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President's Message

I am honoured to be elected President of the Insurance Institute of Sheffield for 2024/2025.

With the help of my colleagues on the Council of our Institute we will continue to provide a wide range of CPD events for our members, whether on the general or the financial services side of our Institute, as well as sharing the CPD sessions organised by other local institutes in the North East Regional Forum. Based on recent experience most events will be delivered online, but some will be arranged on a face to face basis as we believe this is still important for members to meet and share their experiences.

We are working with the Chartered Insurance Institute and employers across our region to encourage greater participation with our CPD and social events, including our Annual Dinner in November.

If you are interested in sharing your ideas about the future of our Institute and its events I would be pleased to welcome you to join our Council Meetings as a guest. I would also welcome hearing from anyone who would consider joining the Council. We need to ensure that our Institute remains relevant to ALL of our members and we can’t do this without our members.

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In Person CPD Event: Networking - A Professional Approach

Networking has massive benefits to individuals and organisations on multiple levels, and yet many neglect it completely, go through the motions or treat it solely as an opportunity to get out of the office and blow off some steam. This session, presented by Nick Thomas, emphasises a professional and structured approach to networking; exploring overall networking strategy, how to optimise results from specific events, and pays particular attention to networking for sales. It gives delegates the tools and insight to raise their networking game and reap the rewards for themselves and their employers.

Tue 23 Apr 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

CPD Webinar: READING, UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING LAWS

The study and practice of law is often considered difficult because of the sheer volume of information that needs to be read, understood and applied, whether in a case study for a professional exam or as part of providing advice to a client.

Wed 22 Jan 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Jeff Heasman, Insurance Upskill

CPD Webinar: The changing Ogden rate and how it will reduce liability premiums

How liability rates will significantly fall from January 2025 due to the recent Ogden rate reduction? The Ogden rate is used by courts to increase or decrease large personal injury liability claims. It was one of the main reasons why the market went so hard in recent years when the rate started loading liability settlements, and it will be one of the man reasons why we will now go into a softer market due to the fact it will start discounting liability settlements from 10 January 2025. This presentation will be delivered by Alan Chandler, Chartered Insurer, and he will explain what the Ogden rate is and how it affects liability settlements

Thu 30 Jan 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Alan Chandler, Alan Chandler Insurance Training and Consultancy

CPD Webinar: Contractors Insurance Masterclass - Introduction

This is the first of our 3 Masterclass sessions on Contractors Insurance. This session examines Contract Works policies and what they cover, what are the main cover issues (including defect exclusions) and the information brokers need to place the cover

Tue 18 Feb 1:05 pm – 2:05 pm

Alan Tickner FCII, FIRM, Nick Thomas Associates