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Menopause: What Everyone Needs to Know
Menopause is a reality for every biological woman and it is vital to understand how menopause can affect psychological, emotional and physical health. This empowering session is for women, and anyone that lives with or works with women. The aim of the session is to raise awareness on menopause, to empower women and those that love them, and to share practical guidance on supporting someone (or yourself) through menopause.
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Diploma in Insurance Online Training Programme
The Insurance Institutes of the Midlands, in partnership with the Worshipful Company of Insurers, is delighted to offer a fast track initiative to help members gain their Diploma in Insurance. This programme offers members the opportunity to benefit from a FREE study course specifically designed to help students attain their Dip CII in 15 months through structured learning. If you would like to advance your CII qualifications, now is the time to do so.
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BII Networking and Charity evening
Places still remaining for this evening if we can tempt you with a last minute booking! It’s been a busy summer for all of us across the industry, and it’s been great to see all those LinkedIn posts celebrating people coming together. The BII is keen to keep that momentum going by inviting you to join us for an evening of networking and raising money for The Edwards Trust, our Presidents chosen charity.
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PFS Birmingham Autumn Roadshow
Wealth and cashflow planning helping clients visualise their future Our Autumn Roadshows will focus on the intrinsically linked topics of cashflow and wealth planning. We’ll also cut to the chase on exactly how AI is already driving real efficiencies within advice firms.
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Pensions and Inheritance Tax
A review of Pension Death Benefits and the impact of including unused pension funds in IHT calculations
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Why underinsurance in home contents is so prevalent, and practical tips/tools to address it
Underinsurance is a major issue in the industry – many reports suggest that around 2/3 of homes are underinsured. Unfortunately, the same is often true for the contents in those homes. Why is this, and what can the industry do about it? What is underinsurance for contents?
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Embracing Neurodiversity: A Manager's Guide to Inclusive Workplaces
This one hour webinar session is designed to enhance the understanding of neurodiversity in any workplace. The session aims to equip attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to create a supportive and inclusive environment for neurodiverse employees. By the end of the presentation, participants will have a deeper appreciation for the strengths that neurodiversity brings to a team and will be empowered to foster a culture of acceptance and support.
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Introduction to Sustainability for the Insurance Industry
The insurance industry has a powerful role to play in the transition to a sustainable global economy and in powering a green transition for the UK. This introduction to sustainability for the insurance industry outlines exactly how the insurance industry can exercise this power, introduces the regulatory landscape for UK insurers, and discusses how to get started without fear of green washing or reputational risk.
View event detailsNavigating the Waves of Change
This is a comprehensive mental health webinar designed to equip participants with essential tools and strategies for managing life's transitions and uncertainties.
View event detailsFCA GI update - Consumer Duty, Premium Finance and New Rules
We shall explore where we are with Consumer Duty and the session will also provide and update on fair value assessments to include what makes up broker commissions and how to ensure broker costs are fully understood. There will be a key update on where we are with premium finance following the seismic Hopcraft Supreme Court judgment and what this means for our sector and whether commissions should be disclosed and consent sought from clients
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BII & BIBA West Midlands CPD and wine tasting event
To Pair or Not to Pair: what wine pairings can teach us about forming high quality connections in our social and professional lives.
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Surge and Mental Resilience
This session explores how the increasing frequency of surge events driven by climate change is affecting the insurance claims industry. From supply chain pressures to the mental resilience required of professionals during peak periods, we’ll unpack both the technical and emotional realities of surge. Featuring insights from early-career Chartered Loss Adjusters and BELFOR, the session aims to provide practical tips, share real experiences, and open up the conversation on how we can better support ourselves and each other during challenging times.
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Non-financial misconduct in General Insurance
This event will focus on the various FCA statements and publications setting out the revised supervisory agenda for the GI market and will cover proposed changes to SMCR and FIT rules, sharing of survey results of 1,028 employers (cover 326,000 employees), press coverage in and out of the sector, the Sexism in the City Report and why a better culture is needed together with wholesale changes in behaviour. We will also look at the new law that firms are subject to from 26 October 2024 to prevent sexual harassment at work.
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Resilience for Good Mental Wellbeing
This session will explore how we can all develop resilience in ourselves and in our teams.
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FCA simplifying the insurance rules
This briefing will look at the proposed changes to cover: determining which rules apply to commercial insurance, clarification of co-manufacturing, frequency of fair value assessments and then changes to training and competency requirements (where they propose to remove the 15-hour Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirement).
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Investigation of Electric Shock Injuries
Electrical Engineer Richard Heath will review the basic concepts of electric shocks, how they occur, and how electric shock personal injury cases are investigated.
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Pedestrian Protection Through Vehicle Design
In this webinar, Road Traffic Collision Investigator, Adam Barrow provides an overview of the development of pedestrian protection measures in vehicle design.
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Understanding Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) - Hawkins Forensic Investigation
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is a debilitating condition caused by prolonged exposure to vibration, typically from the use of power tools or machinery in industries such as construction, manufacturing, and forestry. This presentation aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of HAVS, including its causes and symptoms.
View event detailsHow contract conditions can change the liability of an insured and why brokers must advise clients on this.
Many policyholders sign contracts without realising they are potentially exposing themselves to liabilities that are not covered by their insurances. Often these contracts are signed in order to either win business or obtain key supplies, either way they are extending their liability beyond the potential protection provided by the liability insurer.
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Walker Crips Investment Management Ltd – Investment Seminar and case studies of recent Budget changes for Private Clients
The presentation will consider recent UK Budget Changes and how these have impacted Private Clients and their Investments.
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