Previous YMC events

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Cost of living crisis: Mortgage tips for first-time buyers and homeowners

  • Tue 31 Jan 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • YMC event
  • Online event
    • Celina Ramsay, Charles Cameron & Associates

In this webinar organised by the IIL Young Members’ Committee, Celina Ramsey provides an insight into the current conditions within the mortgage market and explains the most important factors affecting first-time buyers and existing homeowners who are due to remortgage.

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YMC Winter Ball 2022

  • Fri 18 Nov 7:00 pm – 1:00 am
  • City Central at the HAC

After a two-year break, the London Market's most anticipated young professionals' event returned in 2023!

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Digital Assets: What is a Non-Fungible Token?

  • Thu 03 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • YMC event
  • Online event
    • Dan Ross, Superscript

In this IIL YMC webinar, Dan Ross from Superscript's Digital Asset team will introduce Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), how they're being used and what the technology means for insurers.

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Yoga Nidra

  • Fri 28 Oct 7:15 am – 8:00 am
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • Online event

Join us for the latest instalment in our wellbeing programme - an early morning Yoga Nidra class in association with Well With Samantha.

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YMC Charity Quiz Night 2022

  • Thu 15 Sep 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Steam Bar & Restaurant

This event has been postponed

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So you want to be a CEO?

  • Thu 11 Aug 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • YMC event
  • The Old Library, Lloyd's
    • Lee Anderson, Specialist Risk Group
    • Warren Downey, Specialist Risk Group

Join the YMC at its first in-person 'So you want to be a CEO?' event since January 2020!

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YMC summer networking evening

  • Wed 03 Aug 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • YMC event
  • Howden Group

Join the YMC at its summer networking event in association with Empower Development and Howden Group. The evening will be a great opportunity to network with your peers in the market, meet committee members and learn more about the work of the YMC.

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Summer Pilates

  • Fri 29 Jul 7:15 am – 8:00 am
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • Online event

Join us for a summer Pilates class that will get you in the holiday mood!

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Getting to grips with the financials of a (re)insurance company

  • Wed 27 Jul 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  • YMC event
  • Online event
    • Andrew D'Arcy, Gen Re
    • Mike O'Dea, Gen Re

In this presentation, the fourth in the YMC Skills Series, Mike O'Dea and Andrew D'Arcy from Gen Re focus on the financials of a (re)insurance company with a particular focus on external factors and their influence.

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Yoga & Philosophy: enlighten and uplift

  • Fri 24 Jun 7:15 am – 8:00 am
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • Online event

Join us for an early morning empowering yoga practice in association with Well With Samantha.

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Introduction to leadership skills

  • Tue 14 Jun 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • YMC event
  • Online event
    • Karen Fox, RSA
    • Sarah Byrom ACII, RSA

In this presentation, the third in the YMC Skills Series, Karen Fox and Sarah Byrom ACII from RSA explore the role of leaders and consider the skills and behaviours required in leadership positions.

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Warm leads, hot results: converting leads into successful sales

  • Thu 09 Jun 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
  • YMC event
  • Online event
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

In this presentation, the second in the YMC Skills Series, Nick Thomas looks at the vital importance of developing a flow of 'warm' leads, particularly in the modern working environment, and discusses how to nurture and build warm relationships toward successful sales outcomes.

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Yoga: movement for the mind

  • Fri 27 May 7:15 am – 8:00 am
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • Online event

Join us for an early morning empowering yoga practice in association with Well With Samantha.

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Pilates: balance and breathwork

  • Fri 22 Apr 7:15 am – 8:00 am
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • Online event

Join us for the latest instalment in our Wellbeing programme - an early morning Pilates class and mindfulness practice.

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Pilates Barre Fusion: joy in movement

  • Fri 25 Mar 7:15 am – 8:00 am
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • Online event

Join us for the latest instalment in our Wellbeing programme - an early morning Pilates Barre fusion workout in association with WELL with Samantha.

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The sales mindset - how anyone can succeed in sales

  • Wed 23 Mar 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
  • YMC event
  • Online event
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

In this presentation, the first in the YMC Skills Series, Nick Thomas dispels the myth of the 'natural salesperson', revealing the real skills required to be successful, how many of these skills are common to those required for client management, and how the rest can be developed through purposeful practice.

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YMC networking evening

  • Thu 03 Mar 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • YMC event
  • Steam Bar & Restaurant

Join the Young Members’ Committee at its first in-person networking event since 2020! The evening will be a great opportunity to network with your peers in the market, meet committee members and learn more about the work of the YMC, including its plans for 2022.

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Pilates: mindful movement

  • Fri 25 Feb 7:15 am – 8:00 am
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • Online event

Join us for the first Wellbeing session of 2022 - an early morning Pilates class in association with Well With Samantha.

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7 habits of highly effective negotiators in insurance

  • Tue 22 Feb 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
  • YMC event
  • Online event
    • Jeff Heasman, Insurance Upskill

In this webinar, organised by the IIL Young Members’ Committee, Jeff Heasman introduces the key elements of a negotiation process and discusses the essential skills required.

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The FCA business interruption test case - one year on

  • Wed 12 Jan 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • YMC event
  • Online event
    • Pamela Freeland, Weightmans LLP
    • Sarah Irwin, Weightmans LLP

In this follow-up YMC webinar organised by the Young Members' Committee in collaboration with Weightmans LLP, Pamela Freeland and Sarah Irwin consider the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in the business interruption Test Case one year on from the handing down of the judgment.

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