NAIFA Launches Partners for Advocacy Program
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Anne Meredith Meyerson
Director, Corporate Partnerships, NAIFA
(703) 770-8218
December 6, 2007 (FALLS CHURCH, VA) The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) has launched the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program, a new 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 has a direct impact on the insurance and financial services industry.
Corporate non-managerial employees of home offices and broker-dealers and non-producing agency employees and support staff may become NAIFA Partners for Advocacy. NAIFA recognizes that this group plays an important role in the insurance and financial services industry, and this program will give them a voice on Capitol Hill and in the states.
Participants receive NAIFA GovTalk, NAIFA's online newsletter, to keep them up to date on NAIFA’s latest legislative and regulatory efforts, as well as NAIFA GovAlerts, timely email messages that let Partners know when and how to make their voices heard quickly on the issues that could have an impact on the insurance and financial services industry.
Participants also receive email updates on new articles posted on the Advisor Today website (www.advisortoday.com) and other email communications related to federal issues.
"The insurance and financial services industry is facing increased legislative and regulatory threats that challenge our very way of doing business," explains NAIFA President Jeffrey Taggart, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF. "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."
Companies can contact NAIFA to enroll their eligible employees. The enrollment fee is $50 per participant per year and is paid by the company or agency.
The NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program is part of the NAIFA 21: Connections that Count strategic plan, which emphasizes NAIFA's on-going commitment to advocacy and new emphasis on sales training, networking and communications and marketing.
For more information, please see the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy page.
Founded in 1890 as the National Association of Life Underwriters, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors comprises nearly 800 state and local associations representing the business interests of 225,000 members and their employees nationwide. Members focus their practices on one or more of the following: life insurance and annuities, health insurance and employee benefits, multiline, and financial advising and investments. NAIFA's mission is to advocate for a positive legislative and regulatory environment, enhance business and professional skills, and promote the ethical conduct of its members. Visit NAIFA's website at www.naifa.org.