NAIFA is partnering with InvestmentNews magazine in a call for nominations for top advisors who will be celebrated in the magazine’s 2026 Special Reports.

Estate planning continues to evolve, and 2026 is shaping up to bring important developments that financial professionals cannot afford to overlook. From tax updates to shifting rules around inherited retirement accounts, staying current is essential to delivering meaningful value to clients.

NAIFA’s upcoming webinar, "Social Security Literacy and Income Planning: The Missing Link in Insurance and Financial Advice", focuses on one of the most influential yet frequently oversimplified components of retirement planning.

In his address to FSP Institute attendees Feb. 19 in Orlando, NAIFA President Christopher Gandy welcomed the NAIFA members with a powerful reminder: This gathering represents more than advanced education; it represents the future of a profession built on more than 130 years of purpose.

Under the agreement, Coventry will be NAIFA’s national Gold sponsor in the category of life settlements.

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and Coventry have formalized a category-exclusive national sponsorship designed to expand advisor education and access to resources related to life settlements and the secondary market for life insurance. Coventry will serve NAIFA’s members as the exclusive life settlement category Gold sponsor, supporting NAIFA’s national activities and events.

“NAIFA Community: Members in Action” is a new publication that tells the stories of NAIFA members by showing how they make the most of NAIFA’s Advocate, Educate, Differentiate membership promise. NAIFA CEO Kevin Mayeux writes that the report “highlights the deeds and achievements of 10 extraordinary NAIFA members and contributors and demonstrates how their participation in the NAIFA experience has boosted their professional success and helped them better serve industry colleagues, clients, and others within their spheres of influence. Each one is a microcosm, representing the ways that thousands of financial professionals also make the most of their NAIFA experiences to bolster their own success and benefit others.”

NAIFA's Foundation for Financial Service Professionals seeks applicants for the Paul S. Mills Scholarship program. The program offers scholarships to students pursuing degrees in financial service related fields, including finance, accounting, insurance or risk management, actuarial sciences, and personal financial planning. The application deadline is March 31.

NAIFA’s Investment, Retirement, Estate, and Advanced Planning Center will host a free live webinar, 2026 New Developments and Planning Ideas, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm Eastern. This webinar is open to everyone and is designed for financial professionals who want a clear, practical review of recent legal and regulatory changes and how those developments translate into real planning opportunities for clients.

NAIFA’s Medicare Collective will host "Navigating Disruption and Market Contraction in Medicare Business in 2026 and Beyond" as part of Medicare Collective Impact Day on Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Eastern. This free live virtual event for both NAIFA members and nonmembers brings together professionals who work directly in the Medicare market to discuss the real challenges that financial professionals are facing as the landscape continues to change.