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Employers’ Liability Insurance – Intermediate

Summary

The aim of this employers liability insurance training workshop is to develop or update delegates’ existing knowledge of the principles and practice of liability insurance with particular focus on employers’ liability.

There is a strong emphasis on recent health and safety legislation and how it has impacted on employers’ liability risks.

Our employers liability insurance training workshop  is suitable for the more experienced delegate involved in either underwriting, claims or broking.

Course Content

  • How liability arises both under common law and statute
  • Review of legislation for employers’ liability and health and safety at work – compulsory insurance legislation, Health & Safety at Work Act, specific risk regulations including COSHH, noise, RSI, stress, asbestos
  • Policy cover and exclusions
  • Main underwriting features impacting on employers’ liability insurance risk assessment and pricing
  • How to set liability limits
  • Introduction to risk management and its relevance to employers’ liability insurance
  • Claims – handling processes, reserving and recent legal and social trends (Woolf reforms, RIDDOR, rehabilitation, industrial disease funding).

Learning Objectives

  • Assess liability exposures and make recommendations for relevant employers’ liability insurance coverage and policy limits for different types of customer
  • Explain the cover usually provided under employers’ liability insurance policies
  • Explain the difference between employers’ liability and workers’ compensation covers
  • Outline the key requirements of recent health and safety legislation
  • Explain the main considerations which impact on the underwriting and pricing of employers’ liability insurance risks
  • Outline the key issues currently affecting the employers’ liability insurance market with regard to the cost of claims.

Ready to book?

Simply complete the booking form with your details and a member of our team will be in touch with the next available dates. 

Any questions?  

If you’re not quite sure if this course is suitable or are looking for further information, call our team on 0117 244 7221.