Motor Trade – Risk Management Challenges

🚗 Motor trade remains one of the most challenging classes of insurance business, both for brokers and their clients. While many motor traders focus on the day-to-day demands of running their businesses, a structured approach to risk management can help reduce exposures, improve safety, and potentially lead to significant savings on insurance costs.

Join the Insurance Institute of Halifax & Bradford for this interactive CPD webinar, where we'll explore practical risk management techniques that motor traders can implement within their own businesses.

Learning Objectives

By attending this session, delegates will:

• Understand and apply the basic risk management process within a motor trade environment.
• Gain awareness of legal requirements relating to the inspection of plant and machinery used in motor trade businesses.
• Understand workplace accident reporting requirements and associated regulations.
• Learn how to explain the benefits of proactive risk management to clients and demonstrate the potential cost-saving advantages.
• Build confidence in discussing risk management strategies with motor trade customers.

What Will Be Covered?

Understanding Risk Management

• The fundamentals of the risk management process
• Identifying and assessing risks within motor trade businesses
• Implementing practical control measures

Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities

• Inspection requirements for plant and machinery
• Workplace health and safety considerations
• Accident reporting obligations and best practice

Supporting Motor Trade Clients

• Demonstrating the value of proactive risk management
• How effective risk management can positively influence insurance outcomes
• Communicating cost-saving benefits to clients

Interactive Learning

This webinar will be highly interactive and will include:

• Practical examples and real-life scenarios
• Regular knowledge-testing questions throughout the session
• Opportunities for discussion and engagement
• A dedicated Q&A session, allowing delegates to raise both course-related and general motor trade insurance queries

Why Attend?

Motor trade businesses face a wide range of operational, regulatory and insurance challenges. This session is designed to provide practical, real-world guidance that will help insurance professionals better understand these risks and support their clients more effectively.

Whether you place motor trade risks regularly or only occasionally, this webinar will provide valuable insights that can be applied immediately in client conversations.

This session is suitable for:

• Insurance brokers
• Underwriters
• Claims professionals
• Risk managers
• Anyone involved in arranging or servicing motor trade insurance

Meet the Speaker

David Hole ACII

David is a highly experienced insurance professional with a career spanning more than 40 years across the insurance industry. His extensive market knowledge has been developed through a wide range of roles within the London Insurance Market and the wider insurance sector.

He currently works as a part-time Complaint Manager for a Lloyd's coverholder and serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), authoring and updating content for the CII's Broker Assess computer-based training programme.

David's previous roles include Head of Claims at Plum Underwriting Ltd, where he was responsible for managing insurer and third-party administrator relationships, as well as overseeing larger and more complex claims through technical referral processes.

A respected trainer and educator, David has delivered technical insurance training for over 20 years to insurance professionals throughout the UK and internationally. He also provides examination support for insurance professionals studying towards CII qualifications and other industry-recognised designations.

His training expertise covers a broad range of general insurance subjects, including:

• Motor Trade Insurance
• Cyber Insurance
• Commercial Property
• Business Interruption
• Liability Insurance
• Marine Cargo
• Construction and Engineering
• Trade Credit
• Underwriting and Claims Practice

David's combination of practical market experience, technical expertise and engaging training style makes him ideally placed to provide valuable insight into the challenges and opportunities presented by motor trade risks.

🎤 Join us for what promises to be an engaging and practical session, helping insurance professionals better understand motor trade risks and the role effective risk management can play in protecting businesses and improving insurance outcomes.

We look forward to welcoming you to this CPD event.