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This year, the National Leadership Conference and Belong awards gala have been combined with NAIFA's Apex to create an extraordinary three-day event. As always, the NLC and Belong will celebrate NAIFA's leaders and recognize extraordinary members. Please join us and encourage all NAIFA members to come as well so that we may properly honor our 2024 award recipients, including:

• John Newton Russell Memorial Award recipient Matthew Tassey of NAIFA-Maine
•  Terry Headley Lifetime Defender recipient John Ruckel of NAIFA-Texas
• NAIFA Young Advisor Team Leader of the Year Kathleen Owings of NAIFA-Colorado

The National Leadership Conference and Apex are taking place at the Arizona Biltmore, September 19-21. See who is coming on the Apex/NLC homepage. If your name is not on the list, now is the time to register and be added. Are you already registered? Review the list to see who among your NAIFA colleagues will be joining you in Phoenix and whose names are missing that you would like to encourage to attend.

To help NAIFA leaders spread the word about NLC and Apex, we've created a toolkit of marketing materials to help you reach out via your online presence, emails, social media, or in person. These ready-made posts, graphics, flyers, and videos are designed to help NAIFA chapters and leaders promote NLC and Apex.

Two NAIFA signature events, the National Leadership Conference (including the Belong awards gala) and Apex, are coming together this year as a three-day extravaganza at the world-class Arizona Biltmore. 

Don't miss out. Join us September 19-21!

The National Leadership Conference and Apex offer a great opportunity to get together with NAIFA leaders from across the country. Special sessions are specifically designed to benefit NAIFA leaders and allow you to share best practices.

Register now and encourage your NAIFA colleagues to do the same to guarantee you get the best rate on NAIFA's Apex event and National Leadership Conference, September 19-21 at the Arizona Biltmore. Your registration includes the Apex conference, National Leadership Conference, and Belong awards celebration.

The early registration rate of $800 ($150 off the regular rate) is guaranteed through June 17. 

It's hard to believe, but we are less than a month from NAIFA's National Leadership Conference and Belong awards celebration. This is an important event for all NAIFA leaders to attend. Not only does it recognize you for your dedication and hard work, but it also provides an opportunity to interact and learn from other chapter leaders, NAIFA's national volunteers, and staff. NLC is where we share ideas and get up to speed on everything NAIFA. It's also a lot of fun. We renew our connections with old friends and make new ones who share our passion for NAIFA and the insurance and financial services profession.

NAIFA has announced the 2023 recipients of several national awards and will honor the recipients at the National Leadership Conference and Belong awards celebration in Washington, D.C., on December 4.

All NAIFA leaders should plan to attend NAIFA's National Leadership Conference and Belong awards celebration, December 3-5 in Washington, D.C. It is a can't miss event with:

Every NAIFA leader should plan to attend the National Leadership Conference and Belong awards celebration, December 3-5, in Washington, D.C. The event recognizes our leaders and gives you a chance to share your ideas with your peers from around the country. You also want to be there to:

Recognizing the best in the insurance and financial services industry, the NAIFA Quality Award is now accepting applications through August 31, 2023.

The NAIFA Quality Award recognizes the best of the best in our industry. It celebrates outstanding advisors and agents who provide quality care, adhere to ethical standards, and is not solely based on annual production numbers. The NQA is open to all agents and advisors to apply, however, only active NAIFA members are eligible to be recognized.

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.