Membership in the AFA is restricted. Whether applying for membership in the AFA as an individual or as part of a group membership, each individual must qualify for admission as a member per Article Two of the Bylaws of the AFA:
“Membership in the Alliance is limited to peace officers and state and federal agents, officers and investigators who, as a regular part of their duties, investigate fraud and/or work with prosecutors on matters involving fraud; state and federal prosecutors who, as a regular part of their duties, handle matters involving fraud; insurance company claims personnel, including, but not limited to personnel employed in an insurance company Special Investigation Unit (“SIU”), who, as a regular part of their duties, handle matters involving fraud; private investigators who, as a regular part of their duties, investigate fraud on behalf of insurance companies, law enforcement or prosecutors; experts in fraud-related fields who, as a regular part of their work, investigate or analyze fraud at the request of insurance companies, law enforcement or prosecutors; persons qualified to practice law in any state whose professional law practice is devoted to working with or for insurance company SIUs or any governmental entity charged with the responsibility of investigating and/or prosecuting fraud; and any other persons who significantly advance the interests of the Alliance, subject to approval by the Board of Directors. Private investigators and persons qualified to practice law in any state who represent or conduct investigations on behalf of criminal defendants are excluded from membership in the Alliance, unless other extenuating circumstances justify their admittance as members, subject to approval by the Board of Directors. Persons qualified to practice law in any state who defend persons or entities accused or charged with engaging in fraudulent activities in criminal or civil matters are excluded from membership in the Alliance unless other extenuating circumstances justify their admittance as members, subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Alliance may deem ineligible any applicant for membership in the Alliance whose work, purpose or goal, in the estimation of the Board of Directors, is inconsistent with the purpose of the Alliance in any respect.”
By signing a completed application for membership, each applicant authorizes the AFA to vet the information provided by the applicant to ensure that the applicant satisfies the qualifications for membership as set forth above.
Link to the AFA Bylaws