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Annual General Meeting 2025
We need you! To get down to our AGM... Your local institute council invites you to attend their 2025 Annual General Meeting in order to hear first-hand reports from council members on previous and future activities and vote on the appointment of new council members for the forthcoming year. If you feel you could make a positive contribution to your institute, it is an ideal first step to becoming involved. Book your place today.
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CPD Webinar: Contractors Insurance Masterclass - Advanced
This is the 3rd and final part of our Masterclass sessions on Contractors Insurance. This session studies claims and cases that have determined the legal interpretation of policy wordings. In doing so, it summarises and builds on the learnings of our two earlier webinars enabling policyholders/clients to operate within a highly contractual environment
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RO5 (Financial Protection) Pre Exam Training, Wednesday 26th March 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO5 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
View event detailsWhy underinsurance in home contents is so prevalent and practical tips/tools to address it
Underinsurance is a major issue in the industry – many reports suggest that around 2/3 of homes are underinsured. Unfortunately, the same is often true for the contents in those homes. Why is this, and what can insurers and brokers do about it?
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RO4 (Pensions and Retirement Planning) Pre Exam Training, Wednesday 19th March 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO4 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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Drone Insurance
This is an emerging class of insurance driven by the increasing use of drones by businesses. The session provides a comprehensive exploration into the safe operation of drones and the relevant insurance, risk and regulatory issues.
View event detailsCPD Webinar: Contractors Insurance Masterclass - Intermediate
This is the second part of 3 in our Masterclass sessions on Contractors Insurance. This session examines how the standard Joint Contracts Tribunal contract has influenced the Contractors' insurance product, where and to whom the building contract imposes responsibility for insurance and the main classes affected
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Introduction to Engineering insurance
Engineering insurance can be a difficult area for brokers and insurers to understand. This introduction to engineering insurance session looks at the main covers and helps brokers and insurers identify key risk areas.
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CPD Webinar: Farm Essentials
The farming and agriculture industry has quite a unique requirement when it comes to insurance. There is material damage, livestock, farming equipment, various degrees of liability, environmental facts, the list goes on! The purpose of this course is to get an understanding of the risks associated with this industry, and how insurance policies provide the cover.
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RO3 (Personal Taxation) Pre Exam Training, Wednesday 12th March 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO3 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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Illicit Cultivation & Processing of Cannabis - Hawkins Forensic Investigation
Ian will discuss methods used during the illicit cultivation of cannabis plants and subsequent processing of the crop, and how such activities can lead to extensive property damage and danger to life.
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The Forensic Examination of Photovoltaic Systems - Hawkins Forensic Investigation
Join Forensic Fire Investigator Dr Nick Carey, as he explains the basics of photovoltaic installations, the electrical safety risks of fires scenes involving them, and typical faults/damage which can lead to fires or other failures.
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RO2 (Investment Principles and Risk) Pre Exam Training, Wednesday 5th March 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO2 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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RO1 (Financial services, regulation and ethics) Pre Exam Training, Wednesday 26th Feb 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO1 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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Lithium-Ion Battery Fires: A Forensic Insight - Hawkins Forensic Investigation
Electrical Engineer Richard Heath will explain the science behind these incidents, the techniques used to mitigate the risks, and how modern forensic investigation techniques can shed light on the causes of battery failures. He will also include a review of the problems that everyday consumers face regarding lithium-ion batteries and discuss the challenges an investigator might encounter when conducting such investigations.
View event detailsCPD Webinar: Contractors Insurance Masterclass - Introduction
This is the first of our 3 Masterclass sessions on Contractors Insurance. This session examines Contract Works policies and what they cover, what are the main cover issues (including defect exclusions) and the information brokers need to place the cover
View event detailsAn Overview of Insurance Law
In this webinar we will undertake a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of insurance law.
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Hawkins Webinar - Major Loss Fires
In this presentation, Richard Fletcher will discuss a case study on the investigation into the cause of a major loss fire several years ago. The extensive building was severely damaged, and a significant portion had collapsed.
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CPD Webinar: The changing Ogden rate and how it will reduce liability premiums
How liability rates will significantly fall from January 2025 due to the recent Ogden rate reduction? The Ogden rate is used by courts to increase or decrease large personal injury liability claims. It was one of the main reasons why the market went so hard in recent years when the rate started loading liability settlements, and it will be one of the man reasons why we will now go into a softer market due to the fact it will start discounting liability settlements from 10 January 2025. This presentation will be delivered by Alan Chandler, Chartered Insurer, and he will explain what the Ogden rate is and how it affects liability settlements
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CPD Webinar: READING, UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING LAWS
The study and practice of law is often considered difficult because of the sheer volume of information that needs to be read, understood and applied, whether in a case study for a professional exam or as part of providing advice to a client.
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