Association of Special Investigation Units
Experts Leading the Fight Against Insurance Fraud

New England Chapter
International Association of Special Investigation Units

Mailing Address:
PO Box 52
Southbridge, MA 01550
contact@neiasiu.org

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Membership Types

Except where noted the fees for all categories are $25 initial and $15 renewal

Insurance Company / Self Insured

Regular membership shall include:
  1. Insurance company employees whose primary purpose is the full-time investigation and/or supervision of investigation of insurance fraud.
  2. An employee of a self-insured corporation who is employed and assigned to a Special Investigation Unit and whose primary purpose is the full-time investigation and/or supervision of investigation of insurance fraud. The individual and the organization must be engaged in anti-fraud activities and must be in conformance with the goals and objectives of the association. Provided, however, any such individual whose professional activities and personal background are considered adverse to the objectives and interests of the association shall not be deemed eligible for membership.
  3. An agent, special agent, or supervisory special agent of the National Insurance Crime Bureau (US), the Insurance Crime Prevention Bureau (Canada), Larmtjanst AB (Sweden), the Danish Insurance Association (Denmark), Norwegian Insurance Federation (Norway), Finnish Motor Insurers. Centre (Finland), or Finnish Insurance Federation (Finland).
Associate
Associate membership shall include:
  1. A local, state or federal law enforcement officer, or prosecutor who is involved in, or provides special expertise or services for the investigation and/or prosecution of insurance fraud crime.
  2. A full-time investigator or investigations supervisor of a state insurance fraud bureau.
  3. Any employee of an insurance company (including any employee of the Society of Lloyd's or registered Lloyd's underwriting agent) or any employee of a government agency who is involved in, or provides special expertise or services for the investigation of insurance fraud, who is endorsed in writing by a regular member.
Retiree

Regular and associate members that retire and are not currently employed in the insurance industry or in a capacity ineligible for membership, are eligible to continue membership as an associate member.

TPA

Employees of TPA.s or general agencies who are involved in, or provide special expertise or services for the investigation of insurance fraud, who is endorsed in writing by a regular member.

Associate membership shall be granted at the discretion of the board of directors. Associate members shall have the privileges of regular members except they may not hold office and may be excluded from any business meeting by a majority vote of regular members present.

State Police/Local - $50 Fee
Legal Advocate - $100 Fee
Legal Advocate membership shall include:
  1. are nominated by an IASIU regular member with five years of active and continued membership, and
  2. are licensed to practice law in the state where membership is being sought, and
  3. certify to the membership committee that: providing legal counsel and representation to insurers in defense of insurance claims constitutes a majority of their practice; and
  4. further certify that they do not engage in plaintiff advocacy against insurers except on behalf of other insurers in subrogation actions; and
  5. further agree to immediately report to the Membership Committee any change in these conditions and thereupon resign IASIU membership.

A Legal Advocate Member will have no voting rights nor be eligible to hold office or board of director's position, neither at the local chapter nor at the International level. Legal Advocate Members may be excluded from any business meeting by a majority vote of the members present. If, at any time, the above conditions and certifications no longer maintain with respect to a legal advocate member, the board of directors shall void the membership.

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