Previous events

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Enabling excellent customer service

  • Wed 27 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin Cert CII, Enabling Wings

Join us for this interactive session which will be hosted Live-online on Zoom. We aim to make this session as close to an in person session as possible and so please have your camera's on where possible so that you can interact fully with other members of the group.

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Enabling Womens Careers - 6th March - International Women's Day

  • Wed 06 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us in Celebration of International Women's Day - Inspire Inclusion! This session will be live online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create a safe space for members to express themselves, network and grow. Please have your camera on so that we can make the experience as close to in person as possible. These sessions are for all levels of PFS and CII and future topics will be established from member feedback within the group. The sessions are facilitated by Caroline who is a Certified Coach and NLP Trainer, however, these sessions are an exploration for all and so please bring your top tips to share with other members of the group and be open to explore and encourage eachother. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session.

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Insurance History: Past & Present

  • Thu 29 Feb 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • Online
    • Howard Benge, The Insurance Museum

Join Howard Benge from the Insurance Museum for a quick journey through the history of insurance and take a look at what an insurance museum can do today. Howard Benge is a museum and heritage professional who specialises in public engagement. He has worked at the City of London Corporation, National Trust and Imperial War Museum. He is Chairman of the Old Talbot House Foundation.

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Enabling Womens Careers - 13th December 2023 - Managing the Merriness without Meltdown

  • Wed 13 Dec 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us for the December Women's Forum - Managing the Merriness without Meltdown This session will be Live-Online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create a safe space for members to express themselves, network and grow. These sessions are for all levels of PFS and CII and future topics will be established from member feedback within the group. The sessions are facilitated by Caroline who is a Certified Coach and NLP Trainer, however, these sessions are an exploration for all and so please bring your top tips to share with other members of the group and be open to explore and encourage eachother. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session.

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Hawkins Webinar - Finding Evidence of Fraud & Deliberate Fire Setting

  • Thu 07 Dec 9:30 am – 10:15 am
  • Online
    • Russ Smith, Hawkins

Russ will cover the identification of physical evidence that identifies fires as being started deliberately, alongside evidence that identifies where fires and other peril claims are potentially fraudulent.

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Hawkins - Corrosion in the Power Industry

  • Thu 30 Nov 9:30 am – 10:15 am
  • Online
    • Dr Giuseppe Scatigno, Hawkins

Giuseppe will focus on two widespread corrosion mechanisms that routinely lead to large business interruption claims in the power industry: Corrosion Under Insulation, and Microbiologically Induced Corrosion. He will discuss causes of these degradation mechanisms, as well as how to recognise and prevent them.

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Intl Men's Day - Session 4 - Men's Mental Health in 2023 (Panel Discussion)

  • Fri 24 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Andrew Goate, IICSE
    • Christopher Johnson, IICSE
    • Brian Harris, PFS, IICSE
    • Jesse Johal, PFS, IICSE

In our final lunchtime virtual session for International Men's Day, delegates can listen to a panel discussion with industry professionals from across the local financial services industry, where we will delve into the world of men’s mental health, how our speakers have recognised the signs of poor mental health and what they do to protect their mental health. Please note that to aid the flow of discussion, this session will not be recorded.

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Intl Men's Day - Session 3 - Stress Readiness (George Zielinski)

  • Thu 23 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • George Zielinski, Grow Myself

In the third and penultimate of our lunchtime virtual sessions for International Men's Day, please join George Zielinski of GROW Yourself where delegates can leverage insights from behavioural science to help better manage and renew physical, mental and emotional energy.

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Hawkins Webinar - Investigating Fires Involving Biomass Boilers

  • Thu 23 Nov 9:30 am – 10:15 am
  • Online
    • Camilla Gosling, Hawkins

Hawkins has investigated many fires associated with biomass boilers, but over the past few years there has been a noticeable increase in instructions of fires relating to their use. In this webinar, Camilla discusses what biomass boilers are, how they work, and how they can cause fires.

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Intl Men's Day - Session 2 Men's Total Mind & Health (Ollie Martin)

  • Wed 22 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Ollie Martin, Nick Thomas & Associates

In the second of our lunchtime virtual sessions for International Men's Day, please join Ollie Martin of Nick Thomas Associates where delegates will learn to understand what works and what does not and what they can do about their health and performance in the here and now. This interactive workshop will be interspersed with short practices and tests to support engagement and illustrate and support learning.

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Intl Men's Day - Session 1 - From Pain to Performance - (Kieran Mote)

  • Tue 21 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Kieran Mote, Sports Rehab Lab, Southend-on-Sea

In the first of our lunchtime virtual sessions for International Men's Day, please join Kieran Mote of Sports Rehab Lab (based in Southend-on-Sea) where delegates will learn about how to improve their physical health by developing a consistent approach to exercise, how to overcome injury and pain management, why physical activity is essential to a healthy lifestyle and how exercising regularly improves your physical health as we age.

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Enabling Womens Careers - 14th November 2023 - Celebrating International Mens Day

  • Tue 14 Nov 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Online
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

Join us for the November Women's Forum session. In this session we will be celebrating International Mens Day 2023! This session will be live online on Zoom. It will not be recorded as we aim to create a safe space for members to express themselves, network and grow. These sessions are for all levels of PFS and CII and future topics will be established from member feedback within the group. The sessions are facilitated by Caroline who is a Certified Coach and NLP Trainer, however, these sessions are an exploration for all and so please bring your top tips to share with other members of the group and be open to explore and encourage eachother. Please allow up to 90 minutes for this session.

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Hawkins Webinar - Push-fit Fittings & Statistical Analysis

  • Thu 09 Nov 9:30 am – 10:15 am
  • Online
    • Dr Gerald Deshais, Hawkins

Gerald will discuss examples where Hawkins has investigated escapes of water caused by a fault in a push-fit fitting, and how laboratory inspection can be conducted to generate data that allows us to compare the characteristics of exhibit and exemplar fittings, in order to determine the cause of failure.

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PFS Stamford Autumn Conference

  • Wed 08 Nov 8:45 am – 3:00 pm
  • Marriott Hotel, Peterborough
    • James Bird, Fidelity
    • Claire May, Zurich
    • Ash Kapasi, Quilter
    • Karl Steadman, JUST
    • Sarb Thind, PortfolioMetrix
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Managing Tricky Conversations

  • Tue 07 Nov 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Caroline Martin, Enabling Wings

In this session Caroline will share how we can step into another person's shoes to understand a situation and achieve more mutually beneficial positive outcomes.

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Ghost Walk and Gin Tasting - Spirits and Spirits!

  • Wed 01 Nov. 7:00 pm
  • Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery

Ghost walk around Peterborough's most haunted buildings, followed by a gin tasting event in Peterborough Museum

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Regulation and the London Market

  • Mon 30 Oct 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Zoom- Webinar
    • Kerris Earle, Zing365

"This course looks into the London Market and just how Lloyd’s is positioned within it.​ We look at the operation of Lloyds, its stakeholders and its place in the global insurance market.​ We will explore Lloyd’s legislation, how it is regulated and why. It is a valuable overview for those working within or just wanting a better understanding of the London Market.​"

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Business E-mail Compromise

  • Thu 26 Oct 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Brad Fraser, CEO of Infoprotect UK will be hosting a webinar showing the ever-growing importance of email Security. The webinar will cover a real-life case of a law firm/client that was comprised in email fraud, leading to a large financial loss for the victim, which the law firm then had to refund due to their negligence.

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Insurance Conduct of Business Sourcebook (ICOBS) - Introduction

  • Mon 23 Oct 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  • Zoom- Webinar
    • Kerris Earle, Zing365

"This session is aimed to introduce the delegate to the Insurance Conduct of Business Sourcebook and its requirements in relation to General Insurance. ​ It provides a top level overview of the interpretation of the sourcebook. ​ Reference should be made to the FCA handbook for the full rules and guidance."

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