Stonebridge Group has wrapped up its series of three regional meetings.

The mortgage and protection network designed the meetings to help its appointed representative (AR) firms make the most of their opportunities and plan for the year ahead.

The meetings were held in three locations – Huddersfield, Royal Tunbridge Wells and Stansted – and were focused on understanding market and sales opportunities, as well as providing a forum for ARs to meet with other advisers/lenders/insurers in order to network and share ideas.

All three regional meetings included a variety of presentations from Stonebridge directors and strategic lender and protection partners. Topics covered included: the Stonebridge proposition and its plans for the future how to improve individual productivity fuelled by a variety of ideas to generate sales the mortgage market in 2012 particularly focusing on what the mortgage growth segments are likely to be protection initiatives – focus on sales ideas and emerging opportunities, and conveyancing – providing a better service and boosting adviser income.

Stonebridge has announced there will be a further series of regional meetings for its AR firms throughout 2012 taking in a variety of locations.

Richard Adams , managing director of Stonebridge Group, said: “These regional meetings have been vitally important for both Stonebridge Group and our AR firms. They offer many benefits not least the chance to network with fellow members