CII Southampton Newsletter March 2007
Welcome back to the Insurance Institute of Southampton email newsletter. This month we have photos from the Annual Dinner, news of money raised for Insurance Charities Day, all the details and dates of the lecture programme and updates from CII HQ....so read on!

Forthcoming Lunchtime Lecture: Tim Ablett "Private Medical Insurance - Future or No Future" - Tuesday 13th March at Zurich - Please register in advance
All members and non-members are welcome to this thought provoking discussion by the former CEO of First Assist in the luxury surroundings of the Zurich campus in Whiteley.
Starts at 12.15 for 12.45pm, free refreshments available.
Please email Sarah Woolrich at
sarah.woolrich@bdml.co.uk or call 023 9265 6882 to confirm numbers in advance, many thanks.

Annual Dinner Photos Now Online With more than 440 guests, and a hilarious guest speaker in the form of Kevin Connelly, the 2007 Annual Dinner on Friday 23rd February was a great success, with £3,560 raised for The Insurance Charities.
A small number of photos are now available online here, with more to follow.
Contact Honorary Dinner Secretary Linda White by email for updates on how to book your table for this unmissable event next year!

The Insurance Charities Day on Friday 2nd March was successful in generating many contributions, such as a collection at the lunch time talk by the Financial Ombudsman's Service raising £46, the magnificent sum of £3,560 raised at the Annual Dinner and a dress down day at Stride Limited contributing £55. If your firm organised an event, please send the money raised by a cheque payable to The Insurance Charities to Mike Hillier. Contact  details can be found on our charities page or contact Mike by email here.

Southampton Insurance Golf Society - The Insurance Charities National Fund Raising Golf Competition. Full details of the SIGS fixtures, which are open to all in the industry and include games on some of the best courses in the region, plus the hard fought national golfing competition in aid of The Insurance Charities, are now listed on our charities page.
To join the SIGS contact Trevor Hopkins by email.

Final Lunchtime Lecture: Nic Robinson “The Pandemic not if but when – how will you cope?” - Tuesday 27th March at The Southampton Park Hotel The lecture programme concludes with a timely discussion led by Nic Robinson from Sun Life of Canada, on strategies for coping with a mass-impact virus. Starts at 12.15 for 12.45pm, free refreshments available, click here for a map. Please email Sarah Woolrich at sarah.woolrich@bdml.co.uk or call 023 9265 6882 to confirm numbers, many thanks.

CII Special General Meeting - 3pm Wednesday 11 April at CII HQ
All members are invited to attend and vote at an SGM called by the CII to ratify the CII Council's decision to change the structure of the organisation. Their proposals include setting up a governing board along the lines of a limited company and creating a more representative Council. The venue is: The Great Hall, 29 Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HY. Click here for a map. The corporate governance proposals are laid out on the CII website here.

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This newsletter is supported by Stride Commercial Insurance