26 May 2022
Words Alex Cook Informer 102

ResortBrokers Director and ARAMA Associate Director Alex Cook provides an insight into the value of an ARAMA membership

ARAMA has recently announced a range of new services available free of charge to its network of members. Covering legal, health and training matters, these services can potentially provide critical support in times of need. 

First up is A-LEGAL, a new and exclusive insurance product from ARAMA partners EBM Insurance. A-LEGAL provides legal cover up to $250,000 for all members free of charge, with no excess on claims made. The product is designed to provide operating members with coverage against legal claims made against them, specifically those stemming from disputes associated with caretaking service agreements. 

This is a unique insurance product, and one that would likely cost many times the cost of an ARAMA membership if it were to be purchased individually. Directly linked to A-LEGAL is the new A-LEGAL Lawyer’s Panel. 

The A-LEGAL Lawyer’s Panel provides free initial consultation for its members with a highly-regarded industry specialist lawyers in the event that a member is faced with a legal claim from a Body Corporate committee. 

An initiative very much from the heart of CEO Trevor Rawsley, is A-MAP, the ARAMA Membership Assistance Programme. A-MAP provides a confidential counselling/support service to help ARAMA members deal with personal or work-related problems in a positive way by connecting members to quali?ed psychologists and counsellors, 24/7, via phone, text, email, and web enquiry in their preferred language. 

Some of our readers will be aware that CPD (Compulsory Professional Development) Points are now applicable to Management Rights’operators in New South Wales. This is likely to follow in Queensland in the not-too-distant future (probably this year). 

ARAMA has teamed up with recognised real estate / property training companies to provide the training to its members free of charge. Typically costing $400 - $500, this alone nearly covers the cost of an ARAMA membership. 

Never has an ARAMA membership been more valuable, and never has there been a better time to join.

If you are not already an ARAMA member and would like to learn more, please make contact with them on the details below.

1300 27 26 27   |   national@arama.com.au