Events

Bookings are now open for our first webinar of 2021/2022 our first webinar is a bite size event with three speakers giving a high level overview on a current hot insurance topic • Nola Craig will give an overview about Apprenticeships and Qualifications on Level 2 FS Customer Adviser; L3 Insurance Practitioner and L4 Insurance Professional • Emily Small will talk about “How employers can be provide pension support for staff reaching retirement” Retiring can be a very emotional time. With nearly all employees having a workplace pension this can add to the confusion, with many of those retiring not understanding the new rules. Emily will give a snapshot of how employers can support staff without the risk of giving advice, with pointers to the right tools. • Mark Bailey will talk about “Cyber Insurance – Helping reduce the risks and maybe the costs!” M&M Information Technologies will give a brief insight into why Cyber Insurance is something everybody should have and the opportunity it presents for the Insurance Industry especially if standards like Cyber Essentials can be of benefit. Also an insight as to why Cyber Essentials is a great way to become less vulnerable to an extensive, and growing, range of malicious attacks and thereby minimize loss (in every sense!).

InsurED 2021

Stephen Coates, ACII and I am Chief Underwriting Officer for Pool RE. I sit on the Executive and am responsible for all aspects of underwriting, modelling, pricing, claims and actuarial activities. I have been with Pool Re for 8 years prior to which I was Head of UK Property & Casualty at Allianz, who I worked for for 11 years. Prior to that I had 9 years at Independent, latterly as UK Property Underwriting manager. I started my career at Eagle Star in 1983. I am a former President of the London BI Association and am also an expert witness in insurance matters. Learning objectives; 1. Understand some of the implications of COVID19 2. Why systemic risks are different and how they challenge traditional insurance principles 3. What other risks might be out there 4. How can we respond and what mechanisms are available

Overview: Many of us are used to working with others in an office or visiting clients face to face. Having a daily routine and being able to live fulfilling lives meeting others and participating in hobbies. As our working and home lives are being changed drastically, we need to look after our physical wellbeing even more – and that of our families. This is focused on your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. This is an interactive workshop with a workbook and a chance to ask questions and share good practice. Learning Objectives: The aim of this course is that you will go away with knowledge and practical ways to improve your resilience in these challenging times. This includes: 1. Explore what causes you stress and the effects it has on you. 2. Share ideas and practices to protect you from the effects of stress, balance with feel good chemicals and to ‘recharge your batteries’. 3. Techniques to access positive thoughts and emotions to develop your energy and resourcefulness 4. Accessing exercise and hobbies virtually in our current world. 5. What you can do to help and support others

• Understand the importance of rapport building in relationship building and influencing • Understand how to build and use rapport – pacing and leading • Understand that much of our belief and feeling about what someone says is interpreted through their body language. Techniques to adapt to the loss of the body language aspect in the virtual world