International Association of Special

“Capitol hill management services inc. (chms) serves as the headquarters for iasiu and provides full service association management. Some of the services provided include financial management, conference and meeting planning, website management, certification and committee support. No officers or directors have received compensation from chms.”

“Iasiu membership is made up of more than 4,000 individuals representing more than 600 insurance and self-insured companies around the world. Regular members are employees of insurance or self-funded special investigation units, special agents or supervisors of the national insurance crime bureau or insurance crime prevention bureau. Associate members are insurance company personnel who support the investigative process and law enforcement community involved in insurance fraud investigation.”

“All officers and directors are elected at the annual meeting. All companies and/or organizations represented by regular members at the annual meeting shall have one vote for the purpose of election of officers and directors. All companies or organizations of regular members must select one individual who is a regular member to cast the company's vote during the election of officers and directors. The company or organization must inform the secretary, or his/her designee, of the individual authorized to cast the company vote prior to the start of the annual business meeting.”

“The membership body votes on bylaws changes. A. The constitution and bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting or special meeting of the association by a vote of two-thirds of the members present, providing: 1. The proposed amendment is presented with form consistent and without conflict with the remainder of the constitution and bylaws of the association. 2. The proposed amendment is disseminated to the general membership for review through an association publication at least thirty days prior to the next regular or special meeting of the association. B. The constitution and bylaws may be amended by a special procedure conducted in writing by a vote of two-thirds of the regular members responding, providing: 1. The proposed amendment is presented with form consistent and without conflict with the remainder of the constitution and bylaws of the association. 2. The proposed amendment is disseminated to the general regular membership for review through an association publication and allowing forty-five days or the next board of directors meeting, whichever is longer, for return of ballots before final tabulation of votes are made, providing: a. Regular members may return ballots via governmental postal agency, private carrier, electronic transmission, or by facsimile to an address or phone number designated by the board of directors. B. All ballots must have the name, signature, member id number, address, and phone number of the voting member. If the ballot is returned by electronic transmission, the ballot must be returned by the form designated by the board of directors and include the member id number.”

“The prepared form 990 is reviewed by the organization's governing body before the return is filed with the irs.”

“Each member of the governing body is required to sign off on the conflict of interest policy when they are first elected or appointed and annually thereafter any potential conflict of interest must be disclosed including full disclosure of all information relating to the potential conflict upon investigation by the uninvolved directors. The governing body shall make arrangements to handle the conflict of interest in a manner that best protects the interest of iasiu, the members of iasiu, and the beneficiaries of iasiu's activities. A complete list of iasiu's vendors is provided to each director when they are signing off on the conflict of interest policy.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”