2025 Gold Sponsors
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18th Annual NEIASIU Seminar
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In Person
Doubletree Leominster
May 6-7, 2025
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Keynote Speaker:
George Ripley
SIU Manager at Donegal Group
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Keynote Topic:
Vehicle Fraud: Trends, Illusions and Impact
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​​​​​​CIFI, CIFA & CIFR Exams will not be provided this year
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George Ripley of the Donegal Insurance Group headlined the event as the Keynote Speaker, that was just the start of a fabulous array of presentations and networking opportunities.
We had presentations on Ethics, Telsa EV Claims, Motorcycle/Boat Theft, Auto Theft, Fire Losses, Water Losses, Homeowner claims, White collar crimes, PIP, ALE, Virtual EUO’s, Legal Updates in the Fraud arena, Fighting fraud with Mobile apps, social media, and AI and more!
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A complete agenda, list of class descriptions & speaker bios is available on the website.
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Webinars From the International*
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*Free to International Members; all others $50 per course
Webinars From the International*
*Free to International Members; all others $50 per course
Understanding Contractor Fraud: Red Flags and Mitigation Strategies
June 18, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Speakers: NICB SA Audrey Mehler
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Dive into the various aspects of contractor fraud impacting the insurance industry. We will explore some key questions asked during the recent NICB panel discussion, including state-specific response to door-to-door solicitation. Access common fraud indicators, trending scams, and red flags. Learn about a variety of types of fraud including water loss, roofing, hazmat clean-up, hail damage and discuss the impact of insureds signing assignment of benefit forms.
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Webinars From the International*
*Free to International Members; all others $50 per course
Social Media, Med Canvassing, and AI…Oh My!
June 25, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Speaker: John Wichmann of Photofax
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Social media and AI are constantly changing so in this course we dive into what’s happening in the digital world, so you know what to look for when you’re conducting your investigations.
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Webinars From the International*
*Free to International Members; all others $50 per course
August 6, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Speaker: Dale Banda of J.D. Wesson & Associates, Inc.
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This course will provide recommendations on how to conduct both field and desk investigations. Each investigation requires different tactics and strategies on how to develop an investigative plan and conduct interviews, obtain documentation, evidence collection, and related areas. The course will explore the challenges (i.e., advantages and disadvantages) regarding both types of investigations.
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Webinars From the International*
*Free to International Members; all others $50 per course
PREPARING FOR AND TAKING A MILE "HIGH END", WORLD CLASS FRAUD EUO
August 20, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Speaker: Frank Goldstein of the Goldstein Law Group
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Insurance Fraud, Crime Rings and Examinations Under Oath/Statements! Are you tired of being targeted by crime rings? Are you sick of paying out fraudulent claims? How do you obtain confessions, withdrawals of claims/bills and stop the fraud? Wanna learn how to take a world class Statement or Examination Under Oath? This seminar will teach you about the documents necessary to prepare; the strategies to employ with different witnesses; the questions to ask and how to confront the (alleged) fraudsters.
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Webinars From the International*
*Free to International Members; all others $50 per course
Superhero SIU: Good Faith Claims Handling
September 3, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Speaker: Dan Thenell and Chelsea Pyasetskyy of the Thenell Law Group
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Good faith claim handling is what we all strive for in investigations. However, case law and statutory frameworks can be Kryptonite for unaware claims and SIU during investigations. This presentation will provide an overview of good faith claim handling. We will also review recent changes in statutory frameworks and case law that investigators should know in their investigations, so they can be superheroes.
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Our Chapter
Upcoming Meetings & Events
The New England Chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units is a non-profit organization made up of insurance industry fraud investigators, state and federal employees, law enforcement, fire, and other anti-fraud personnel from both the private and public sectors who are dedicated to fighting insurance fraud throughout New England.
We strive to provide the highest level of education and training to our members while promoting awareness of the insurance fraud problem here in the Northeast. Through our relationship with our International parent organization (IASIU) we are able to offer industry recognized certification programs and continuing education credits for both these programs as well as some state mandated CEUs for adjusters.
We welcome you to learn more about our organization and join the fight against insurance fraud.
June 22-27, 2025 - 36th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference
Location: Nashville, TN & virtual
Check here for further details​
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August 24-27, 2025 - 2025 IASIU Annual Conference
Location: Denver, CO
Check here for further details​
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October 14-16, 2025 - NICB Medical Investigations Symposium
Check here for further details​
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May 2026 NEIASIU Annual Seminar
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Date and Location: TBD
Check back for further details as we get closer to 2026​
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