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Northampton Insurance Institute Annual Dinner 2024

  • Fri 11 Oct 6:30 pm – 11:55 pm
  • Kettering Park Hotel & Spa

Hemal Patel, President of The Insurance Institute of Northampton, invites you to join him for the Institute's Annual Dinner - an evening of good food, music, dancing and fund raising on behalf of the Insurance Charities.

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Lunchtime Webinar - Escapes of Water and Engineering Failures

  • Tue 10 Sep 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Simon Batt Meng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering CEng FIMechEIt, Hawkins & Associates

Northampton Insurance Institute are delighted to welcome Simon Batt Meng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering CEng FIMechEIt of Hawkins & Associates Forensic Scientists to present a technical lunchtime webinar on escapes of water and engineering failures, covering common causes, practical advice in handling claims and preserving evidence and providing case studies from his own experience.

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WEBINAR - SuperStar Communicator

  • Wed 03 Jul 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Susan Heaton-Wright

How to be a SuperStar Communicator and make a positive impact in all business conversations is essential. Being able to contribute to all business conversations; make an impact; share your opinions with confidence and clarity and to influence are essential. Whether you are a leader, managing a team or a team member, developing these skills are essential.

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WEBINAR - Break the Bias Masterclass

  • Wed 22 May 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Susan Heaton-Wright, Superstar Communicator

Many of our decision making is based on instinctive, unconscious bias. Within business this could impact our ability to make effective decisions. In this powerful session we discover why we rely too much on instinctive choices; why we stereotype others and provide solutions for making better decisions in future. This session challenges people to recognise we ALL have biases, why we have them and what steps we can all make in order to make better business decisions. This is a powerful way to demonstrate the power of an inclusive workplace.

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Lunchtime Webinar - Is a Pension good for your Business?

  • Tue 14 May 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Darren Amos, Anstee & Co

In this Seminar Darren Amos will discuss the options available to fund retirement through your business, including actual Pension schemes, Buy to Let property and other forms of investment. Darren will look at why it is essential to have a properly planned retirement strategy as a central part of your overall financial planning.

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WEBINAR - Sales Mastery: Hello Science, Goodbye Myths

  • Thu 09 May 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Tom Flatau, Team Working International Ltd

We know more than ever before about the human brain and how we make decisions – but most of us are still unaware of how to apply these new insights to selling. Most sales methods have not adapted to today’s selling climate. By applying insights from neuroscience research, we demonstrate how traditional selling behaviours can actually result in alienating customers. We explain why this happens and the methods that should be used to really boost sales – especially when we cant always meet face-to-face.

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Please note new Date - Lunchtime Webinar - Trust – Building Trustworthiness and Trusted Advisor Status

  • Tue 30 Apr 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

In the insurance industry we often focus on developing our technical skills, and our product and service knowledge when presenting to prospective clients. This session focuses on the importance of Trust in prospect and client relationships, and how to build it.

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Northampton Insurance Institute Annual General Meeting and Quiz Night - 16 April 2024

  • Tue 16 Apr 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • White Lodge

Northampton Insurance Institute council invites you to attend their 2024 Annual General Meeting and Quiz Night. Come along to the AGM to hear first-hand reports from council members on previous and future activities and vote on the appointment of new council members for the forthcoming year. If you feel you could make a positive contribution to your local institute, it is an ideal first step to becoming involved. This year, the AGM will be followed by a light supper and refreshments and a Quiz, with fantastic prizes to be won!

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WEBINAR - Challenging for Sales and Client Success

  • Tue 12 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

For decades B2B organisations in solution selling have focused their sales approach on understanding client needs and building strong relationships. But research in recent years has clearly established that this is no longer enough, and that the very best salespeople go beyond traditional consultative and solution selling to ‘challenge’ their clients in multiple ways. This session introduces the ‘Challenger Sale’.

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Virtual IF1 (Insurance, Legal and Regulatory) Taster Seminar

  • Wed 06 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Alison Cooper FCII Dip PFS, Act One Training Services Ltd

Northampton Insurance Institute in conjunction with Alison Cooper FCII, Director of ACT One Training Services Ltd are hosting a taster seminar for IF1. This live zoom seminar is designed for those thinking of embarking on their CII Qualification journey or those that have recently enrolled for the Certificate in Insurance.

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Insurance History: Past & Present

  • Thu 29 Feb 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • Online
    • Howard Benge, The Insurance Museum

Join Howard Benge from the Insurance Museum for a quick journey through the history of insurance and take a look at what an insurance museum can do today. Howard Benge is a museum and heritage professional who specialises in public engagement. He has worked at the City of London Corporation, National Trust and Imperial War Museum. He is Chairman of the Old Talbot House Foundation.

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Lunchtime Webinar - Directors' and Officers' Liability in a Hard Market - Making the case to Clients

  • Wed 21 Feb 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
    • Diane Jenkins BA (Hons) ACII, Associate, Nick Thomas & Associates
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

D&O can be a difficult class of business for clients to understand and insurers/brokers to sell (especially in the current hard market). This session looks at these issues and suggests some practical solutions.

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WEBINAR - Creating a Growth Mindset for Enhanced Productivity

  • Wed 14 Feb 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Tom Flatau, Teamworking International Limited

Our mindset exerts a major influence on the way we deal with our colleagues, teams and customers. It shapes our thinking and our emotions. Research shows that adopting a growth mindset can double productivity. This is an immersive, vivid and compelling experience, which will leave you with insight and renewed motivation to act.

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WEBINAR - Financial Stress and Mental Health

  • Tue 06 Feb 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Jay Unwin, Mental Health In Business Ltd

Financial strain is recognised as being one of the key stress factors for adults, and it can be a major risk factor for poor mental health. It is not uncommon for people to neglect their mental health, specifically when they are experiencing financial stress. In this one hour session we will explore the relationship between financial stress and health - and attendees will leave with practical tools to help them combat financial stress, and stay well.

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WEBINAR - Why Choose CII Exams: Unlocking Your Path to Professional Excellence

  • Wed 31 Jan 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Jen Yeates, Zing365

During this session we will look at the process of achieving CII qualifications, and the benefits. We will explain the exam structures, required study time and how to plan your study to achieve the required results, along with information on the additional support that is available to you.

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WEBINAR - How to be Positively Disruptive

  • Tue 30 Jan 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Susan Heaton-Wright, Superstar Communicator

We are trained to pass exams; to fit in; to ‘be good and keep our head down and work’. However, we are living in a changing world. Having the ability to challenge existing norms; to identify opportunities and bring these to the workplace are invaluable for companies. But is 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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Lunchtime Webinar - Goal Setting for Success

  • Tue 23 Jan 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

It’s time to reset and set yourself up for success in 2024! Join us on this interactive Zoom session where we will work together to set ourselves up for success in 2024!

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WEBINAR - Global Threats facing the Insurance Industry

  • Thu 14 Dec 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Branko Bjelobaba FCII MIoD, Branko Ltd

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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Lunchtime Webinar - Insurance for multi-occupancy buildings – impact of FCA review

  • Wed 13 Dec 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates
    • Diane Jenkins BA (Hons), ACII

Hosted by Nick Thomas and Diane Jenkins, this session will look how insurance for multi-occupancy buildings will be affected by the FCA consultation Sept 2022 (CP23/8: multi-occupancy building insurance) and Multi-Occupancy Buildings Insurance Broker Remuneration report April 2023.

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WEBINAR - Understanding the security lapses that led to a Business Email Compromise (Rerun Session)

  • Tue 12 Dec 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Brad Fraser, Infoprotect UK

Join us for powerful insights into the security lapses which led to a real life case of a law firm that was comprised in email fraud leading to a large financial loss. This is a rerun of the session on 19/09/23 for those who missed it.

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