MEMBERSHIP
Renew/Membership Application - Please complete the on-line form - you may then print and forward your payment or pay on line via PayPal. If mailing, please be sure to mail a copy of your application with you payment of $25.00 ($35.00 after March 31) to:
PSSI, PO Box 2201, Bothell, WA 98041-2201
TIN:
91-1660987
Regular Membership Application or Renewal - click
here
Associated Membership or Renewal - click
here
IASIU MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS (adopted by
Puget Sound Special Investigators):
Regular
membership shall include:
Insurance company employees whose
primary purpose is the full-time investigation and/or supervision of
investigation of insurance fraud.
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.
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 membership shall include:
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.
A full-time investigator or investigations supervisor of a state
insurance fraud bureau.
Any employee of an insurance company
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 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
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Members shall perform their duties in accordance with the law, and shall observe the highest moral principles in doing so.
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Members shall at all times act with integrity, truthfulness and honesty, modeling behavior exemplary of our profession.
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Members shall observe diligence in the discharge of their professional responsibilities.
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Members shall exhibit competence at all times in the discharge of their professional responsibilities.
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Members shall perform their duties in accordance with the law, and shall observe the highest moral principles in doing so.
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Members shall not maliciously injure the reputation or professional practice of colleagues, employers, insureds, claimants or other parties to investigations.
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Members shall display the requisite courage to make the right decision when faced with potential conflicts of interest.
