FOIL Benefits
Enjoy the benefits of being a FOIL member
- An effective voice with insurers
- An inside track on what insurers are thinking
- An effective and influential voice with government
- Early sight of all proposed consultations and reviews affecting the industry
- Regular contact with opinion-shaping industry bodies
- A forum for exchanging views with fellow practitioners
- Opportunities to network with insurers, industry experts and fellow practitioners
- Expert instruction from leading industry figures
As a FOIL member you will be at the forefront of debate with insurers, government and other interested parties in promoting common-sense changes and improvements to industry practices and processes. FOIL ensures defendant insurance lawyers have a front seat in every forum.
FOIL is committed to driving the kind of change which achieves an accessible and effective dispute resolution environment, where long-term needs and right outcomes for claimants hold sway over time-wasting activity, to the greater benefit of all concerned – insurers and claimants alike.
FOIL is recognised as the fulcrum of opinion for defendant insurance lawyers and as such FOIL’s opinion is sought for all relevant reviews and enquiries. As a member your views will be heard.
FOIL actively liaises with the ABI and Insurers, the Law Societies of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (FOIL has its own representative on the Council of the Law Society of England and Wales), the Bar Council and other relevant bodies in the exchange and promotion of expertise and efficiency in the field of insurance law.
Opportunities abound:
- To monitor and promote law reform
- To serve on the National Committee of FOIL
- To develop expertise and accrue CPD points by attending FOIL events
- To network with lawyers in the same and other jurisdictions to promote a full exchange of information and knowledge including technology
- To join one of FOIL’s Sector Focus Teams at the forefront of driving improvements in key areas.
To qualify for membership, you must be:
Corporate:
- Law firm acting for insurers (excluding legal expenses insurers)
- Law firm acting for self-insured organisations
Individual:
- An individual defendant insurance lawyer advising insurers and a self-insured corporation
- An in-house lawyer working in an insurance company or a self-insured corporation
In-house:
- An in-house legal team working in an insurance company (excluding legal expense insurers) or a self-insured corporation
