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JO2 (Trusts) Pre Exam Training, Friday 14th February 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the JO2 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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Feb 12th - Lunchtime Webinar -A Quick History of Insurance
This presentation will cover the history of insurance from when it was first mentioned in the 13th century through to the 20th century
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AF1 (Personal Tax & Trust Planning) Pre Exam Training, Tuesday 11th & Wednesday 12th February 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the two AF1 preparation days aim to increase your chances of passing the exam. The course is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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AF4 (Investment Planning) Pre Exam Training, Thursday 6th & Friday 7th February 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the two AF4 preparation days aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. The course is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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AF5 (Financial Planning Practice) Pre Exam Training, Wednesday 5th February 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the AF5 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. This intensive workshop will work through the fact find that will be examined in the February 2025 sitting. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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Annual Dinner
Our Annual Dinner returns to the Grand Hotel, Brighton for 2025, to build on the success of our last sell-out event by taking advantage of this historic and prestigious sea-front setting! Guests will be able to look forward to a warm welcome with a refreshing drink, followed by a delightful selection of canapés. The main course and dessert will be served as a sit-down meal at allocated tables and this will be followed by a live band, plus other entertainment which is yet to be confirmed.
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Your Career and Self Confidence - Part 4 - Resilience and rethinking risk taking
How to succeed without feeling like an imposter Why is this important? Self-doubt, feelings of inadequacy or a lack of confidence can burden and cripple career progression. This programme unlocks tools and strategies to achieve healthier thought patterns, boost confidence and collaboration within teams. What is this? This is a four-part, interactive programme of 1 x hour sessions - to be held in January. It’s designed to help members of the Insurance Institute of the Southampton develop their self confidence, increase their motivation and build resilience. Drawing on cutting edge research, the programme is both thought provoking and practical and has received great feedback from participants.
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Your Career and Self Confidence - Part 3 - Tools to help change your inner conversation
How to succeed without feeling like an imposter Why is this important? Self-doubt, feelings of inadequacy or a lack of confidence can burden and cripple career progression. This programme unlocks tools and strategies to achieve healthier thought patterns, boost confidence and collaboration within teams. What is this? This is a four-part, interactive programme of 1 x hour sessions - to be held in January. It’s designed to help members of the Insurance Institute of the Southampton develop their self confidence, increase their motivation and build resilience. Drawing on cutting edge research, the programme is both thought provoking and practical and has received great feedback from participants.
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Soft Skills Event One Hour Seminars, Session Three - Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the Soft Skills Three 1 hour sessions will help experienced and newer members brush up on or learn specialist soft skills. The sessions are recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards.
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Your Career and Self Confidence - Part 2 - Imposter syndrome – up close
How to succeed without feeling like an imposter Why is this important? Self-doubt, feelings of inadequacy or a lack of confidence can burden and cripple career progression. This programme unlocks tools and strategies to achieve healthier thought patterns, boost confidence and collaboration within teams. What is this? This is a four-part, interactive programme of 1 x hour sessions - to be held in January. It’s designed to help members of the Insurance Institute of the Southampton develop their self confidence, increase their motivation and build resilience. Drawing on cutting edge research, the programme is both thought provoking and practical and has received great feedback from participants.
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Soft Skills Event One Hour Seminars, Session Two - Wednesday 15th January 2025
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the Soft Skills Three 1 hour sessions will help experienced and newer members brush up on or learn specialist soft skills. The sessions are recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards.
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RO6 (Financial Planning Practice) Pre Exam Training, Monday 13th January 2025 - online distance learning event
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the RO6 preparation day aims to increase your chances of passing the exam. This intensive workshop will work through the case studies that will be examined in the January 2025 sitting. The session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards, together with practice questions.
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Your Career and Self Confidence - Part 1 - Your Concept of Success
How to succeed without feeling like an imposter Why is this important? Self-doubt, feelings of inadequacy or a lack of confidence can burden and cripple career progression. This programme unlocks tools and strategies to achieve healthier thought patterns, boost confidence and collaboration within teams. What is this? This is a four-part, interactive programme of 1 x hour sessions - to be held in January. It’s designed to help members of the Insurance Institute of the Southampton develop their self confidence, increase their motivation and build resilience. Drawing on cutting edge research, the programme is both thought provoking and practical and has received great feedback from participants.
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Soft Skills Event One Hour Seminars, Session One - Thursday 9th January 2025
Through its interactive and engaging instructor-led sessions, the Soft Skills Three 1 hour sessions will help experienced and newer members brush up on or learn specialist soft skills. The sessions are recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates afterwards.
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STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Financial Services Certificate Course Day 1 of 10, Tuesday 10th December 2024
STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Financial Services Certificate Course. Day 1: Wills/Intestacy & Introduction to Trusts
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Financial awareness – a plain English overview for all insurance staff
Understanding clients’ accounts has never been more important for brokers and underwriters alike, with tremendous scrutiny now being put on clients' accounts, so account executives, account handlers and underwriters will need to understand the main terminology.
View event detailsAF8 (Retirement Income Planning) Preparation Tester Event, Wednesday 4th December 2024 - online distance learning event
The objective is to develop and demonstrate the advanced skills needed for advising on income planning to those in and approaching retirement. This session is recorded and a copy is sent out to all delegates.
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Proximate Cause & Exclusions: the Court of Appeal provides further guidance
In January 2023 the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the case of Brian Leighton (Garages) Ltd v Allianz Insurance Plc. The case provides further guidance as to what should be taken into account when considering scope of cover and especially proximate cause and exclusions. In this session, Jeff Heasman will examine the key aspects of the judgment and its impact on insureds and insurers.
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Effective Communication in the Hybrid World
Human beings evolved to communicate and interpret communication in a face-to-face environment. Away from in person interactions we lose the ability to fully interpret the communication of others. The current virtual environment of remote working and trading has only accentuated the need to develop impactful and tailored skills across different communication media if we want to succeed in the business world.
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Joint Learning and Development (CPD) Conference
Our annual Learning and Development Conference takes place on Thursday 17 October and is once again hosted jointly by the Insurance Institute of Sussex and North Downs Insurance Institute. Delivering 5 hours of quality CPD, the event will be of interest to all general insurance professionals and will cover the following range of topics: artificial intelligence; brokers' professional indemnity insurance; modern marine risks; terrorism; cyber; emerging climate risks and opportunities
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If you would like information about events being run by other local institutes, please click here to view the CII Events page or visit our neighbouring local institute websites for North Downs and Royal Tunbridge Wells.