Events

Being calm and clear-headed at work are signs of good mental health; which result in good performance, job satisfaction and a happier workforce. But what happens if employees are experiencing the opposite of calmness and clarity? This can be a sign that employees are experiencing high levels of stress, anxiety and overwhelm which if left unchecked (and unsupported) could result in serious ill-health, poor performance, and sickness absence.

The Insurance Institute of Perth and Dundee is delighted to announce that their next online CPD event will focus on negotiation skills. Negotiations can be difficult to navigate and manage with the result that the desired outcome is not always achieved. This interactive workshop will assist in understanding the negotiation process and how to manage objections and hurdles you encounter, resulting in you achieving the outcome you wanted and with relationships in tact. This workshop will benefit our general insurance members involved in underwriting, broking, claims handling and loss adjusting.

The IASG Young Professionals Committee are happy to announce their next webinar which will focus on company structure. 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.

We need you! (To get down to our AGM, that is...) Your council invites you to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting of The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow. Hear first-hand reports from council members on previous and future activities and vote on the appointment of new council members. If you feel you could make a positive contribution, it is an ideal first step to becoming involved.

A combination of higher materials and labour costs will mean insurers are likely to need 9.6% increases just to cover rebuild cost inflation in the UK. However, given most need additional rate strength of around 6% to balance their loss-making property books, this will mean policyholders looking at rate increases of around 15% in 2022 on top of the 2021 increases! The presentation, delivered by Alan Chandler one of the UK's most popular insurance presenters, will look at what clients need to take into when settling Buildings sums insured. Alan will explore why under insurance is so common, the effects of under insurance for the client and why under insurance is an increasing cause of Professional Indemnity claims against brokers.