Membership Policies & Dues

NEW AND RENEWAL MEMBERSHIPS: PROCESS AND PRICING

All memberships run from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.

TO APPLY FOR A NEW MEMBERSHIP

Please review the information below then click here for our online membership application. If you still have questions after reviewing the information below and on the application page, you will be able to submit questions as part of the application. We look forward to having you or your organization as a member.

Please do not submit payment for dues until you receive an invoice.

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AND DUES FOR JULY 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026

POLICY REGARDING INDIVIDUAL / RETIRED INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS

An Individual membership is for self-employed individuals (such as, for example, those in a solo business, law, consulting, research, or other insurance-related practice). Those who have retired from a solo role or from a larger organization qualify as a Retired Individual.

Individual and Retired Individual members receive all benefits of membership, including research services at a discounted member rate. In general, except for the academic memberships described below, no one employed by another person or organization is eligible to become an Individual member. That said, however, we welcome all interest in Library membership and are happy to work with employed individuals in unique situations. If you are in such a situation, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Pezza, our Executive Director, by email at mpezza@insurancelibrary.org.

POLICY REGARDING ACADEMIC INDIVIDUAL / ACADEMIC GROUP MEMBERSHIPS

ACADEMIC INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS

An individual employed by an academic institution as a faculty member, researcher, or librarian, or in an insurance, risk management, or legal department or office, qualifies as an Academic Individual member, with the same dues and privileges as any other Individual member.

ACADEMIC GROUP MEMBERSHIPS

An insurance, risk management, or legal department or office at an academic institution may join as an Academic Group member under the name of the department or office at a special academic dues rate regardless of the number of employees in the group.

POLICY REGARDING CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS AND SUBSIDIARIES OR BRANCH LOCATIONS

On occasion, questions arise regarding membership of an organization that is a subsidiary or branch location of an organization.

Subsidiaries

First is the question of whether an organization is required to maintain its own membership if it is acquired by an organization that has a Library membership. The answer depends on the name under which the subsidiary does business after the acquisition.

A subsidiary is covered by the parent’s Library membership if (1) the subsidiary operates under the same name as the parent and (2) the parent’s membership level includes the total number of employees from both the parent and the subsidiary. As such:

• If a subsidiary operates under the same name as that of the parent, then the parent’s membership covers the subsidiary (assuming part 2 above is met.)
• If a subsidiary operates under a different name than that of the parent, then the parent’s membership does not cover the subsidiary, and the subsidiary is required to maintain its own membership.

Branch Locations

Second is the question of whether one location of an organization (either a subsidiary with the same name as the parent or a branch location of an organization) may maintain a membership based on the number of employees at its own location, rather than the total number of employees at the overall organization.

The answer is yes. One location of an organization may maintain a Library membership based upon the number of employees at its own location, rather than the total number of employees at all locations of the organization.

• In such instances, however, the membership name will include a reference to the location, to make clear that the membership is limited to that location of the organization.
• Only employees at the member location will have the benefits of membership, including a discounted rate for research services, circulation privileges for Library materials, member rates for webinars and other programs, use of the Library conference room for meetings, enrollment of employees in the Library’s summer intern program, and the opportunity to purchase custom, in-house education programs.

PRORATED DUES FOR NEW MEMBERS JOINING AFTER JULY 1

Those becoming new members after July 1 may be invoiced for prorated dues for the first membership year, as follows:

• Joining after July 1, but on or before September 30: No reduction in dues.
• Joining on or after October 1, but on or before December 31: Dues reduced by 25%.
• Joining on or after January 1, but on or before March 31: Dues reduced by 50%.
• Joining on or after April 1, but on or before June 30: Dues reduced by 75%.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

The Insurance Library has much to offer members in the way of high-quality education programs, networking and engagement events, research resources and services, and members-only opportunities for summer interns, webinar sponsorships, and unique marketing and brand promotion. Click here to learn about member benefits.

APPLICATION FOR NEW MEMBERSHIP

Click here for our online application.