NAIFA Announces the New NAIFA Preferred Provider Wireless Center
NAIFA is pleased to announce the new NAIFA Preferred Provider Wireless Center, the latest addition to the NAIFA Preferred Provider Program.
NAIFA members have been asking for a wireless plan for some time. This new member benefit program is unique in that it provides NAIFA members with a one-stop shop for many of their wireless needs. We are excited to offer this new program to our members.
NAIFA members may now take advantage of substantial savings on your next cell phone by shopping at the new Preferred Provider Wireless Center. This new Center makes it easy for members to compare phones and plans in one convenient place. Save up to $100 on some models. Choose from a huge selection of the very latest cell phones and accessories and the plan that best meets your needs from the carrier of your choice, including AT&T, Alltell Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. Features include Touch Screen Camera, Bluetooth®, MP3 player, GPS capabilities, QWERTY – keyboard, speakerphone and more!
NAIFA members will get the same great rate from the carrier you select, plus a better phone at a better value than you would anywhere else. “Hot” plans, family plans, prepaid plans, accessories, and contract extensions are available.
For more information, contact Teri Shaw, director, Preferred Providers, (703) 770-8225.
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NAIFA members save 15% off MozyHome or MozyPro purchases. For more information, go to www.mozy.com/naifa.
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For more information, Teri Shaw, Director of NAIFA’s Preferred Providers, at (703) 770-8225.
In response to feedback, the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy program will now be free of charge. Agencies that would like to enroll their eligible employees to help make their voices heard on Capitol Hill can now do so with no fee attached.
What is Partners for Advocacy?
The NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program is a NAIFA initiative that enables companies and agencies to further support and protect the industry by giving eligible employees a voice against harmful legislation and regulation that directly impacts the insurance and financial services industry.
Who is eligible to participate in the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program?
Corporate non-managerial employees of home offices and broker-dealers
Non-producing agency employees and support staff
What will the participants in the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program receive?
NAIFA GovTalk: Online newsletter keeping Partners up to date on NAIFA’s latest legislative and regulatory efforts
NAIFA GovAlerts: Timely email messages that let Partners know when and exactly how to make their voice heard quickly on the issues that could impact our industry
Email updates: Including new articles posted on the Advisor Today website advisortoday.com
Additional email communications: Related to federal issues
How can the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy make a difference?
By responding to GovAlerts, the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy can play a crucial role in influencing the issues that are critical to our industry. Partners’ support for NAIFA strengthens our industry’s voice on Capitol Hill!
Why is the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program important to you and your company?
Our industry is facing increased legislative and regulatory threats that challenge our very way of doing business. The tax advantages on our products are being threatened and therefore our clients’ financial security is being threatened as well. Now is the time to grow NAIFA’s collective voice and expand our opportunities to address the issues that are critical to our clients and our industry.
How can you or your company enroll eligible employees in the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program?
To learn more about the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program, visit the webpage at www.naifa.org/corporatepartnerships or contact the Member Service Center at 877-TO NAIFA (866-2432).
NAIFA members can now add a NAIFA "Member of NAIFA since (year)" logo to your stationery, website, business card, etc. Available in print and web formats, as well as in black and white or color, the logos can be quickly downloaded from NAIFA's Communications Corner Toolbox (member log-in required).
Pick the year you joined NAIFA from the dropdown box then follow the directions on how to download the file to your computer. Currently, the years 1980 through 2009 are available. If you need a different year, please send a request to pubjobs@naifa.org and we will get you the necessary files.
"Member of NAIFA" logos with no "member since" dates are also available in NAIFA's Communications Corner Toolbox, as are NAIFA's stand-alone pyramid logo and Connections That Count logos.
NAIFA members are encouraged to use the appropriate NAIFA logo on their materials to raise consumer awareness of NAIFA and NAIFA's Code of Ethics. Members are also encouraged to display NAIFA's Code of Ethics in their offices. It is available at www.naifa.org/about/ethics.cfm, and a certificate is available for purchase in the NAIFA Marketplace.
Please note: No one may use the NAIFA name, acronym or logo in any way that implies NAIFA’s approval or endorsement of any person, entity, product, service or activity, or in any misleading manner. It is the responsibility of individual members to ensure that their usage of the NAIFA logo complies with legal and regulatory requirements, as well as any rules imposed by their employers.
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? You 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 NAIFA Connections, as well as GovAlerts that inform you of urgent legislation that could have an impact on your business and our industry.
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