Insurance and Financial Services Educational Trip: Insurance Museum London and Lloyds tour

Thursday 26^th March 2026, 7.45am – 5.45pm

The Insurance Institute of Stoke-on-Trent are delighted to be offering its members a ‘once in a lifetime’ guided educational trip to London, the undisputed birthplace of the modern insurance industry and the global financial capital.

Please read to the end for all the terms and conditions.

Places are limited. Please email nola.craig@davies-group.com to book without delay.

This fantastic learning experience will commence with a guided walk around the insurance district, hosted by Howard Benge, Director of the Insurance Museum, to take in the beginnings of London trade and to explore how insurance developed alongside it.  The walk will cover Mediaeval insurance, fire insurance, the coffee houses, the events and the people of EC3 as well as some of the modern EC3.

Delegates will be served a set menu lunch at ‘One Under Lime’ (within the Lloyds building) including tea, coffee and soft drinks.

To conclude, the Lloyds tour will provide a guided visit to the Underwriting Room with an explanation of how the Lloyd’s Market operates, the history of Lloyd’s, Loss Book, Lutine Bell and Nelson Collection. Visitors will also travel in the external lifts to see the Adam Room (provided this is open on the day) and other historical details on Gallery 11. 

The visit will take place on Thursday 26^th March 2026 and as the event has been significantly subsidised by the Insurance Institute of Stoke-on-Trent, the net cost to members is only £40 per person, which includes:

·       return train travel from Stoke-on-Trent station to London, Euston

·       return underground travel

·       Insurance Museum guided walk

·       Lunch at One Under Lime

·       Lloyds guided tour

It is anticipated that interest in this event will be very high, and as there are a limited number of tickets available, places will be offered on a “first come, first served” basis and will be subject to the conditions detailed below.  Please register your interest as soon as possible, by emailing the Insurance Institute of Stoke-on-Trent’s Education Secretary nola.craig@davies-group.com  The closing date is Friday 13^th March 2026 (unless places are filled before).

Conditions:

·       9 places are available with maximum of 2 people per company/office

·       Once places have been allocated, confirmation including the full itinerary, joining instructions and the menu (for lunch pre-ordering) will be provided as well as the bank details so that as soon as possible, the £40 cost can be paid via bank transfer

·       Any cancellations will need to inform nola.craig@davies-group.com as soon as possible and no later than 20^th March 2026.

·       On the day cancellations, without appropriate reason, will incur a £70 fee

·       Costs of refreshments (other than the set menu lunch provided) are not included

·       All visitors need to show original photo identification to collect their security pass at Lloyds (images or duplications are not accepted)

·       Backpacks or luggage are not permitted on the Lloyd’s tour and items must be left within the dedicated Cloakroom.  Valuable items may be retrieved and carried

·       Visitors are subject to a bag search at any time

·       Dress code is business. No jeans or trainers

·       The Insurance Museum is a guided walk (approximately 1 mile) and appropriate footwear is required

·       As photographs of the delegates attending this event may be taken, please refer to our Data Protection and Privacy Statement

CII Accredited

This demonstrates the quality of an event and that it meets CII member CPD scheme requirements. 6 hours CPD can be claimed for this event if relevant to your learning and development needs.

It is recommended that you keep any evidence of the CPD activity you have completed and upload copies to the recording tool as the CII may ask to see this if your record is selected for review. Details of the scheme can be viewed online at www.cii.co.uk/learning/cpd/.