Events
Forthcoming events
BIBA West Midlands, BII & Beazley Summer Social & CPD event
Join the BIBA West Midlands committee and Birmingham Insurance Institute at Beazley's fabulous offices with a sun terrace for some excellent CPD and a great opportunity to network with fellow insurance professionals. There will be nibbles and a variety of drinks available.
Title of talk: Management Liability Claims stories and trends (30 Mins); Introduction to the BIBA Event Insurance Scheme (10 mins)
Thu 09 May 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Beazley
Financial Services conference - Retirement and pension focus
Join us for a Financial Services conference at the fantastic location of Eighteen at 103 Colmore Row in Birmingham. We have no less than 5 expert presentations from Fidelity, BNY Mellon, Evelyn Partners, and abrdn. Focusing on - Finance Act 2023 : Impact on pension planning, Where next for retirement income advice?, Investing for Retirement, Diversifying Tax Risk, and Macro Economic Overview. Please see our website for full details of the days programme. The event will be followed by an opportunity to network, with food and drink provided. Sign up today!
Thu 16 May 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Eighteen
BII Networking Drinks
Join us for an evening of networking drinks at Eighteen, 103 Colmore Row.
Thu 16 May 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Eighteen
Understanding the Market Cycle
Hard markets usually last around a maximum of three years and this latest one started in 2020.
This presentation, delivered by Alan Chandler one of the UK’s most popular presenters, looks at what causes market cycles in the insurance industry and what is likely to occur in 2024.
Mon 20 May 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Alan Chandler,
Women in Leadership
Communicating as a leader is an essential skill for any emerging talent. For female leaders and emerging leaders, these are particularly important to ensure you lead, make an impression and engage with your teams. In this interactive masterclass Susan will use elements from her Communications methodology, Superstar Communicator™, sharing Top Tips to ensure you have presence, credibility and impact when communicating as a female.
Tue 04 Jun 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Susan Heaton-Wright, SuperStar Communicator
Previous events
Unconscious biases that undermine performance and decision-making
We create a safe environment for people to understand and take ownership of their biases. During the session we look at some of the key biases that can lead to poor decision-making impacting your project performance.
Wed 01 May 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Tom Flatau,
BII Charity Pool Tournament (sponsored by IPS Group)
The ever popular BII Pool Tournament is back. With special thanks to our friends at IPS Group for sponsoring the event. This is a doubles event with tickets priced at £5 per person with 100% of the ticket money going to The UK Sepsis Trust. Prizes are up for grabs and a welcome drink will be provided on arrival. Book now to avoid disappointment!
Wed 24 Apr 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Bierkeller
BII Annual General Meeting followed by networking and meet the Council
To all members of The Birmingham Insurance Institute, you're invited to our annual AGM.
Hear first-hand reports from council members on previous and future activities and vote on the appointment of new council members. Stay to meet the council and network with industry colleagues whilst enjoying wonderful views over our city.
Wed 24 Apr 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Eighteen
Coaching skills for Leaders
Aimed at Leaders and Future Leaders, this session will help to provide you with the skills to:
• Create a formal process for achieving your goals and priorities in a structured and inspiring fashion
• Understand methods to generate, and act on insight to overcome “impasses” or obstacles
• Deal with stress. Maintain balance, perspective, health and well-being
• Be confident when dealing with setbacks, conflict and difficult conversations
Wed 17 Apr 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Tom Flatau,
Critical financial rules for GI brokers’ FCA compliance
This comprehensive and interactive session will focus on the critical financial aspects of FCA rules - overall business solvency (compliance with adequate resources Threshold Condition 2.4), professional indemnity requirements and the onerous client money handling rules under CASS 5.
Thu 14 Mar 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Branko Bjelobaba FCII, Branko Ltd
2024 Birmingham insurance Institute Dinner - SOLD OUT
Following the success of our dinner earlier this year next year’s dinner will be returning to the Grand Hotel on Thursday 29th of February 2024. Tickets for the dinner are now SOLD OUT.
Thu 29 Feb – Thu 29 Feb
The Grand Hotel