Events

Come and join us for our Post Summer Social event on Wednesday 10th September 2025 starting at 5.30pm at The Georgian Bar & Lounge at the Morgans Hotel (Blue Building opposite). The Event has been kindly sponsored by Zurich Insurance in association with BIBA. The cost of the event of £5 is being donated to our President's chosen charity this year: Joseph's Smile. josephssmile.org Arrival by 5.30pm with reception drinks on arrival. Hope you will join us for this great opportunity for our local institute members to network and socialise with many industry peers, you do not want to miss this!

A Plain English Introduction to Engineering insurance and inspection This is an hour’s presentation looking to provide a plain English overview of the Engineering insurance market, which is often shrouded in mystery and badly understood. We will look at both the inspection and insurance cover elements of Engineering insurance. Because engineering as a product is so misunderstood, there are enormous amounts of equipment across the UK that have no explosion cover despite the client having an 'All Risks' wording! The same problem applies to inspection where clients are often breaking the law by not getting an item inspected but do not realise this. For brokers this is a missed income opportunity and a significant professional indemnity exposure. This webinar, delivered by Alan Chandler one of the most popular presenters in the UK, is very appropriate for brokers, underwriters, claims staff and loss adjusters as well as anyone else who wishes to gain a greater understanding of the insurance marketplace.

This webinar will provide a practical look into the various sections of a typical commercial package insurance policy, what is covered and what protection a commercial customer actually obtains, so that brokers, underwriters and claims staff alike can be confident when explaining the different sections of cover. The reality is, that many commercial customers do not always appreciate the breadth of their cover, and as such the discussion tends to too often focus on price rather than cover and quality. This webinar will look to put the onus back on the essentials of cover and quality so that customers can make informed decisions. The presentation will be provided by Alan Chandler, one of the most popular speakers within the UK, and Alan in his usual plain English style will outline the main areas of cover, the history of package insurance and how sums insured should be correctly set. The webinar will be suitable for anyone working with commercial package insurance be they brokers, underwriters or claims staff.

In this session, we will discuss the risks posed by lithium batteries. Lithium-ion batteries were first mass-produced in the early 1990s, and they are performing a key role in the move away from reliance upon fossil fuels. However, using lithium to store energy presents a new set of risks to property underwriters. This session is designed to draw the underwriter’s and broker’s attention to these risks and why rating and wording alterations may be needed to counter this growing problem

ABOUT THE SESSION The insurance market is increasingly competitive and the policies sold are increasingly complex. New business is won and existing business is retained when insurance professionals are able to properly understand the products being sold and explain key features in clear and transparent language. This session will show you how to understand and explain insurance policies to customers in 5 easy steps.