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While many NAIFA leaders will be joining us in Washington, D.C., for the National Leadership Conference and Belong awards celebration, NAIFA members who cannot travel to Washington for the event can see a special presentation by elections expert Nathan Gonzales via live stream. The live stream will be on November 14 at approximately 1 pm eastern.

While many NAIFA leaders will be joining us in Washington, D.C., for the National Leadership Conference and Belong awards celebration, NAIFA members who are unable to travel to Washington for the event can see a special presentation by elections expert Nathan Gonzales via live stream. The live stream will be November 14 at approximately 1 pm eastern.

All NAIFA leaders should attend the Q4 State of NAIFA webinar tomorrow, October 6, at 12 noon eastern.

How do you respond if a NAIFA member is dropping their membership because they don’t have time to participate or attend meetings? It is one of the most common reasons people give for canceling or failing to renew, and it’s important for NAIFA leaders to have a ready response.

NAIFA's Life and Annuity Certified Professional (LACP) certification differentiates agents and advisors in a competitive marketplace. To become an LACP, practitioners must meet the eligibility criteria and successfully complete the LACP examination, which is given during three testing windows each year.

During the Apex sales conference in Phoenix, NAIFA officially launched the Employee & Executive Benefits Center (EBC). This latest addition to the roster of NAIFA's Centers for Excellence, creates a community of agents and advisors, firms, carriers, and vendors whose interests overlap in the benefits space.   

ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership has recognized NAIFA's Leadership in Life Institute (LILI) as an initiative with far-reaching benefits important to NAIFA members' profession and industry. NAIFA is one of 16 winners – from among hundreds of applicants – of the ASAE Gold Power of Association Award. 

NAIFA members who complete all three sections of NAIFA's Grassroots Training series are Financial Security Advocates and are eligible to display NAIFA's FSA badge. The courses familiarize NAIFA members with the political process, help them improve their grassroots advocacy skills, and provide information on advanced advocacy topics, including information for members who might consider running for office, themselves. 

NAIFA leaders are in the perfect position to identify exceptional NAIFA members suitable for leadership positions or to be considered for NAIFA awards. Many leaders also have the qualifications needed to serve on the national Board of Trustees.

The NAIFA Enterprise Accountability Report is a quarterly, high-level snapshot of our progress toward the execution of the NAIFA 2025 Strategic Plan. In this report, NAIFA home office staff outlines pertinent updates correlated with the goals in the FY 2022 Business Implementation Plan. The report contains important information NAIFA leaders need to know. It also demonstrates NAIFA's commitment to transparency and open discussion.