NAIFA and Financial Services Online, providers of the Virtual Sales Library and Virtual Sales Assistant, have partnered to offer NAIFA members a new benefit as part of NAIFA’s expanding professional development system. The NAIFA Virtual Library provides NAIFA members with free, unlimited 24/7 access to an extensive online resource library that includes fact finders, concept pages, business tips and tools, client presentations, tax information and specimen documents, all tailored to serve the needs of insurance and financial planning professionals.
As a unique feature, the NAIFA Virtual Library provides exclusive search functions that allow NAIFA members to browse the online library’s extensive menu based on their practice/product specialty or career level.
Accessed via members-only section of NAIFA’s web page, the NAIFA Virtual Library’s interactive features provide members with comprehensive insight on how to best use and apply the wealth of information found within the library. Each month the site will be updated to incorporate and highlight useful tips, tools, fact finders and quick links to resources found within the library that ultimately lead a NAIFA member down the path of future business success.
NAIFA members are also entitled to a free 30-day trail of an upgraded product, the NAIFA Virtual Assistant. The NAIFA Virtual Assistant includes all the content available within the NAIFA Virtual Library, plus such business and practice management features as a personalized home page, analysis calculators, referred lead generators, customizable slide presentations, exclusive e-newsletters and more. After the free trial, members will have the option to continue the NAIFA Virtual Assistant at a 20 percent discount off the standard price.
Visit www.naifa.org/benefits/vsa (NAIFA member log-in required) or contact NAIFA’s Professional Development Department at 877-866-2432.
Make the Most of September: Life Insurance Awareness Month
Take advantage of your once-a-year opportunity to approach people in your community at a time when life insurance will be on their minds: Life Insurance Awareness Month.
The Life and Health Insurance Foundation For Education (LIFE) and other major industry groups are spending millions of dollars in September to get Americans thinking about their need for life insurance. The month also features an educational campaign designed to get consumers to take stock of their life insurance needs and protect their loved ones through proper life insurance planning.
Insurance professionals report that one of the best things about LIAM is that it helps them get appointments scheduled. Pointing out that September is LIAM gives clients and prospects one more reason to say “yes” to a meeting.
NAIFA is a major sponsor of LIFE and Life Insurance Awareness Month, and the LIAM section of the NAIFA website has information for NAIFA members. NAIFA members benefit from LIAM advertising and events and also receive substantial discounts on LIFE products year-round.
NAIFA & The American College – A Partnership Working For You
Professional designations signal a commitment to your career while representing accomplishment and expertise within the insurance and financial services community. Through a new and improved partnership with The American College, NAIFA offers training for the LUTC Fellow (LUTCF) designation and the Financial Services Specialist (FSS) designation.
Some highlights of the new and improved partnership include:
An advance schedule of live and online courses.
A renewed commitment by The American College to responding within two business days to service or support questions.
An innovative new scholarship programs will be established in 2009 if course registration goals are met in 2008.
Strong revenue sharing with the appropriate state or local associations.
The American College has recently announced a new growing schedule of live online classes. There is also an online form to help you find a class in your area.
Visit NAIFA’s Professional Designations page at www.naifa.org/lutc for more information, including a list of answers to frequently asked questions..
You have made the decision to ensure your career against legislation and regulation that harms insurance and financial services professionals. However, do you realize how important it is to increase NAIFA’s legislative influence by building membership? Member dues give NAIFA the financial means to lobby on your behalf in state and federal legislatures.
In addition, the sheer number of NAIFA members represents a pool of votes most legislators do not want to risk losing. In this time of ever-increasing threats to the industry, it is vital that you give the next level of support to your professional association by becoming an Outstanding Member Recruiter.
When a NAIFA member recruits his/her first member, he/she receives an exclusive silver NAIFA lapel pin. And NAIFA continues to reward you as recruit more members. Recruit 12 members within one membership year (July 1 to June 30) and you become NAIFA Outstanding Member Recruiter. Recognition includes stylish gifts bearing the NAIFA logo. Your name will also be listed in NAIFA Connections and on NAIFA’s website. Outstanding Member Recruiters are also recognized during NAIFA’s largest member gathering, the NAIFA Convention and Career Conference.
Current Outstanding Member Recruiters tell us that bringing members in is as simple as asking the question. In addition, NAIFA-National’s compelling resources, tools and other materials make it easy to explain the value of NAIFA membership.
Visit the NAIFA Marketplace at www.naifamarketplace.com to order materials free of charge. For more information please contact the NAIFA Member Service Center at (877) 866-2432 or membersupport@naifa.org
2008 Manager’s Membership Award Achievers Announced
Congratulations to the achievers of the 2008 Manager’s Membership Award. The joint award is developed by NAIFA and GAMA International to recognize managers and their organizations for their membership support and commitment to the financial services industry.
Achievers are recognized nationally at the 2008 NAIFA Annual Convention and Career Conference and at the 2009 GAMA LAMP meeting.
A complete list of achievers and those that received honorable mentions is available at www.naifa.org/mma.
For more information, contact Sarah Sears-Egeli, Director, Membership Programs, ssears-egeli@naifa.org.
Remember: You Can Renew Your NAIFA Membership Online
Renew your membership investment in NAIFA with our fast and easy online renewal process. Simply go to www.naifa.org and click “Renew” at the top of the page.
Would you rather pay your membership dues in 12 easy monthly installments? Renew online through our monthly bank draft or credit card program. If you elect to have your dues deducted/charged on a monthly basis, dues are debited/charged from your account or to your credit card on the 5th day of each month. If the 5th falls on a weekend, the debit will occur on the next business day. Please note, NAIFA only accepts VISA & MasterCard for enrollment in the monthly credit card program.
If you've had trouble getting email from NAIFA, go to the NAIFA Email Help Center at www.naifa.org/about/email.cfm for instructions on how to keep important email out of your spam folder.
Does NAIFA have your current contact information? Check can review your member information, including email and address, online at https://secure.naifa.org/imisw, or contact the Member Service Center at (877) TO-NAIFA (866-2432) or membersupport@naifa.org.
NAIFA informs our members of many tools and resources through email updates, and you may miss out on this information if NAIFA-National doesn't have a working email address from you or if NAIFA email gets lost in your spam filter. In addition, we want to be sure that all NAIFA members receive our e-newsletters, including GovTalk and The NAIFA Advantage, as well as GovAlerts that inform you of urgent legislation that could have an impact on your business and our industry.
