In 1968 M.Mommaels (the President of the Belgium loss adjusting association) visited Italy and met with M. Deganello and M. Scotti at Milan Linate Airport. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the creation of an Italian association and also to explore the possibility of a European Federation.
Later that year M. Mommaels, Deganello and Scotti travelled to Brussels to meet with M. Stoltz (Germany) and M. Petit (France) and the first meeting of what would become FUEDI was held.
Further meetings were held in Paris (1969), Milan (1970) and Baden Baden (1971). By this time M. Fusi had joined as a representative for Italy.
On 13th May 1972 the representatives above were joined by Mr Polak Schoute (the Netherlands) and the FUEDI Articles of Association were approved.
The Internal Rules were approved in Milan on 19 October 1974.
On 7 June 1975 the FUEDI General Assembly was held at the Flora Hotel in Rome with delegates from BTE, GEBCAI, CILA, NEVOST and AIPAI. At that time the role of president was held by the host country of the General Assembly. The President for 1975/76 was Mr Deganello (Italy). At this meeting in Rome the UK joined. Because there were two loss associations in the UK at that time a separate body “Union of United Kingdom Loss Adjusters (UUKLA)” was formed to comply with FUEDI’s rule of only one association from each country.
Greater European co-operation and the gradual removal of border restrictions encouraged an increase in the membership of FUEDI. With the expansion of the European Union the membership of FUEDI will continue to increase in the future.
Annual Meetings FUEDI since 1985
| Date | Location | President |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd March 1985 | Siena/Italy | Deganello |
| 11th April 1986 | Rome/Italy | Deganello |
| 6th November 1986 | Schiphol-Amsterdam/Netherlands | Evers |
| 8th May 1987 | Amsterdam/Netherlands | Evers |
| 13th November 1987 | Schiphol-Amsterdam/Netherlands | Evers |
| 6th May 1988 | Leuvenum/Netherlands | Evers |
| 21st October 1988 | Stuttgart/Germany | Hohnholz |
| 25th/26th May 1989 | Cologne/Germany | Hohnholz |
| 28th/29th September 1989 | Hamburg/Germany | Hohnholz |
| 10th/11th May 1990 | Berlin/Germany | Hohnholz |
| 18th/19th October 1990 | London/UK | Simmonds |
| 16th/17th May 1991 | Bath/UK | Simmonds |
| 17th/18th October 1991 | London/UK | Simmonds |
| 8th/9th May 1992 | Madrid/Spain** | Simmonds |
| 29th/30th October 1992 | Brussels/Belgium | Vervelghe |
| 6th/7th May 1993 | Antwerp/Belgium | Vervelghe |
| 29th/30th October 1993 | Zaventem-Brussels/Belgium | Vervelghe |
| 26th/27th May 1994* | Brugge/Belgium | Vervelghe |
| 28th October 1994 | Paris/France | Legoux |
| 11th/12th May 1995 | Paris/France | Legoux |
| 13th October 1995 | Milano/Italy | Cincotti |
| 9th/10th May 1996 | Venice/Italy | Cincotti |
| 31st October/1st November 1996 | Schiphol-Amsterdam/Netherlands | PolakSchoute |
| 29th/30th May 1997 | Amsterdam/Netherlands | PolakSchoute |
| 30th/31st October 1997 | Cologne/Germany | Biesenbach |
| 14th/15th May 1998**** | Munich/Germany | Biesenbach |
| 2nd October 1998 | Brussels/Belgium | Vervelghe |
| 5th February 1999*** | Brussels/Belgium | Vervelghe |
| 27th/28th May 1999 | Brussels/Belgium | Vervelghe |
| 14th/15th October 1999 | London/UK | May |
| 25th/26th May 2000 | London/UK | May |
| 1st/2nd October 2000 | Copenhagen/Denmark | Leif Hansen Sr. |
| 26th/27th April 2001 | Copenhagen/Denmark | Leif Hansen Sr. |
| 18th/19th October 2001 | Paris/France | Legoux |
| 18th/19th April 2002 | Paris/France | Legoux |
| 10th/11th October 2002 | Lisbon/Portugal | de Almeida |
| 8th/9th May 2003 | Porto/Portugal | de Almeida |
| 6th/7th November 2003 | Milano/Italy | Cincotti |
| 13th/14th May 2004 | Rome/Italy | Cincotti |
| 4th/5th November 2004 | Brussels/Belgium | Vos |
| 26th/27th May 2005 | The Hague/Netherlands | Vos |
| 17th/18th November 2005 | Brussels/Belgium | Schneider |
| 18th/19th May 2006 | Berlin/Germany | Schneider |
| 16th/17th November 2006 | Brussels/Belgium | Cannaerts |
| 24th/25th May 2007 | Gent(Gand)/Belgium | Cannaerts |
| 15th/16th November 2007 | Brussels/Belgium | Kabler |
| 15th/16th May 2008 | Vienna/Austria | Kabler |
| 7 November 2008 | Brussels/Belgium | Rigby |
| 24 April 2009 | Uckfield/UK | Rigby |
| 20 November 2009 | Brussels/Belgium | Christian Leif Hansen |
* Peter Hamerslag did not attend.
** Should have been in UK, however on special request of APCAS in Madrid
*** Was an extra Plenary Meeting in Brussels
**** The FUEDI Secretary is now called the FUEDI Executive Director