Previous events

All previous events

Birmingham Insurance Institute 5K/10K Fun Run

  • Sun 20 Mar 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
  • Tamworth Castle Grounds

Whether you’re a serious runner or just fancy a Sunday jog with the family around the beautiful castle grounds, this run is for you!

View event details

Introduction to Engineering Insurance

  • Tue 15 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

This introduction to engineering insurance session looks at the main covers and helps brokers and insurers identify key risk areas.

View event details

COVID-19 – The impact on Financial Markets

  • Tue 08 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • James Walker, Rathbones

Join us as we consider the impact of Covid-19 on the financial markets and the potential impact on market performance over the next few years.

View event details

FCA Consumer Duty - what's that all about?

  • Wed 02 Mar 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Branko Bjelobaba FCII

The FCA want to see a higher level of consumer protection in retail financial markets, where firms compete vigorously in the interests of consumers and they wish to drive a healthy and successful financial services system in which firms can thrive and consumers can make informed choices about financial products and services. Join us as we consider the new Consumer Duty and what we have to do

View event details

Essential Sales, Client and Soft Skills for a Hard Market

  • Wed 23 Feb 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

This session overviews the best practice methodologies and skills that are particularly important in hard market conditions and that create the client and market relationships to enable the effective delivery of trading strategies.

View event details

Property insurance; understanding why there will be 15% + rate increases in 2022

  • Mon 31 Jan 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler, Alan Chandler Training

This webinar looks at the major issue of under insurance in the UK property insurance market, why it is getting worse and how to help your clients avoid the under-insurance trap.

View event details

The Dynamics of the Insurance Market cycle

  • Thu 20 Jan 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

The first in our series of hard market sessions provides an understanding of how the insurance market cycle works, and the specific factors that drove this hard market.

View event details

Optimum Productivity and Performance at work

  • Wed 12 Jan 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Nick Thomas, Nick Thomas & Associates

This session looks at how we can optimise our productivity and performance at work.

View event details

Motor Legal Expenses Insurance

  • Wed 08 Dec 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Bernard Thornton

Motor Legal Expenses (MLE) is a class of insurance frequently misunderstood, overlooked or dismissed altogether. The webinar will be of value to those involved in Motor claims, underwriting, broking or anyone wishing to widen their knowledge of a highly topical and fast moving aspect of general insurance.

View event details

Restoring Trust in Insurance by Improving Customer Service

  • Thu 25 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Online
    • Bernard Thornton

At a time when the public image of insurance has never been in a more intensive spotlight, this webinar looks at the joint issues of customer service and trust – inextricably linked and vital to the future prosperity of the insurance sector.

View event details

FCA's NEW GI Pricing Practices, Product Governance and Product Value

  • Tue 02 Nov 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Branko Bjelobaba FCII, Branko Ltd

New rules came into force affecting Product Governance on 1 October 2021 and these rules apply to commercial and personal lines insurances. The rules are wide-ranging and also seek to address what has been described as the ‘loyalty penalty’ paid by existing general insurance product customers and aim to ensure that customers receive fair value in the insurance products they buy.

View event details

Global Markets: where we are, what can we expect in Q4 and into 2022

  • Wed 27 Oct 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
  • Online
    • Lale Akoner, BNY Mellon
    • George Dent, Walter Scott

This session will provide an overview of the global macroeconomic situation, and how the investment managers at Walter Scott shape their portfolios to match the macroeconomic environment.

View event details

Cocktail Masterclass

  • Thu 07 Oct 5:15 pm – 9:30 pm
  • The Botanist, Birmingham

The Botanist have recently re-launched their cocktail making masterclass and we’d love for you to join us for what promises to be an excellent evening of fun and face to face networking (finally!).

View event details

The UK market: undervalued or misunderstood?

  • Thu 07 Oct 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
  • Online
    • Lale Akoner, BNY Mellon
    • Louise Kernohan, BNY Mellon

This webinar from BNY Mellon will provide a backdrop of the current market and structuring portfolios in order to provide attractive returns for clients.

View event details

InsurED & Financial Planning Day 2021

  • Wed 29 Sep 8:45 am – 5:00 pm

InsurED 2021

View event details

BII virtual presentation skills

  • Wed 22 Sep 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Susan Heaton-Wright, Superstar Communicator

Presenting, whether for pitching for investment or ideas; presenting to clients, stakeholders or senior management is an essential skill for any ambitious individual. It is an opportunity to develop credibility and raise your profile. In this virtual workshop I share the secrets of presenting “Superstar Communicator” style.

View event details

Leading Teams Virtually

  • Wed 08 Sep 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Susan Heaton-Wright, Superstar Communicator

Remote working is now the normal way of leading teams. Many leaders find they are spending 70% of their working time on virtual calls, and employees report they are working longer hours, since they are attending more virtual meetings yet still have to complete their work. This virtual workshop provides techniques to lead teams in an effective, focused way, bringing out the best in team members.

View event details

Legal & Policy Update

  • Tue 27 Jul 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alistair Kinley, BLM
    • James Harvey, BLM
    • David Thompson, BLM

Alistair Kinley, James Harvey and David Thompson of BLM will consider current policy issues, including whiplash reforms, as well as some of the key legal decisions of the last 12 months impacting employer’s liability and public liability claims.

View event details

M92 Revision Day

  • Wed 21 Jul 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
  • Online
    • Alan Chandler, Alan Chandler Training

This intensive revision session is designed to help you develop your exam technique and knowledge for the M92 Insurance Business and Finance module. Led by one of the UK's foremost insurance trainers, Alan Chandler, the syllabus will be explained in plain English with practical examples. 20 spaces available.

View event details

Understanding company structures

  • Wed 07 Jul 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Zoom - Webinar
    • Alan Chandler, Alan Chandler Training

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. This webinar will examine the difference between a sole trader, a partnership, a limited liability partnership, a private limited company and a public limited company, and will also explore the ways in which charities are formed.

View event details