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).

Pursuant to the Oregon Chapter’s by-laws, "Associate" membership shall include:

(1) Law enforcement officers or prosecutors who are involved in, or provide special expertise or services for, the investigation or prosecution of insurance fraud.

(2) Full-time investigators or investigations supervisors for state insurance fraud bureaus.

(3) Employees of insurance companies or government agencies who are involved in, or provide special expertise or services for, the investigation of insurance fraud. 

(4) Regular and Associate members that retire and are not currently employed in the insurance industry or in a capacity ineligible for membership.

(5) Employees of TPAs or General Agencies who are involved in, or provide special expertise or services for the investigation of insurance fraud.  Associate members shall be endorsed in writing by a “Regular” member and shall be not less than 21 years of age.

Retiree Associate. 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.

Third Party Administrator/General Agency Associate. 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.

IASIU CODE OF ETHICS