Welcome to the website of the Insurance Institute of Southampton.

Welcome to the official website of the Insurance Institute of Southampton.
We hope that the information to be found in this site will encourage members and non-members alike, working in the insurance industry in our area, to keep abreast of what is going on and actively participate in Institute affairs.

Latest News - Insurance Charities Day Friday 20th June Once a year we ask those employed in our industry to give some thought, and cash, to assist their colleagues and former colleagues who, through no fault of their own, have needed to seek financial help from The Insurance Charities. You may think it strange that a “Protection Industry” does not provide such help but not everyone works for a large employer with fringe benefits. In some cases, staff have been referred to the charity by the largest employers. Many people do not appreciate that requests for help can be considered whether the applicant is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute or not, provided they have a history of employment within the industry in whatever area. Each year the charity gives out help in excess of £1.5million but in recent years, even with substantial donations from companies, this has exceeded the amounts raised and the income from investments. Donations from employees average less than £1 per head per annum. You can help by a collection in your office on 20th June but why not have fun with a dress down day, a worst tie or hair dye or crazy wig day, or, for the fit and active, a lunch time jog, a pay for coffee or a fun fines day. I am sure you can all think of many more ideas to support our industries own charity.

Collection boxes, posters and leaflets are available for use at your office events. They can be obtained directly from the Insurance Charities website, by email to: info@theinsurancecharities.org.uk or from our local Charities Representative Mike Hillier, who can be contacted on 01243 780701 or mike_hillier@btconnect.com. Mike should, also, be contacted if you need, or know of a colleague who needs, assistance. Enquiries are dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Any funds raised should be sent to Mike Hillier at 17 Longmynd Drive, Fareham, Hants PO14 1RW by a cheque in favour of The Insurance Charities. We will also be making bucket collections for The Charities at our regular lunch time meetings around the time of Charities Day. As usual, refreshments are provided free of charge to those who attend. Hopefully, on those occasions, you will subscribe to the view that “There is no such thing as a free lunch”.

There are many events in our region to raise funds for, and promote awareness of, our industry charity. These include:

• A sponsored walk through the Cams Hall Estate and along the coastal path around Fareham Creek on Sunday afternoon 22nd June. The walk will be about to be about three miles long and will finish with complimentary drinks in the clubhouse at Cams Hall Golf Club.
• The inaugural Insurance Institute of Southampton Golf Day on behalf of The Insurance Charities will take place on Friday 27th June. This is also at Cams Hall, which is conveniently central between Southampton and Portsmouth and has good motorway connections at Junction 11.

Click here for a map: http://tinyurl.com/6bk9xq
Click here for full details and entry form.

For details of these events or for help in organising your own event for Insurance Charities Day, contact the Honorary Charities Representative Mike Hillier on 01329 233286 or by email: mike_hillier@btconnect.com
For further information on the Insurance Charities visit: http://www.theinsurancecharities.org.uk/

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