Events
Forthcoming events

Emerging Risks - The Changing Insurance Industry
This session on Emerging Risks looks at some of the issues that are changing the insurance industry – in terms of ways of working, and new insurance solutions being developed.
Tue 23 Sep 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Chris Abram ACII,

Annual Dinner 2025 - book your place today!
This year's Annual Dinner will be one not to be missed!
The red carpet awaits you at Ribby Hall Village where you will enjoy a three course meal followed by entertainment.
Everyone welcome – come and celebrate with us, get glammed up and enjoy a night with your colleagues and peers.
Book your seats today. Tickets are £65 per head.
Fri 03 Oct 7:00 pm – 11:59 pm
Ribby Hall Holiday Village
North West Conference
Following last year's successful event, we're delighted to announce the North West Conference will be returning for 2025, and booking is now open!
Thu 13 Nov 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
1877 Suite, Toughsheet Community Stadium
Previous events

Stellar Start to smarter connections and smarter exams!
The PFS Lancashire, Merseyside and Cumbria regional commitee are delighted to invite you to join us for a 2 hour CPD event on networking and studying smarter!
Michael Quigley, Kataholos - Connect and Conquer! Network with Confidence. Michael will explore practical networking training skills to connect with others with confidence and purpose, adding value to a situation.
Register your place now as it will be a very popular event!
Thu 11 Sep 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
OneCoWork Winckley Square

Summer Ball
We’re delighted to be bringing back our Summer Ball. Booking is now open!
Fri 05 Sep 6:00 pm – 11:59 pm
The Hawthorns

Preston Summer Roadshow
Precision planning & protection perfection
How well are your clients able to articulate their financial goals?
When did you last go back to basics and consider how protection features in your clients’ plans?
Research shows that initially clients often don’t really know what their goals are. As financial advisers, you need to work closely with them to really explore their goals before building a precise plan which will deliver for their long-term future.
Tue 10 Jun 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Barton Manor Hotel & Spa

Handling price-based objections
So often it seems that winning or losing a new deal comes down to our price whether it is fee, premium or commission. This comprehensive session will help delegates minimise the chance of price-based objections coming up, recognise types of price objections and what might lie behind them, before providing strategies and tactics to deal with specific objections
Tue 06 May 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates
Annual 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.
Tue 29 Apr 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Oak Royal Golf Country Club

Enhancing your Personal Brand– develop your reputation for success
Everyone has a brand. It affects everything at work – from how receptive people are to your ideas to your chances of promotion. Your brand has two dimensions – your self-definition (your own sense of who you are and what value you bring] and the compilation of the perceptions (based on all kinds of data) held about you by others.
Brand management involves making sure your intentions and the reality of your brand to others are aligned
Wed 09 Apr 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates