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Understanding the Market Cycle
What causes a market cycle and are we heading into a soft market in 2025? Hard markets usually last around a maximum of three years and this latest one started in 2020. This presentation, delivered by Alan Chandler one of the UK’s most popular presenters, looks at what causes market cycles in the insurance industry and what is likely to occur in 2025.
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Hops and Risk: what the evolution of beer teaches us about innovation in insurance
Join us for this Face to Face session where this fun and interactive session explores how centuries of brewing innovation, from monastic traditions to craft revolutions, mirror the forces reshaping the insurance industry today. By tasting 5 different beers, we will analyse how brewers have responded to cultural shifts, technology, regulation, and consumer demands and what insurance professionals can take as valuable lessons for designing resilient, customer-centric innovations.
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WEBINAR - Social Selling and Virtual Networking
• Understand the importance of networking in the business world • Understand the change in dynamic between buyer and seller and the implications for sales prospecting • Understand how to set yourself up on LinkedIn, and best practices for getting started • Understand where to use social media and when to step outside and develop a more direct relationship • Best practice tips and advice for the effective use of social media (specifically LinkedIn) for networking and new business acquisition
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Mastering Time
Have you ever noticed that some people just seem to have more hours in the day and others are chasing their tails? What is it that some do so effectively that others struggle with? Join us on this live online session to explore how we can all become better at Mastering Time. In this session we will: - explore the 'time zappers's' - celebrate the things that we do well - dive into tried and trusted techniques - create new habits for effiency
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WEBINAR - An Overview of Conflicts of Interest
This webinar provides an overview of the requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority to avoid conflicts of interest, and what to do should a conflict arise. Throughout the session we will look at examples of how Conflicts of Interest can arise and what can be done to effectively and compliantly manage them.
View event detailsAnnual General Meeting 2025
We need you! To get down to our AGM... Your local institute council invites you to attend their 2025 Annual General Meeting in order 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 institute, it is an ideal first step to becoming involved. Book your place today.
View event detailsWEBINAR - Property Owners Sector Focus
• Understand the key issues facing the sector • Identify specific insurance solutions for the sector • Be aware of insurance market issues for the sector
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WEBINAR - Law of Tort
This course introduces the concept of tort and its relationship with insurance. In order to better understand, the course will explore the structure of UK law to determine how negligence forms part of the structure of civil law and how its rules form the basis of liability insurance. We will explore the torts in civil law and look at how they may relate to insurance and the cover that is provided to businesses & individuals. This course is ideal for those wishing to learn more about private law and how it is such an integral part of insurance
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WEBINAR - Powerful Report Writing
Business report writing and business communication is an essential skill for decision making; business development and expansion. Using elements of the Superstar Communicator™ methodology, we share how to construct business communication; highlighting the most important information; focused information, calls to action and conclusions. We will focus on written and spoken communication. This is a vital skill to develop as a leader; to influence and aide decision making.
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Neurodiversity 101
This 1-hour virtual workshop is designed to provide an accessible introduction to the concept of neurodiversity for employees at all levels of the business. This workshop will lead attendees through the language of neurodiversity, why it matters to the world and to business, and what the law says about providing neurodivergent employees with the adjustments they need. Attendees will learn about the ways in which all people have unique strengths and support needs, explore some common types of adjustments that neurodivergent people may request, and will come away with an understanding of some of the ways everyone can make a difference in fostering a neuroinclusive workplace.
View event detailsWEBINAR - The broker landscape
• Understand the different Broker Models in the UK insurance market • Understand how these drive differing behaviours in the market and in dealings with Insurers • Mirrors challenges facing Insurers in retaining close relationships with Brokers
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WEBINAR - Food for mood
Although your brain is only 2% of your body weight, it consumes 20% of the calories you eat. Learn how to fuel it right to get the best results and nourish your mind.
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Business Interruption
For many businesses, when loss occurs, it’s not just the devastation of the loss of property facilities that they trade from, but the wider impact of having to temporarily close to allow the insurers to reinstate the property; it’s the loss of business and income. In this course, you will explore what business interruption is and the connection with property insurance. We will discover how business interruption can be set up, how cover is set and the typical policy extensions and exclusions that you can expect to find within a policy wording. Finally, we will explore how a policy will respond to such losses.
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WEBINAR - Influencing and Stakeholder Management
This workshop will help delegates to understand how to manage expectations, use influencing techniques and adapt styles to suit stakeholder preferences, learn to negotiate win-win strategies with stakeholders to help execute plans successfully and use key frameworks and techniques when working with stakeholders.
View event detailsWEBINAR - Help your client retire with confidence by powering up your CRP
Striking the right balance between your clients' goals and their tolerance for risk during retirement can be tricky. With the Financial Conduct Authority's thematic review shining a light on retirement income advice, it's increasingly vital for firms to evaluate their Centralised Retirement Proposition (CRP) to ensure they are providing the best possible outcomes for clients as they draw down their retirement funds.
View event detailsWEBINAR - Managing Stress in Sales
This workshop is designed to equip sales professionals with practical tips and techniques to effectively navigate stress, cultivate resilience, and implement healthy habits for long-term success
View event detailsWEBINAR - Insurance for multi-occupancy buildings: impact of FCA review
• Know the areas included by the FCA review • Understand the regulatory changes being implemented by the FCA • Consider potential changes to insuring and broking of multi-occupancy buildings
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Online - International Women's Day - Accelerate Action with Grit and Grace
The session supporting this year's theme 'Accelerate Action' will be facilitated by Caroline Martin, CII Member, Leadership Coach, NLP Trainer and Speaker. Caroline has been working in the Insurance Profession for more than 30 years and in the last 5 years has also coached and trained PFS members. She is a Best-Selling Author of two book collaborations, and her third book 'Grit & Grace' will be launching on IWD 2025 with proceeds supporting the Charity Women's Aid.
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Insurance Institute of Bedford and Milton Keynes Annual Dinner on 28 February 2025
We are delighted to confirm the annual dinner will take place on 28th February 2025 at 7pm at Leonardo Hotel in Milton Keynes, MK9 2HP
View event detailsWEBINAR - The Impact of the Insurance Market Cycle
The course looks at how the insurance cycle moves and the influences the transition between hard and soft markets. As well as looking at the progress of the insurance cycle, the course will help you determine the difference between hard and soft markets, and what that means to all stakeholders involved.
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