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Be heard: Improve upon your communication skills by understanding your personal communication style
This webinar will help you appreciate and understand your personal communication style and will help you communicate more effectively, be heard and listened to. This will help you to be more engaging and influential when communicating and negotiating with others.
View event detailsA plain English overview of Builders performance bonds
This one-hour webinar, presented by Alan Chandler one of the most popular presenters in the UK, will explain the difference between a bond and an insurance contract and show why brokers need to understand what a builders performance bond is. From time to time your clients, particularly those involved in the construction sector, will look for help in obtaining a bond and this presentation looks to provide an overview of what bonds are and why they are issued
View event details5 ways to transform the way you write reports
Reports that are easy to read are not easy to write …that is until you attend this session. In an hour, you will learn 5 ways to transform the way you write reports so that they demonstrate clear, logical thought patterns, concise advice or opinions and motivate people to action.
View event detailsNextGen Month Workshop 7: Raise your Visibility for Career Success
How is it that some people rapidly climb the career ladder whilst others – who might be equally as good, remain at a lower level? Having studied very successful people; watching their behaviour, actions and attitudes, I have identified key engagements these successful people do in order to be visible to decision makers. And in this time where cuts are being made, you want to be the go to person: the person who is positively noticed – and I don’t mean the loudest person: the last person standing when difficult decisions are made.
View event detailsAn evening with DAC Beachcroft - An Intro to ESG
The IIB has teamed up with one of Bristol's leading international law business to deliver an exciting seminar and networking event. Join us from 17:30 to enjoy a drink on arrival and meet the speakers before we begin at 18:00. We will begin the session with an introduction to DAC Beachcroft. After which Sarah Crowther and Clare Hughes-Williams will present on the topic of ESG by exploring what ESG is and what impact it may have on insurance and insurers' clients. Following the hour long seminar, DAC Beachcroft and the IIB will be hosting a networking event where drinks and food will be provided. This is great opportunity to meet the speakers.
View event detailsNextGen Month Workshop 6: Difficult Conversations and Assertiveness
Assertiveness Skills: Say what you want, say what you mean Many people are worried about being assertive: they believe they are coming across as aggressive. Yet everyone has the right to express their needs. Being assertive is an essential skill for anyone. Developing excellent assertiveness skills makes you a better colleague, team player and human being.
View event detailsNextGen Month Workshop 5: 10 Common Thinking Traps to Avoid
In this session we will be looking at examining your thinking and looking into the typical 'thinking traps' you can fall into when moving up the career ladder/finding yourself in a position of more responsibility. This session will look into what those typical traps/barriers can be and how you can tackle them.
View event detailsProximate cause and exclusions: the Court of Appeal provides further guidance
ABOUT THE SESSION In January 2023 the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the case of Brian Leighton (Garages) Ltd v Allianz Insurance Plc. The case provides further guidance as to what should be taken into account when considering scope of cover and especially proximate cause and exclusions. In this webinar, Jeff Heasman will examine the key aspects of the judgment and its impact on insureds and insurers.
View event detailsNextGen Month Workshop 4: Building Your Resilience
In this session we will be looking into the challenges that life throws at us, and how we look to build our resilience to help us tackle these as they come. As well as this, we will also explore how we can maintain this mindset in order to form positive habits to take with us in the future.
View event details5 Skills of a Future-Proofed Advisor in Insurance & Financial Services
The way we work as professional advisors is changing at a rapid pace. With the growth of Generative AI, automated processes and decision-making, we need to understand how we must adapt to ensure we remain a valuable asset to our clients and a trusted advisor.
View event detailsNextGen Month Workshop 3: Meta Learning - Improve your Ability to Learn
We are joined again by Michael at Kataholos to explore different ways in which we can improve our ability to learn!
View event detailsNextGen Month Workshop 2: 5 Types of Motivation
This high energy in-person motivational training course with Michael from Kataholos will deepen your understanding of what motivation is, how it works, and will empower you with a process to be consistently, strongly motivated for the rest of your life! As well as this, there will also be networking opportunities throughout the evening with both drinks and food being provided!
View event detailsNextGen Month Workshop 1: LinkedIn Workshop
Our training session takes into account the fact that LinkedIn is one of the most powerful and extensive tools for networking and creating opportunities at a professional’s fingertips, and yet it is often one of the most under-utilized! This session will equip those who wish to achieve more from LinkedIn with all the necessary tools to create a truly “magnetic” profile that draws the right attention, and which projects the best impression when networking. • LinkedIn Overview- a review of why LinkedIn is such a great place to promote yourself to employers • How to Create a Winning Profile including: o Key elements to address (the five areas that must be optimised.) o Benefits of Keywords o Creating a Headline for your Profile that attracts interest (the Value Driven Pitch) • Engage in the most effective way to generate opportunities (how to break the ice) • Quick Fixes • Why your Profile may not be working • Profile Feedback – 2-3 Attendees who have granted permission for their Profiles to be reviewed will receive actionable feedback from the trainer.
View event detailsIntro to Reinsurance
In this session we will be taking a look into the basics of reinsurance. We will look at why reinsurance is important to the insurance industry and the various forms it takes. We will also look at some case studies that demonstrate the role re-insurance plays within the global insurance industry This course is ideal for those new to insurance as well as those working within the industry who want further knowledge. It is also a useful course to those studying for their CertCII
View event detailsAll Change: 2 years in which the Supreme Court transformed the way we and our clients do business.
This webinar will explore the changes made by the Supreme Court that has impacted how we and our clients do business. From the FCA Test Case on business interruption to the Uber Test Case, the decisions on vicarious liability to the judgments on professional negligence, the Supreme Court has certainly had a busy and productive couple of years.
View event detailsLeading the Way on Organisational Wellbeing
This webinar explores the fundamentals of organisational wellbeing as the world emerges from the grip of the Covid19 Pandemic. This is a great place to start if the key people in your organisation want to know what the components are of a successful mental health & wellbeing strategy.
View event detailsIDD The Insurance Marketplace
This course takes a look at how insurance started and its place today. It will focus on the major players within the insurance market and where Insurance in London & the UK sits within the global marketplace.
View event detailsThe Great Charity Wine-Off England v Chile
In aid of Guide Dogs, this charity wine-off event pitches 3 English wines against 3 Chilean wines in a curtain raiser for the England v Chile game in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
View event detailsManaging Anxiety through Change
This webinar will explore anxiety, what it is, how and why it shows up in the workplace and what can be done to reduce the impact of anxiety on well-being and performance. Attendees will get practical tools and techniques to help them manage anxiety and to thrive at work and in life.
View event detailsResilience for Good Wellbeing
Resilience is fundamental to good mental health and success in business/work and life. This webinar explores how we can all develop resilience in ourselves and in our teams. This will include practical advice and tools to help you to build your and your team's resilience. The session is a mix of slides and interactive discussions designed to ensure effective learning in a short timeframe.
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