I am very proud to have been asked to serve as President of the Bournemouth Institute. Firstly I would like to thank Bill Perkins, our outgoing President who finishes his term of office with strengthened links with our PFS members. During the coming year our priorities will be to:

- Deliver an engaging quality event programme of CPD events for both our CII and PFS members.

- Raise the profile of the Bournemouth CII amongst its younger members.

- To continue to work to raise the profile of the Insurance Institute of Bournemouth to grow and encourage networking and sharing of best practices with non-members and members alike.