Excellent range of money-saving opportunities on professional indemnity insurance, legal helpline (free), tax audit litigation (free), hotel offers, and other valuable money-saving tools for you and your business.
We are delighted to offer members substantial discounts on a range of important insurance products. Through our partnership with leading Insurance Brokers, we have been able to secure excellent rates for members, offering a range of first-class benefits, from some of the top Insurance companies in the country.
We believe that most members will find that the superb savings that have been negotiated on your behalf will significantly "off-set" your annual membership fee, leaving you "free" to enjoy the many other benefits of membership.
Insurance cover can be quoted and purchased on-line within minutes. We have negotiated extremely attractive rates and special features.
For example, you have the option to increase the excess to further reduce the premium if you wish and you also have the opportunity to pay monthly and to protect future increases in premium. These are excellent features not available in most other policies of this type.
My company Professional Indemnity came up for renewal @ £1600+ Having joined the API, I was astounded to be offered a better package for less than half the former provider had quoted. This more than paid for my membership.
The excellent policy offered under the Association scheme, provides first-rate protection against potentially financially damaging claims of breach of professional duty against the business or individuals representing the business.
Some of the elements covered by your policy are:
The minimum level of cover required for membership is £250 000. However, given the current economic climate and nervousness of some sectors of industry, and the demands of central government in particular, we have negotiated extremely attractive rates for higher cover, up to £3,000,000 in order to enable members to offer clients absolute piece of mind.
The Scheme is run by our PII Specialists Brokers - PFPS Ltd a partner of the St James Place Wealth Management Group
Benefit from significant savings and loyalty rewards!
Choose from almost 4000 hotels to suit your needs and budget, ranging from economy to sheer luxury.
We've made it easy for you to protect your loved ones or cover your mortgage. And you'll get a great deal too.
Our Level Life Insurance is a straightforward way to provide financial security for your loved ones, or to cover an interest-only mortgage. It's a Life Insurance plan that provides cover for the same amount of money for the duration of the plan.
It pays out if you die during the plan term, but there's no cash-in value at any time. It's one of the most popular types of life insurance and we guarantee that your monthly premiums will stay the same for the whole plan.
Our Decreasing Life Insurance is designed to provide the ideal type of cover for the outstanding balance of a repayment mortgage or other loan.
Because the amount of the mortgage or loan reduces over time as you make your monthly repayments, the amount your Life Insurance plan pays out will similarly reduce.
Premiums are set at the start of the plan to take this into account, so they're often cheaper than other types of life insurance that pay out the same amount for the duration of the plan. As with level life insurance, it pays out if you die during the plan term, but there's no cash-in value at any time.
You may purchase this product or receive more information in the member's section.
If you are not yet a member please register here >>
Our Buildings and Contents insurance will both cover your property and household goods and valuables against sudden and unexpected loss of or damage caused by the following:
As well as providing security should the unexpected happen the following benefits may also be included
There are a large number of insurance products on the market covering home and contents. We use a large panel of insurers to ensure that we get the most competitive quote for you, tailored to your specific needs.
You may purchase this product or receive more information in the member's section.
I recently learnt that the Association of Professional Interimshad secured great deals for Professional Indemnity Insurance using a fast, simple bespoke website/quotation process. Having aroused my curiosity I went on-line to try it out. I’m delighted that I did, as it saved me £118! When good news seems in short supply, all I can say is, see for yourself!
Single Trip, Annual, or Longstay cover, our on-line automatic quote service will be able to offer members a fast and extremely competitive quote
You may purchase this product or receive more information in the members section.
Please note: The information contained throughout this website does not constitute financial, investment or tax advice and should in no way under any circumstances be construed as such. The Association of Professional Interimsis not FSA registered and therefore does not provide advice on any particular financial products through our website. Clicking on any of the links may direct you away from this website, and your use of any external sites accessed via this website is entirely at your own risk. We accept no responsibility for any of the services featured on any of the external sites and any losses you may suffer arising through the use of any of the those services.
Membership cover provides a legal advice helpline that offers far more than just help with legal issues related to your business. We have secured the excellent services of DAS, Europe's largest legal expenses insurer.
This service is included for full members as part of their membership fee. If you need to access this service please see link below (this will be visible once you have logged-in).
Associate members can also take advantage of this benefit for the excellent rate of just £40 annual cover.
For full details of cover please click here >>
Membership cover provides the legal costs involved in defending a claim, including tax investigation negotiations. It specifically covers the appointment of solicitors, barristers and expert witnesses, and charges for disbursements.
We have secured the excellent services of DAS, Europe's leading legal expenses insurer and one of the UK's top firms of solicitors (DWF) for your assistance. In today's litigious society and work place, it is increasingly important to ensure that we have effective legal protection.
This service is included for full members as part of their membership fee. If you need to access this service please see link below (available when you log-in to the private members section).
For full details of cover please click here >>Your CV is your most important piece of marketing collateral; it is your window to the outside world in the same way as a company website. Companies do not scrimp on the quality of their websites and the same care and attention should be afforded to your CV.
Getting a professional opinion of your CV is a good starting point! We will talk through the major differences between a standard 'permanent' CV and the unique requirements of the interim market. Our CV Consultants will provide a detailed critique of your CV including information architecture, layout, and aesthetics and, most importantly, content! We are objective and informative and will suggest further work only if and where we feel it is appropriate. This appraisal benefit is available to API members paying the annual membership completely FREE. Contact details are available after registration.
The API, in conjunction with the IMA, commissioned unique industry research into the core behavioural competencies of successful interim managers.
Over 1200 senior interims from all sectors were asked to take part to benchmark their generic interim competencies. We are delighted to invite you to complete the 15 mins online 'test' to see how you rate against this benchmark of success. There is no 'pass' or 'fail'; simply an opportunity to independently validate your interim competencies via a robust, independent body of research.
You can use your report as evidence to support your application for assignments, to lodge with intermediaries and to develop areas to improve your marketability. This benchmark report is available to API members paying the annual membership completely FREE. You will need a password to complete, which is available after registration.
Even the most experienced executive needs a 'sounding board' from time to time; someone of experience with whom they can bounce ideas and strategies. API members can now benefit from a 30 minute confidential telephone conversation with Wendy Williams, who has extensive experience supporting Interims in the market place, to become the best that they can.
Previously a seasoned interim herself, Wendy Williams believes that even experts need to review what they are offering from time to time. For an Interim, that means giving themselves the same professional support that they provide to clients; they are - after all - the most valuable asset of their business.
Take advantage of this valuable opportunity to share your thinking and benefit from the objective input of your own business mentor, who will challenge you and offer suggestions to both stimulate your business and improve your results. This benefit is available to API members paying the annual membership completely FREE. Contact details are available after registration.
Networking is a hugely underestimated critical skill to your interim career and business success and one to be mastered! The skills of learning to work a room, understanding how to build a network of contacts that will truly generate referrals and the art of cultivating fruitful long-term relationships are all part of the package of a successful independent business person.
We are offering a 30 minute check-up to see if you have everything you need in place to make your networking truly effective. Heather White, CEO of Smarter Networking, is a renowned leading networking expert in this field and will be able to highlight any areas that may need development, along with tips on how to do that. This benefit is available to members paying the annual membership completely FREE. Contact details are available after registration.
Whether you are new to interim management or a seasoned campaigner, taking care of your company and personal accounts is of vital importance, not least to ensure your business operates in the most tax efficient way for you! 1st Option has been supporting Interim managers and Freelance contractors since 1996.
We take time to fully understand an Interims' personal financial objectives and develop a tailored approach to their needs, which encompasses all activities from setting up a new business, to simple book keeping, to a full professional accountancy service. Our people provide pragmatic advice, demystify jargon and all clients have continuous one to one access to a personal accountant.
Advice is available whenever our clients require - our extended service window provides access from 8am until 8pm, Monday to Friday and even at weekends if necessary.
If you are entering Interim work for the first time, are considering incorporating a limited company, or want to explore alternative options to your current arrangements, we will be delighted to offer you an initial 30 min conversation and advice completely free and without obligation. This benefit is available to members paying the API annual membership completely FREE. Contact details are available after registration.
Running your own business today is more than a full time job. Increasingly, business leaders are expected to take greater responsibility for themselves, as the Government shifts more of the welfare burden onto employers. In addition, as a Director you need to look after your own increasingly complex personal financial affairs.
As always, good planning is key to ensuring financial security over the longer term. This is especially true in planning your retirement, not to mention making sure you are maximizing your funds before you retire! However, it's difficult for any one individual to keep up with the ever-changing minutiae of the financial world, so taking advice is important to Directors achieving success.
The St. James's Place Wealth Management Group, through its partnership scheme, offers a wide range of high quality wealth management services to businesses and individuals. We are pleased to offer API members a 30 minute confidential telephone conversation completely free of charge and without obligation of any sort. Take advantage of this opportunity for an informal chat about the 'art of the possible' to maximize your future prosperity! This benefit is available completely FREE to API members paying the annual membership. Contact details are available after registration.
Seeking that elusive assignment is at the centre of activity for every Interim, whether currently on assignment or looking for a new opportunity. Demand for our services has definitely reduced in the private sector and all but disappeared in the public sector, for the time being at least. So, how do Interims differentiate themselves from other services out there, including other interims?
How do they package their proposition and, most importantly, what routes to market should they use, especially given that the vast majority of assignments are found through personal means? The API has developed, in conjunction with experienced successful interims, a specially targeted 3-hr workshop for both new and experienced interims to help them to re-evaluate their marketing message and business collateral and to develop means of reaching a wider cross-section of decision-makers with a focused offering of real value.
These workshops, based in London, are for the benefit of all professional interims at a price of £130, but are available to API members paying the annual membership at a 50% discount. Contact details are available after registration.
Improve you visibility and personal marketing. If you need to create your own website and/or find a more reliable and secure host for your existing website, we can help.
We have teamed up with our IT Partners to offer you the option of 2 great offers. As part of this superb-value package, we are also offering members a free domain to get you up and running on the web.
Never lose your data or critical computer documents and files again.
We have arranged an excellent, fully-automated remote and secure back-up service for all of your data, including emails.
Our DataGuard Remote Backup service is the next generation to Tape Backups, and is much safer and faster, and requires no effort on your part.
The backup manager software is held on your server and laptops, scheduling backups daily, weekly or periodically at a time you set; and works transparently in the background. All you need is an internet connection to connect to our secure, state-of-the-art, backup servers. If your connection is unavailable, a local backup is made, which is then transferred when the connection is restored.
This excellent reliable service is available to you at a special full member's rate of £25 / month for up to a huge 20GB of memory (£28 for an Associate member), based on a 12 month contract with a price hold for the term. In the unlikely event that you need more capacity, just add £1 for every additional 1GB!
The API is the professional membership body representing experienced and new career Interim Managers.
Our aim is the promotion and development of interim management as a powerful and leading management resource by the collective action of its members and by promoting their common interests.
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