Newsletter April 2019

Welcome to the April Newsletter.

AGM

The Northampton Insurance Institute annual General Meeting takes place on Wednesday April 17^th at 6.00pm.

Kingsthorpe Golf Club, Kingsley Road, Northampton, NN2 7BU.

This is then followed by a General Knowledge Quiz. Arrive at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start.

• Hot food served from 6.45pm
• No quiz team entry fee
• Teams of up to 4 (maximum)
• Winners and runners up prizes
• Members and non-members welcome

To book your team email sian.cassie@towergate.co.uk

CPD Events

March

Negotiation skills for insurance professionals: Get great results whilst maintaining relationships

Melissa Kidd - Motem Ltd: Many thanks to Mellissa for a very informative and interesting presentation.

April

Breakfast Lecture: The Salisbury Novichok Poisoning Case

Presented By: Damian Glyn - Director, Head of Financial Lines, Sedgewick

Date: Wednesday 17 April 2019 - Arrive at 8.15am for 8.30am start.

Duration: 1 Hour - Coffee and Pastries Served.

Venue: Sir Humphries Cripps Pavilion, Old Northamptonians, Billing Road, Northampton NN1 5RX

Event Overview

This session will consider the various ways in which business interruption policies may (or may not) have been able to respond to the challenges faced by businesses in Salisbury following the Novichok contamination in March 2018 and more recently elsewhere.

What will be covered

Issues to be addressed include:

· Damage at the premises

· Non damage denial of access

· Denial of access

· Loss of attraction

Key differences between policy wordings will be identified.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the presentation those attending will have a greater appreciation as to the different Business Interruption covers that could assist a policyholder whose business operations are affected in circumstances such as those that affected Salisbury.

About the Speaker

The session will be delivered by Damian Glynn.

Damian is a Director of and Head of Financial Risks at Sedgwick.

Damian chairs the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA) Business Interruption group and has previously set business interruption examinations for the CILA.

Damian regularly runs financial loss seminars throughout the UK and is a published author about business interruption, including co-chairing a widely read report on BI wordings issued by CILA and the IIL/CII (Chartered Insurance Institute).

To book:

Email: sian.cassie@towergate.co.uk

Call Sian: 01604 887363

Via Our Website: https://www.localinstitutes.cii.co.uk/northampton/home/events/

Note: Members and Non-members welcome

May

Event: Captive Insurance - Is it all it's cracked up to be?

Presented By: Callum Beaton

Date: 22nd May - Arrive at 12:00pm for 12:30pm start.

Duration: 1 Hour - Buffet Lunch Provided.

Venue: Old Northamptonians, Billing Road, Northampton NN1 5RX

Further details will follow, but this will cover:-

· What is a captive insurance company?

· When might the captive concept be of use?

· Why are captives based offshore and where?

· Dispel a few myths – tax, absence of regulation, offshore bank accounts.

· Structures available.

· Do they have an ongoing role?

To book:

Email: sian.cassie@towergate.co.uk

Call Sian: 01604 887363

Via Our Website: https://www.localinstitutes.cii.co.uk/northampton/home/events/

Social Events

Council Meetings

These take place monthly (excluding August) at the Marriott Hotel, Eagle Drive, Northampton, starting at 18.00pm.

The Council is comprised of a diverse group of people and new attendees are always welcome. Please come and see what is done and add your views to how Your Institute is organised.

The next meeting following the AGM is the 15th May 2019.

Your Views are Important

The Northampton Insurance Institute Council seeks to provide members with excellent and topical CPD training events, covering topics of interest to both our general insurance and financial services members.

We also aim to arrange a number of social events during the course of the year.

The Council welcomes all feedback on such events and any suggestions for both training and social events for the future. Please send your views to Chloe or Sian:-

Chloe.Nickless@crawco.co.uk

Sian.Cassie@towergate.co.uk