down to look at best practice in the key contacts methods. How to differentiate, attract prospect attention and be effective in setting appointments.

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