Fellow members of the Insurance Institute of Bradford, I am honoured to have been chosen as your President for the 2021/22 term. This is my first senior role on the Insurance Institute of Bradford’s council and I hope that I will be able to build on the excellent work done by the previous president Richard Ryan who has been president for the last three terms. Thank you Richard.

Your council is the administrative arm of your Institute and we are committed to delivering excellent CPD lectures and seminars as well as hosting sporting and social events. The difficulties and challenges faced during the pandemic has meant that all of our face to face lectures and events have not gone ahead and all have been online. The availability of these online events has meant that we have been able to bring continued support and learning to our members. Working in collaboration with other local institutions has also meant a wider range and quantity of content.

Our Annual Dinner was cancelled last year but all being well we hope to be able to welcome you in the new year to the 2022 dinner. The dinner provides a great opportunity for networking and enjoying good food and entertainment.

Please support your local Institute by attending our lectures and joining the council to be a catalyst for improvement and change, we welcome all contributions and feedback. The Insurance Institute of Bradford has been in existence for 99 years, let’s ring in the centenary with positivity.