NAIFA’s Advisor Today is proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 Four Under Forty Awards designed to recognize outstanding NAIFA members who achieve excellence in their profession before or by the age of 40.

The life insurance industry’s highest honor will be presented at the NAIFA’s Performance + Purpose Conference in September as a tribute to his more than 35 years of service and contributions to the industry.

NAIFA has opened a new online Career Center as part of the NAIFA web site that will allow companies to advertise job openings as well as provide job seekers the ability to search different opportunities available within the insurance industry.

By Kevin Mayeux, CAE, NAIFA CEO

NAIFA – Texarkana Member is the Seventh Recipient of the Award

By Kevin Mayeux, CAE, NAIFA CEO

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times highlights the severity of the retirement crisis facing many Americans today and underscores the urgency of the Consumer Retirement Crisis Campaign launched recently by NAIFA. As American workers become increasingly insecure about their ability to save for a traditional retirement, NAIFA earlier this year launched a “Trust a NAIFA Advisor” ad campaign, designed to tell consumers that as they look for ways to address their retirement shortfall, affordable and informed financial advice is well within their reach. The multimedia campaign includes video, print and web placements to urge consumers to plan for retirement by contacting a NAIFA member.

Whether you’ve been in business two years or 20, you likely have seen technological innovations alter the way you run your practice and serve your clients. New systems and solutions continue to emerge every day. They transform the way you and your colleagues communicate, manage information, prospect for new business, and build client relationships.

InsuranceNewsNet magazine recently polled its readers and found a strong correlation between career success and NAIFA membership. In particular, the magazine looked at characteristics that set apart advisors who are high earners (those earning more than $100,000 per year) from their colleagues earning less.

Advisor 2020, the NAIFA-sponsored research project, identifies “the new retirement culture” as a growing opportunity for advisors over the second half this decade. Americans are woefully unprepared for retirement and many are pessimistic about their prospects for retiring comfortably. They are desperate for advice and services, and NAIFA members are ideally positioned to help.