Leaders Blog

Scott Dorminy is the Top Recruiter for the Month of August 2024! Straight outta Russellville, Arkansas, Scott is part of the Farmers network and runs an agency of his own name. A member since 2015, Scott is a true man of NAIFA action. 

NAIFA is working with a graduate studies team at Georgetown University to undertake a study on our membership. The pro bono agreement will result in a paper and all contributors/participants will be thanked in the paper and presentation that will be given to NAIFA's National Membership Committee and provided to the Board of Trustees. If you're willing to give 5-7 minutes to complete this survey and/or want to be interviewed by the study leaders, your name will be included in the study to acknowledge your contribution. Thank you in advance for your time and commitment to improving NAIFA!

Walter Bond, Hall of Fame speaker, former NBA ball player, and most importantly, proud NAIFA member has a message for all producers on how to use July as the halftime of your year. Have you got your second-half strategy mapped out? Do you know what you're going to do on offense and on defense for your business? One thing you can do is join Walter Bond in person September 19-21st at our National Leadership Conference in Arizona for an inspiring talk that will allow you to do more and be more in 2024.

Join us for a special mid-summer meeting on Wednesday, July 31st at 12 pm eastern to focus on membership. With three Supreme Court decisions affecting our business, the DOL fiduciary-only rule, and the upcoming expiration of certain elements of the Tax and Jobs Cut Act, the time is now to expand our base so that we are prepared to welcome in new leaders at the state and federal levels, as well as take action when necessary. 

You've likely heard Van Mueller say, "There has never been a better day to be an insurance agent,"  but what you'll walk away saying is, "There has never been a better day to belong to NAIFA."  

What We'll Cover:

• Membership Referral Program and What's in it for YOU
• Summer Membership Challenge and What's in it for YOU
• Rewards and Awards for Top Recruiters
• Member-to-Member Programs that Deliver 10X on your Dues Investment
• New Membership Benefits that Help You Prospect

Do you know someone who is passionate about NAIFA, but isn't in a formal leadership role (or might be ready to dip their toe in the water, but needs to start small?) Invite them to attend this session & ask them to be part of our Brand Ambassador Team!

Passion for people is what has powered NAIFA since 1890, and it's on all of us to ensure that we keep NAIFA strong!

NAIFA has a new virtual Book Club that any member can join! We kicked off last Friday with "Building a Storybrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen" led by John D. Richardson (JDR). Participants were given a guidebook ahead of the call to allow for structured discussion and first met in large group format with breakout rooms to follow with small group discussions to talk about how to actually apply the principles in the book to your practice. Great ideas were exchanged and people from across the country were able to meet each other for the first time and really get to know one another on a personal basis. 

Dennis Cuccinelli, Trustee and National Membership Chair, and I had the pleasure of attending NAIFA-Connecticut's recent June event. Addison Rosenbluth, President, along with Mark Male, Chapter Executive, ran a great meeting that was packed full of ideas that Addison has graciously allowed us to share.

The 2024 Membership Survey will close this Friday, June 14th at midnight eastern.  Who will be the lucky winner of the $500 gift card? If you haven't yet taken the survey, it takes 10 minutes to complete, but provides so much information that we can use in promoting our association. 

The Brand Ambassador Team (BAT) was started in 2020 under the leadership of (now) Immediate Past President Cammie Scott. Bryon Holz, Secretary, was then the inaugural Chair of the committee that focused on finding new ways to amplify NAIFA's brand and get-the-word out on our new programs and products introduced after the vote to restructure NAIFA as part of the Quality Member Experience (QME) movement.

St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, but we don't need to wear green to give us luck when we have the power of NAIFA. The monthly Membership Chairs call is this Friday and we just completed our Committee call today to talk strategy. Here's what we'll cover on Friday: 

We are so grateful for the time that you spend dedicating to our great association! As you know, you are the NAIFA brand! If you've spent any time with me at all, you also know that the only thing that's more marketable than a NAIFA member is a NAIFA member holding a puppy. To help keep marketing you and get you the recognition you deserve, we like to feature you in our various gallery pages.