MEMBER
BENEFITS
SAIA Benefits Framework
The framework of benefits for members of SAIA has been drafted in two main sections to define the benefits that are enjoyed by members in the different classes of individual members and practices. It lists :
- General Benefits that all members of SAIA are entitled to.
- Additional Benefits that corporate members are entitled to.
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Current initiatives which are of significance for SAIA members Include:
CCN Portal Released for General
Use
After several years of research, planning
and preparation, CCN released the beta version of the CCN
Construction Web Search service in November 2008. The live
version of this much anticipated web search tool, optimized
to search construction websites in South Africa thereby giving
you relevant search results at the click of a mouse, has now
been released as part of version 1 of the CCN Portal.
This is great news, not only for those
of you who invested in SAIA Members Investment Limited, but
for all SAIA members and the industry as a whole, as the CCN
Portal allows buyers and specifiers free and direct access
to thousands of construction industry suppliers.
So, you can now search the construction
web using the CCN Construction Web Search service, and can
also look forward to the release of future CCN web tools such
as the CCN Construction Product Gallery, the CCN Construction
Business Directory, and the CCN Construction iCatalogue –
all of which will be made searchable for your ease of use.
Please go to www.ccnportal.co.za
and click on the ‘register for free’ link to register
as an information seeker on the CCN Portal, and start searching!
Finally, we know that construction industry
suppliers send you overwhelming amounts of information by
post, fax and email. We encourage all members to forward CCN
all supplier information that is received to sianne@ccn.org.za
or by fax to (031) 539 7094. CCN will ensure that it is included
in the CCN database for your easy reference.
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APIGIS (Architectural
Professional Indemnity Group Insurance Scheme)
APIGIS (Architectural Professional Indemnity
Group Insurance Scheme) is a Professional Indemnity solution
tailor-made for the architectural industry by architectural
professionals, and as such the best possible package has been
put together.
Some years back PI insurance was proving
costly and/or difficult to come by for many of the practitioners.
At the instigation of Ronald Remmers of the PIA, Marsh investigated
a tailor made insurance solution for members of the SAIA and
the end result was the establishment of the APIGIS Trust.
This has essentially given architects access to competitive
rates and collective interaction with Insurers on behalf of
the practices.
The APIGIS Trust was registered in 1999
and there are currently 8 Trustees who represent professionals
registered within regional architectural institutes. According
to stipulations in the Trust document, Trustees meet on an
annual basis, where important issues are discussed and decisions
taken. The Trustees are:
| Ronald Remmers |
Managing Trustee (Pretoria Institute
for Architecture) |
| Phillip Crafford |
Pretoria Institute for Architecture |
| Kwazi Agyare-Dwomoh |
Gauteng Institute for Architecture |
| Patricia Emmett |
Kwa-Zulu Natal Institute for Architecture |
| Richard Honikman |
Cape Institute for Architecture |
| Charles Louw |
Eastern Cape Institute of Architects |
| Wendy Salter |
Border-Kei Institute of Architects |
| Su Linning |
South African Institute of Architects |
The Scheme is currently administered for
the Trust by PI Financial Risk Services (Pty) Ltd and underwritten
by Manwood Underwriting Group. Over the years the scheme has
received good support and is holding its own in the marketplace,
mostly small to medium practices presently being insured.
The insurance market is cyclical and the APIGIS Trustees and
Scheme Managers are ever mindful of this, and are making sure
that policy holders are receiving the best terms and service.
If you are not already a participant
in the scheme we urge you to approach PI Financial Risk
Services (Pty) Ltd for a quotation.
Their contact details are as follows:
The APIGIS
Scheme Managers
c/o PI Financial Risk Services (Pty) Ltd
P O Box 70338, Bryanston, 2021
Rosewell House, 35 Old Kilcullen Road, Bryanston, 2191
THE APIGIS TRUST MANAGEMENT
P O Box 2713, Pretoria, 0001
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BEPMEDS
The Built Environment Professionals Association’s
Medical Scheme (Bepmeds) is a restricted medical scheme which
was created for members of the supporting Professional Associations,
ASAQS, SAIA and SAACE, and their employees. Bepmeds has a
vision to achieve and maintain a sustainable medical scheme
that has a benefit structure designed to meet the specific
needs of its professional member base.
Bepmeds
is a Professional Medical Scheme, by Professionals,
for Professionals ! |
We
are pleased to announce that the “Benefit Guide 2007”
has been published and formally launched in October 2006.
Existing members of the scheme, as well as new members considering
to make the switch across to the BEPMEDS scheme at the end
of the year are invited to scrutinise the guide and to consider
the very attractive options for joining the scheme during
2007.
To
view the 2007 Benefit Guide, please
click here.
Should you have any further questions on BEPMEDS membership,
you can call 0860 10 29 03 or access details directly via the
scheme’s website : www.bepmebs.co.za. |
