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CPD WEBINAR: Consultative Selling - Elevating Broker Strategies

  • Wed 05 Jun 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Matt Owen-James, Zing365 Ltd

Consultative selling is an approach to sales where the focus is on understanding the customer's specific needs and providing tailored solutions to address those needs. It involves active listening, asking probing questions, and engaging in meaningful conversations to build trust and deliver value to the customer. The aim of this course is to provide you with the skills, knowledge and philosophy on how to effectively implement consultative selling techniques to create long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with clients and increase sales success

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CPD WEBINAR: UNDERSTANDING SUICIDE

  • Tue 04 Jun 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Jay Unwin, MHIB

Suicide affects us all, directly or indirectly, and it is important that we normalise conversations about suicide. This empowering session explores the complexity of suicide and breaks down some of the stigma that surrounds it.

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CPD WEBINAR: ADVANCED CONTRACTORS ALL RISKS

  • Wed 29 May 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
    • Alan Tickner, Nick Thomas & Associates

This session examines how the standard Joint Contracts Tribunal contract has influenced the Contractors' insurance product, where and to whom the building contract imposes responsibility for insurance and the main classes affected

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SOCIAL: Paint 'N' Sip

  • Thu 23 May 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Imperial Haus

We are delighted to offer our members a chance to network whilst creating your very own masterpiece! Painting is a great way for people to relax and promote team wellbeing. This unique event will give everyone the chance to get to know each other a little more, and have fun together.

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CPD WEBINAR- MENOPAUSE: WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW

  • Tue 21 May 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Claire Russell, MHIB

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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CPD WEBINAR: MEN- IT'S OK TO TALK (AND OTHER WAYS TO PROCESS DIFFICULT STUFF)

  • Tue 14 May 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Steve Heath, MHIB

Talking is good for us. We all know that and yet some of us find it hard to talk about how we feel, especially when we aren’t feeling good. This session is aimed at men and those that would like to support the men in their lives. The aim of the session is to shine a light on why some men find it difficult to open up, to explore ways to support men when they are struggling and to share some alternative ways to process difficult stuff, for those who really don’t like talking.

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IIC&G ANNUAL DINNER 2024

  • Fri 26 Apr 6:30 pm – 12:30 am
  • Manor by the Lake

The highlight of the IIC&G social calendar is nearly here! On behalf of the President of the Insurance Institute of Cheltenham and Gloucester, Zoe Davis Dip CII, we are delighted to announce that our 2024 dinner will take place on Friday 26th April 2024. Please contact zoe.davis@ecclesiastical.com to secure your ticket/table. This year’s dinner will be back at our old venue, Manor by the Lake, Hatherley Ln, Cheltenham GL51 6PN.

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Annual General Meeting 2024

  • Thu 25 Apr 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Amwins Global Risks

We need you! To get down to our AGM... Your local institute council invites you to attend their 2024 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.

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CPD WEBINAR: World Earth Day - What are Insurers doing about the climate crisis?

  • Tue 23 Apr 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Kerris Earle, Zing365 Ltd

In this one-hour webinar we explore the insurance industry's response to climate change. Covering the crisis's current and potential impacts, it links insurers to environmental challenges and outlines the three types of climate risk: physical, transitional, and liability.

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CPD WEBINAR: What causes a market cycle and are we heading into a soft market in 2024?

  • Thu 04 Apr 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Alan Chandler, Alan Chandler Training

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 2024.

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CPD WEBINAR: Leading Change and Bringing People With You

  • Tue 26 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
    • Tom Flatau, Team Working International

IIC&G is delighted to welcome Tom Flatau, International Speaker and Coach to deliver the 3rd of 3 webinars around leadership in the workplace. 85% of executives cite change as critical to business success. Yet all too often it is seen as a threat. If change is so vital, why are people afraid of it?

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CPD WEBINAR: Understanding Business interruption extensions and advanced loss of profit

  • Thu 21 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Alan Chandler, Alan Chandler Training

One of the many things the Covid-19 pandemic has taught the insurance industry is the importance of going through the various Bi extensions with clients and documenting these discussions. Failure to do this could leave the broker wide open to a PI claim against them. This presentation, delivered by Alan Chandler one of the most popular speakers in the UK, looks specifically at BI extensions, the purpose of each one of them and how in each case an incident could give rise to a claim.

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CPD WEBINAR: FEMALE SPECIFIC FITNESS

  • Thu 07 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Nick Thomas and Ollie Martin, Nick Thomas & Associates

High performance training improves posture, confidence, body image, pelvic floor, bone density, optimises weight and is fun. Female physiology differs significantly to males - not least in relation to the menstrual cycle - and yet less than 3% of all exercise research science is based on females, meaning that most high-performance training protocols having been developed for men. In this session, acclaimed health coach and author, Ollie Martin seeks to redress the balance.

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CPD WEBINAR: Raising Accountability

  • Wed 28 Feb 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
    • Tom Flatau, Team Working International

The current economic crisis is placing an increasing demand on leaders to be accountable and to raise the accountability of their people. But what does this really mean? IIC&G is delighted to welcome Tom Flatau, International Speaker and Coach to deliver the 2nd of 3 webinars around leadership in the workplace.

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CPD WEBINAR: Commercial property clauses and conditions

  • Wed 21 Feb 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    • Alan Chandler, Alan Chandler Training

This presentation, delivered by Alan Chandler, one of the most popular presenters in the UK, will go through all the main conditions and clauses that can be found in a Commercial Property wording, what is their purpose and when should they be included. The presentation will also explore what happens if a broker fails to bring certain conditions to the attention of the policyholder and why underwriters need to think carefully about the clauses conditions they use.

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CPD WEBINAR: AN INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTORS ALL RISKS

  • Thu 15 Feb 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    • Diane Jenkins, Nick Thomas & Associates

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

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CPD WEBINAR: Team Empowerment

  • Tue 06 Feb 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
    • Tom Flatau, Teamworking International

Research shows that teams with an ill-defined structure, unclear purpose or lack of ‘norms’ lead to poor morale, relationship issues and low team performance. Yet, get the basics right and you will empower everyone to contribute fully to the team’s success. IIC&G is delighted to welcome Tom Flatau, International Speaker and Coach to deliver the first of 3 webinars around leadership in the workplace.

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PRESIDENT'S DINNER UPDATE

  • Mon 05 Feb. 9:00 am

Hello to all IIC&G members, After a great CII/PFS local awards night (separate to note to follow!), all attention now turns to our annual dinner on Friday 26th April. I am really pleased to say we are approaching capacity so thankyou for your support. It is much appreciated. There are tickets and tables still available though.

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CPD WEBINAR: Legal Principles of Insurance

  • Tue 30 Jan 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    • Alan Chandler, Alan Chandler Training

This webinar will provide a plain English overview of the main legal principles of insurance, which are: 1. Insurable interest 2. Proximate cause 3. Indemnity 4. Subrogation 5. Contribution 6. The duty not to misrepresent/ Fair presentation of risk

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