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The Federation of Regulatory Counsel (FORC) is a nation-wide professional association of attorneys specialized in the arena of insurance regulatory law.  FORC was formed for the purpose of raising the standard of excellence in the practice of regulatory law and for promoting the expertise and abilities of its members to their clients, the insurance industry, and other lawyers requiring their specialized skills. 

 

FORC has four categories of membership.  To be considered for membership, an applicant must be a lawyer in good standing, with specific years of experience in insurance regulatory law, and must bill more than fifty percent of his or her time to insurance regulatory matters. Regulatory and Associate Regulatory Counsel Members require recommendations in writing by three insurance industry executives from unrelated companies who have attested to their skill and competency.  

FORC Membership Category Overview

 

Regulatory Counsel Member - Regulatory Counsel membership shall include only licensed attorneys in private practice who are experienced in the practice of insurance regulatory and corporate law before one or more governmental insurance regulatory bodies. Experience shall include attorneys who: (i) represent that a majority (more than 50%) of the attorney's professional billable time, both for the immediate prior twenty-four (24) months and a minimum of seven (7) of the last nine (9) years, consists of representation of insurance companies, agents, brokers, other related insurance licensees, or other entities regulated by any State or Federal insurance regulatory body; (ii) has represented said regulated persons or entities as part of his or her private practice for a minimum of seven (7) years; (iii) has obtained a recommendation from each of three (3) insurance company executives who are responsible for regulatory affairs or regulated persons who have been clients of the attorney; and (iv) has continuously been a member in good standing of a bar of a state.  The Experience Grid found on the Member Applications tab is to be completed with this application.  See member criteria for full details.

 

Associate Regulatory Counsel Member - Associate Regulatory Counsel membership shall include only licensed attorneys in private practice who are experienced in the practice of insurance regulatory and corporate law before one or more governmental insurance regulatory bodies. Experience shall include attorneys who: (i) represent that a majority (more than 50%) of the attorney's professional billable time, for the immediate prior twenty-four (24) months and a minimum of five (5) years, consists of representation of insurance companies, agents, brokers, other related insurance licensees, or other entities regulated by any State or Federal insurance regulatory body; (ii) have obtained a recommendation from each of three (3) insurance company executives who are responsible for regulatory affairs or regulated persons who have been clients of the attorney or of the private law firm where he or she is employed at the time of application; and (iii) have continuously been a member in good standing of a bar of a state.  The Experience Grid found on the Member Applications tab is to be completed with this application. See member criteria for full details.

 

Insurer Counsel Member - Insurer Counsel Members shall include only licensed attorneys who are employed by entities that receive a Certificate of Authority from a state or federal insurance regulator. Insurer Counsel Members are expected to have positions either (a) as general counsel or associate general counsel in the entity’s law department or (b) a corporate officer position in the entity’s government relations department and to devote more than fifty percent (50%) of their time to insurance regulatory matters. See member criteria for full details.

 

Institution Member - Institution membership shall include only licensed attorneys who are engaged as counsel by institutions in the regulated insurance industry. Experienced institution attorneys are expected to devote more than fifty percent (50%) of their time to providing legal analysis and advocacy of legal position for their institution and for the institution’s regulated insurance clients. See member criteria for full details.