PI insurance alert for advisers

The Financial Services Institute (Finsia) is holding a seminar on professional indemnity and legal liability issues for financial advisers, June 13 at the Sheraton Hotel. The seminar will focus on key issues that have arisen in the past 12 months, including proposed changes in professional indemnity insurance arrangements, due to high profile litigation and class actions against financial advisers. Speakers: Mark Halsey – solicitor, Halsey Legal Services; Stephen Hughes – manager professional services division, Strathearn Insurance Brokers; and Paul Lindner – WA manager professional liability, QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd. Registration costs $44 for Finsia members and $55 for non-members. For more information contact Finsia on 9223 7200 or email cpd.wa@finsia.edu.au.