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Chemical Analytical Techniques in Contamination Investigations- Hawkins Forensic Investigation
James Morris - Engineering, Fire & Explosions, Marine, Materials, Chemistry & Biology Expert from Hawkins Forensic Investigation explores the critical role of chemical analysis in forensic science. He introduces key analytical techniques and explains how they are used to identify and quantify substances in complex investigations, outlining how certain scientific methods can be applied to real-world cases.
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Be a SuperStar Communicator
How to be a SuperStar Communicator and make a positive impact in all business conversations is essential. Being able to contribute to all business conversations; make an impact; share your opinions with confidence and clarity and to influence are essential. Whether you are a leader, managing a team or a team member, developing these skills are essential.
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Investigation of Electric Shock Injuries - Hawkins Forensic Investigation
In this webinar, 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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Cyber Insurance: The Challenges of Cyber
This webinar aims to discuss cyber insurance in todays insurance market. We will look at the development and reactions to increasingly complex attacks on different types of businesses and what the insurance market is doing to counter this form of threat, mitigate loss and meet the challenges faced within this insurance class. We will use real life examples of what can go wrong and how a cyber insurance policy can offer both protection and pe
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Mitigating IHT - CPD Workshop (Tuesday 24th June 2025) Virtual - Southampton
3 hours structured CPD This session, which will include updates on the proposed pension changes from April 2027, is for those involved in identifying IHT transactions, calculating the tax due and then looking for ways to mitigate or eradicate the liability, so saving clients (or more often, their beneficiaries) IHT. Target audience Advisers, paraplanners, whether at diploma or Chartered level, active in the estate planning market
View event detailsTrusts & Taxation - CPD Workshop (Weds 25th June 2025) Virtual - Southampton
3 hours structured CPD This session, which will include updates on the proposed pension changes from April 2027, is for those involved in identifying IHT transactions, calculating the tax due and then looking for ways to mitigate or eradicate the liability, so saving clients (or more often, their beneficiaries) IHT. Target audience Advisers, paraplanners, whether at diploma or Chartered level, active in the estate planning market
View event detailsInvestment Bonds - CPD Workshop (Thursday 26th June 2025) Virtual - Southampton
3 hours structured CPD The advice for Investment Bonds will increase as the Government bears down on Capital Gains Tax, so be ready to deal with all aspects of advice on bonds. Target audience Advisers, paraplanners, whether at diploma or Chartered level, active in the estate planning market
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RO6 (Financial Planning Practice) Pre Exam Training, Tuesday 24th June 2025
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO6 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. This intensive workshop will work through the case studies that will be examined in the July 2025 sitting. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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Pedestrian Protection Through Vehicle Design - Hawkins Forensic Investigation
In this webinar, Road Traffic Collision Investigator, Adam Barrow provides an overview of the development of pedestrian protection measures in vehicle design, including: • The principles and challenges of pedestrian protection • How vehicle design evolves with, and sometimes leverages, regulation • An overview of the technologies deployed in vehicle design to protect pedestrians
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RO5 (Financial Protection) Pre Exam Training, Wednesday 18th June 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO5 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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Sexual Harassment Regulation Change
Explore what sexual harassment is and the variety of forms it can take. Delve into the applicable law, including the new Worker Protection Act 2023 that came into effect 26th October 2024, creating a statutory “preventative duty” for employers to put in place “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment, and the enhanced protections and support it creates for employees. Look at sexual harassment within financial services, shining a spotlight on the “Sexism in the City” inquiry, and the role the Regulators have to play
View event detailsEscape Room & Networking Event
The Insurance Institute of Southampton invites you to an unforgettable event to sharpen up your problem-solving skills immersing yourself into a world of mystery, with an escape room with Locked in a Room Southampton. There is an opportunity to network with others from across the local institute with a pre-event drink before the escape room.
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Can We Trust AI in Insurance?
The issues of digital trust and responsible AI are amongst the most important issues facing the insurance industry. But what do we mean by digital trust and responsible AI? How does trust manifest itself in an increasingly digital and automated world? This webinar will address these critical issues and offer suggestions on what companies and individuals need to be doing now to ensure we do all we can to win customer trust and implement AI in a responsible way.
View event detailsUnderstanding 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. In this presentation, Principal Acoustics Consultant Dr Andrew Peplow provides a comprehensive understanding of HAVS, including its causes and symptoms.
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RO4 (Pensions and Retirement Planning) Pre Exam Training, Thursday 29th May 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO4 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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The Missed Opportunity on Business Leads
The Missed Opportunities - changing employment trends During the last twenty years there has never been more changes in employment trends in the UK - yet in many cases the insurance industry has been slow to change. This presentation will point out the business opportunities that have arisen due to these changing trends and why they have often been missed.
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RO3 (Personal Taxation) Pre Exam Training, Wednesday 28th May 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO3 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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RO2 (Investment Principles and Risk) Pre Exam Training, Wednesday 21st May 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO2 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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Pension Transfer Specialists (PTS) Course, Tuesday 20th May 2025
OBJECTIVES • Be up-to-date with current developments in the Defined Benefit/Safeguarded benefit transfer market. • All-round knowledge quiz. • Demonstrate fact-finding, analysis and recommendation skills on two case studies.
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When Audible Warning Alarms Cause Injury- Hawkins Forensic Investigation
Whether or not an audible warning alarm is effective is dependent on its ability to draw the attention of the listener. If that alarm is not sufficiently distinctive, people can suffer serious injuries. Conversely, if that alarm is too loud, the alarm itself has potential to cause injury. In this webinar, Hawkins’ Managing Director of Acoustics, Ros Lambert-Porter, will define the characteristics of effective audible alarms and where they might fail, and how these failures can lead to catastrophic outcomes. She will also explore the case of Haesel McDonald vs Indigo Sun where a warning alarm was found to have caused injury.
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