Qualifications

Qualifications and Rights for classes of Membership of the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters

Effective October 2007

This document sets out the admission and elevation criteria and the rights for the classes of membership of the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters. Any questions of interpretation of this document shall be determined by the Board in its absolute discretion.

In this document the following words will have these defined meanings:
ANZIIF means the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance;
Board means Board of Directors of the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters;
Division Council means a Division Council of the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters;
Institute means the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters.

Provisional:

A person shall be eligible for admission to the class of Provisional Membership upon the successful completion of an application form and the requisites contained therein and when the person:

  • has attained the age of 18 years; and
  • at the time of application for admission to membership is primarily engaged in the practice of loss adjusting; and has successfully completed (or agrees to complete within 6 months of joining) the Institute’s entrance examination criteria, being Module FSA501 – Introduction to Loss Adjusting from the ANZIIF Diploma in Financial Services (Loss Adjusting); and
  • completes the 4 module Certificate in Loss Adjusting Practice within 3 years of joining AICLA (or meet the licensing/registration conditions in the country of practice) or such other qualification the standard of which the Board of Directors is satisfied is not less than the foregoing requirements; and
  • agrees to comply with requirements of Continuing Professional Development as prescribed by the Board.

Provisional Members:

  • may state on business cards and letterhead “Provisional member of AICLA”
  • will be eligible for a reduced subscription;
  • are not eligible to vote in any matter concerning the institute or hold positions on a division council or the board;
  • cannot use post nominals;
  • do not receive a certificate from the institute;

Affiliate:

A person shall be eligible for elevation to the class of Affiliate Membership when that person:

  • holds at least a Certificate in Loss Adjusting Practice being four modules from the ANZIIF Diploma of Financial Services (Loss Adjusting) or such other qualification the standard of which the Board of Directors is satisfied is not less than the foregoing requirements; and
  • has complied with the requirements of Continuing Professional Development as prescribed by the Board

Affiliate Members:

  • receive a membership certificate from the Institute
  • may use post nominals “AICLA (Aff)”
  • may state on business cards and letterhead “Affiliate member of AICLA”
  • are eligible to vote in general matters concerning the Institute and hold positions on a Division Council or the Board.

Associate:

A person shall be eligible for elevation to the class of Associate Membership when that person:

  • holds at least a Diploma in Financial Services (Loss Adjusting) from the ANZIIF or such other qualification the standard of which the Board of Directors is satisfied is not less than the foregoing requirements: and
  • has served as a practising Loss Adjuster for a minimum of five (5) years; and
  • has complied with the requirements of Continuing Professional Development as prescribed by the Board; and
  • has served as a member of the Institute for a minimum period of 12 months.

Associate Members:

  • receive a membership certificate from the Institute;
  • may use the post nominals “ACLA”;
  • may, if Continuing Professional Development accreditation is achieved, use the term “Chartered Loss Adjuster”; and
  • are eligible to vote in general matters concerning the Institute and hold positions on a Division Council or the Board.

Fellow:

A person shall be eligible for elevation to the class of Fellow Membership when the person:

  • has served as an Associate member of the Institute of its predecessors for a minimum period of 5 years; and
  • has served as a practising loss adjuster for a minimum period of ten (10) years; and
  • has passed two subjects of a degree level course as approved by the Board, or two subjects from the ANZIIF fellowship course; and
  • has complied with the requirements of Continuing Professional Development as prescribed by the Board.

Fellow Members:

  • receive a membership certificate from the Institute;
  • may use the post nominals “FCLA”;
  • may, if Continuing Professional Development
  • accreditation is achieved, use the term “Chartered Loss Adjuster”; and
  • are eligible to vote in general matters concerning the Institute and hold positions on a Division Council or the Board.

Life:

The Board may in its absolute discretion elevate as a Life member a person who:

  • has a minimum of 20 years membership of this Institute or its predecessors; and
  • has a fellowship of the Institute; and
  • has preferably served a minimum period of 10 years on a Division Council; and
  • has preferably served a minimum period of 5 years on the Board; and
  • has made an outstanding contribution to the growth and development of the Institute at all levels; and
  • has the unanimous approval of the Board of Directors.

The admission to Life Membership will be limited to a maximum of one person each year.

Life Members:

  • receive a certificate from the Institute; and
  • pay no subscription

Only Life members engaged in the occupation of loss adjusting will be entitled to vote on general matters relating to the Institute and hold positions on the Division Council or the Board.

Retired:

An Affiliate, Associate or Fellow member who has been a member of the Institute and/or its predecessors for a minimum of 10 years and who has substantially retired from the practice of loss adjusting and who is not engaged in another occupation and who wishes to maintain an interest in the practice of Loss Adjusting shall be eligible for Retired Membership of the Institute.

Honorary:

The Board may admit as Honorary members distinguished persons who are able to be of assistance to the Institute in carrying out its aims and who, in the opinion of the Board, are deserving of such Honorary membership.

Honorary Members:

  • receive a membership certificate from the Institute;
  • cannot vote on a Division Council or at Board level;
  • may hold positions on a Division Council or the Board; and
  • pay no subscription

Retired Members:

  • are not eligible to vote in any matter concerning the Institute or hold positions on a Division Council or the Board; and
  • are eligible for a reduced subscription.

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