September

The Bermuda College is hosting three Labour Studies Seminars through its Professional and Career Education (PACE) initiative over a four-week period in September. Contact Eugenie Simmons at 236-9000 or on e-mail at esimmonscollege.bm.

September 19 to 21

Stepping Into Supervision & Management Level 1 with Facilitator Laura Boyd-Brown. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $695 Non Member: $770. For more information visit www.bec.bm

September 22 to 23

Professional Development for Managers Level 3 with Facilitator Laura Boyd-Brown. Understanding mutual gains bargaining and negotiation skills for better employee relations. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $465 Non Member: $515 For more information visit www.bec.bm

September 21 to 23

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People with facilitator Martha Kirkland. Franklin Covey's Seven Habits workshop is about, making people effective so that they, in turn, can make their organisations effective. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council and Non Member: $1,170.

September 26 to 28

Basic Accounting Made Easier Level 1 with Facilitator Bimal Shah. This 3-day program focuses on the essentials every employee should know if they work with any aspect of the financial management of their department, division or organisation. For more information visit www.bec.bm. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $585 Non Member: $645

September 29 to 30

Budgeting Basics & Costing Conundrums Level 2 with facilitator Bimal Shah. For those who want to have better business planning skills to help with the forecasting of cash flow by more effective use of income statement and balance sheet information, how to approach common problems. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $465 and non- members: $515. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 3

Intermediate Business English with facilitator Liz Jones. For business communicators who have a grasp of English grammar and mechanics but who nevertheless find it difficult to write clearly and concisely. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $330 Non Member: $385.

October 5

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Sedgwick's Third Annual Hot Topics Seminar for the Bermuda Insurance Market, Wednesday, 5 October at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

October 4 to 5

Dynamic Communication with facilitator Stuart Doyle. This seminar incorporates a behavioral assessment to give a more complete understanding of how their behavior affects others unlike them. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $ 465 Non Member: $515. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 6

Corporate Philanthropy Strategy with facilitator Michelle St. Jane. Strategic Philanthropy focuses on enabling your company to improve the decision-making process with regard to philanthropic and charitable giving. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $330 Non Member: $385. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 7

Project Management with facilitator Angela Brangman enables managers to lead teams to successfully execute top priorities and goals that must be accomplished with total excellence. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $375 Non Member: $425. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 10

Retirement Planning Workshop with facilitator Doris DeCosta. For people in the workforce who would like to plan ahead and have an action plan for retirement, and/or anyone who is on the verge of retirement and would like to have an insight into what to expect. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $210 Non Member: $260. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 18 to 19

Handling Difficult People Conflict Resolution with facilitator Stuart Doyle. For human resource professionals, managers and supervisors and anyone interacting with “difficult” others. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $485 Non Member: $525. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 20

The Four Disciplines of Execution with facilitator Martha Kirkland and/or Richard James enables managers to lead teams to successful execute on top priorities, goals that must be accomplished with total excellence.Cost Member: $375 Non Member: $425. For more information visit www.bec.bm.

October 19 to 21

Hawksmere 19th International Reinsurance Congress, at the Fairmont Hamilton in Bermuda from October 19 to 21. This year's Hawksmere will specifically focus on regulation, and how global insurance practices have had major impacts on both individual companies and the reinsurance market as a whole. Session topics include the long-term effects of the regulator's activities and how they may affect brokers and commission structures, the issues likely to be front and centre for the industry in 2006, the consolidation of reinsurance capacity and specific exit strategies, plus how to manage reinsurance companies that are no longer selling policies but must remain open for a period to meet claims expectations. www.hawksmere.co.uk

October 21

Managing Time for Effective Performance with facilitator Stuart Doyle. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $365 Non Member: $405. For more information visit www.bec.bm.

October 24

Annual reinsurance conference Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany from October 24.

October 27

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. will report its third quarter financial results after the close of trading. Teleconference to discuss the financial results on Friday, October 28 at 7 a.m. Bermuda time. Call can be accessed by dialing 913-981- 5510 or via the Investor Relations section of Platinum's website at www.platinumre.com.

October 31 to November 2

Stepping Into Supervision & Management Level 3 with facilitator Laura Boyd-Brown focuses on the advanced skills of project management and business process improvement. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $695 Non Members: $770. For more information visit www.bec.bm.

November 14 to 15

The Fourth Offshore Alert Due Diligence Conference takes place November 14 to 15 at the Fontainebleau Hilton in Miami Beach. Organised by investigative newsletter writer David Marchant, the conference show attendees how to establish and implement procedures that will reduce their risk of becoming involved in financial crime. It will also include discussions on technology and techniques that will facilitate the overall due diligence process. For more information visit kycnews.com/conferences.

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