Previous events

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BI covid claims – where are we now?

  • Wed 31 Aug 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Online
    • Branko Bjelobaba FCII

This webinar will provide an update post the Supreme Court Appeal judgment of 15 January 2021 and will focus on a number of various decisions made on complaints referred to the FOS, insurer statistics on claims payments, courts and various court cases.

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CII Glasgow Mental Health Webinar: Managing Anxiety Through Times of Change

  • Thu 19 May 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Online
    • Clare Russell, Mental Health in Business

Being calm and clear-headed at work are signs of good mental health; which result in good performance, job satisfaction and a happier workforce. But what happens if employees are experiencing the opposite of calmness and clarity? This can be a sign that employees are experiencing high levels of stress, anxiety and overwhelm which if left unchecked (and unsupported) could result in serious ill-health, poor performance, and sickness absence.

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Negotiation Skills

  • Thu 12 May 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Sue Taylor, Sue Taylor Limited

The Insurance Institute of Perth and Dundee is delighted to announce that their next online CPD event will focus on negotiation skills. Negotiations can be difficult to navigate and manage with the result that the desired outcome is not always achieved. This interactive workshop will assist in understanding the negotiation process and how to manage objections and hurdles you encounter, resulting in you achieving the outcome you wanted and with relationships in tact. This workshop will benefit our general insurance members involved in underwriting, broking, claims handling and loss adjusting.

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Understanding the Different Types of Company Structure

  • Tue 26 Apr 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

The IASG Young Professionals Committee are happy to announce their next webinar which will focus on company structure. It is essential all insurance staff have a good understanding of the different types of way in which a company could be structured and failing to understand these structures could lead to wrong cover being put in place.

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Annual General Meeting 2022

  • Wed 20 Apr 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
  • Online

We need you! (To get down to our AGM, that is...) Your council invites you to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting of The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow. Hear first-hand reports from council members on previous and future activities and vote on the appointment of new council members. If you feel you could make a positive contribution, it is an ideal first step to becoming involved.

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Professional Indemnity

  • Thu 24 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Robert Morris ACII, Marsh Commercial
    • Kate Edmondson, Marsh Commercial

Professional Indemnity Insurance has been a particularly challenging product line in recent times as the market has contracted and hardened significantly. Robert Morris ACII leads Marsh Commercial's Professions Team in Scotland and the North of England and will summarise the current state of the Professional Indemnity market, what led us here and what he expects to see next.

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Property insurance, dealing with under insurance and 15% + rate increases in 2022

  • Mon 14 Feb 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

A combination of higher materials and labour costs will mean insurers are likely to need 9.6% increases just to cover rebuild cost inflation in the UK. However, given most need additional rate strength of around 6% to balance their loss-making property books, this will mean policyholders looking at rate increases of around 15% in 2022 on top of the 2021 increases! The presentation, delivered by Alan Chandler one of the UK's most popular insurance presenters, will look at what clients need to take into when settling Buildings sums insured. Alan will explore why under insurance is so common, the effects of under insurance for the client and why under insurance is an increasing cause of Professional Indemnity claims against brokers.

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Powers of Attorney – all you need to know

  • Thu 20 Jan 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Lisa Law, Brodies
    • Ailidh Hay, Brodies

Powers of Attorney are key documents giving individuals potentially wide powers in respect of another's affairs or care. Their use with elderly clients is becoming more common and it's essential that a professional presented with one knows what to look for before acting. Join us on this webinar where the team at Brodies will cover key Power of Attorney concepts.

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Managing Stress & Avoiding Burnout

  • Wed 15 Dec 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Online
    • Claire Russell, Mental Health in Business

Our next lunchtime webinar will be on Wednesday 15th December at 11am with Mental Health in Business CEO, Claire Russell, who will be speaking on the subject: Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout. During this 1-hour webinar, participants will learn about the effects of stress, how to manage stress, the link between burnout and mental health and how to avoid burnout. The session is a mix of slides and interactive discussions designed to ensure effective learning in a short timeframe within an online environment.

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FCA Pricing Practices: The Long and Short of it

  • Mon 13 Dec 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Simon Stokes, Aviva

The Insurance Institute of Perth and Dundee is delighted to announce that their next online CPD event will focus on the FCA’s new rules on Pricing Practices which fully comes into force in January 2022. Whilst primarily controlling the pricing of Household and Motor insurance, the new rules influence other GI products and introduces an annual fair value assessment for all general insurance and Pure Protection products.

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REPEAT SESSION - ONLINE CPD - Using Trusts for Estate and IHT Planning (Session 2) - Practical Application

  • Fri 03 Dec 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
    • Paul Lucas, BMO

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! As these sessions were oversubscribed when we ran them in September, BMO have kindly offered to run them again for members who were unable to attend. These interactive technical sessions provide an in-depth analysis of the different types of trusts and applying these to case studies to discover how they might work for clients in practice. We will provide a case study based event where we will consider the practical application of Trust and Estate Planning (Session 2).

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REPEAT SESSION - ONLINE CPD - Using Trusts for Estate and IHT Planning (Session 1) - Trust and Estate Planning

  • Fri 26 Nov 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
    • Paul Lucas, BMO

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! As these sessions were oversubscribed when we ran them in September, BMO have kindly offered to run them again for members who were unable to attend. These interactive technical sessions provide an in-depth analysis of the different types of trusts and applying these to case studies to discover how they might work for clients in practice. We will provide a technical presentation of Trusts and Estate Planning in Session 1. This will be followed by a case study based event where we will consider the practical application of Trust and Estate Planning in Session 2 (separate booking is available).

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Covid 19 Business Interruption Claims: A Medley of Thoughts

  • Wed 24 Nov 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Damian Glynn, Sedgwick International UK
    • Maina Wagiciengo, Sedgwick International UK

The Insurance Institutes of Scotland and The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters is delighted to be hosting a technical insurance event on Covid19 Business Interruption claims and cover following the supreme court ruling.

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Change Management

  • Thu 18 Nov 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Online
    • John Nutter
    • Mark Williams

The Insurance Institute of Perth and Dundee is delighted to be hosting a personal development session on Change Management.

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Music Bingo & Cocktail Master Class – Halloween Special

  • Thu 28 Oct 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Online

Following the success of the virtual gin tasting and music bingo Christmas event last year last year, the IASG Young Professional Committee are pleased to announce Cocktail Masterclass & Music Bingo the Halloween Edition. To kick the night off our friends at 56 North are running a Cocktail Masterclass Halloween. After that, everyone's favourite quiz master and bingo caller Jimmy Cheng, will be hosting some music bingo with a Halloween spin.

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GI Pricing Practices, Product Governance and Product Value Webinar

  • Wed 13 Oct 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    • Branko Bjelobaba

The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow is happy to announce that their next event will focus on GI Pricing Practices, Product Governance and Product Value.

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Examination Techniques

  • Thu 26 Aug 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler

The IASG Young Professionals Committee are pleased to announce we will be holding an Examination Techniques Webinar.

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Product Recall

  • Thu 26 Aug 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Online
    • Hal Shaw, Director

The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow’s Professional Development Group are pleased to announce that their next webinar will focus on the topic of product recall.

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WEBINAR: How to succeed without your inner critic

  • Tue 29 Jun 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
  • Online
    • Melissa Kidd, Motem Ltd

The IASG Young Professionals Group are excited to announce that their next webinar will explore how to succeed without your inner critic.

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WEBINAR: Flood

  • Tue 25 May 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Online
    • Jill Boulton, JBA Risk Management

The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow’s Professional Development Group are happy to announce that their next webinar will focus on the topic of flood.

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