NAIFA congratulates the newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson and looks forward to working with him on legislative matters that impact the financial security of Americans and the ability of insurance and financial professionals to serve their clients’ best interests.
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NAIFA Offers Congratulations to New House Speaker Johnson
By NAIFA on 10/25/23 4:39 PM
Topics: Federal Advocacy
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NAIFA Sells Out its Inaugural Apex East Regional Conference
By NAIFA on 10/24/23 6:45 AM
NAIFA hosted its inaugural regional conference based on its national conference named Apex – Apex East – October 24 at its association headquarters building in Arlington, VA. Apex East is a regional spin-off of the Apex conference that was launched in August 2022 and will be held again in Arizona in September 2024.
Topics: Press Release
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Cloutier, Lewis, Paffhausen, and Spinelli Are Advisor Today’s 4 Under 40 Winners
By NAIFA on 10/23/23 1:15 PM
Advisor Today, the official publication of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 4 Under 40 awards: Matthew Cloutier, CRC, RFC, of Golden Wealth Solutions (Osaic) in Littleton, CO, loyal member since 2022; Jennifer Lewis of Wise Medicare Insurance Solutions (United Healthcare) in Rolla, MO, loyal member since 2022; Joseph Spinelli, CLU, FICF, LUTCF, of the Jim Spinelli Agency (Knights of Columbus) in Tallahassee, FL, loyal member since 2009; and Mike Paffhausen, of the Paffhausen Insurance Agency (State Farm) in Butte, MT, loyal member since 2015.
Topics: 4 Under 40 Awards Press Release
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NAIFA Mourns Long-Time Member Reggie Rabjohns
By NAIFA on 10/23/23 12:59 PM
NAIFA is sad to learn that long-time member Reginald Rabjohns passed away October 19.
He became a NAIFA member in 1968 and found success at an early age. He became the General Agent for State Mutual and later was the General Agent in Chicago for Allmerica and New England Life. At age 27, Reggie became the youngest Life Member of MDRT. He became MDRT's President in 1999. He was a tremendous speaker and helped motivate and educate financial services audiences in 39 states and 25 countries for MDRT.
Topics: Members
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Winona Havir to Receive the 2023 NAIFA Diversity Champion Award
By NAIFA on 10/23/23 11:15 AM
Winona Havir, CPCU, CLF, LUTCF, FSS, LACP, AIC, Executive Vice President, Business Development for Educators Insurance Resources Services, Inc. (The Horace Mann Companies), in Saint Paul, MN, has been recognized as the NAIFA Diversity Champion for 2023.
Topics: Diversity Awards Press Release
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John A. Davidson to Receive NAIFA’s Terry Headley Lifetime Defender Award
By NAIFA on 10/23/23 10:15 AM
NAIFA is proud to announce that John A. Davidson, LUTCF, FSS, President and CEO of Davidson Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., in Moorpark, CA, is the 2023 recipient of NAIFA’s Terry Headley Lifetime Defender Award.
Topics: Awards Press Release IFAPAC Grassroots
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This Halloween, There's Nothing to Fear About Long-Term Care
By NAIFA on 10/20/23 4:44 PM
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Don’t Wing It: Systems and Processes Prevail
By NAIFA on 10/20/23 9:30 AM

Dan Finley is an experienced financial advisor and professional coach who founded a business consulting and coaching service dedicated to helping advisors enhance their business. He began his brokerage career in 1993, spent 13-plus years as a successful financial advisor, and since 2004, has conducted over 20,000 hours of individual and group coaching sessions for financial advisors. His financial advisory and coaching experience includes all three major distribution channels: wire-house, bank, and independent.
Dan frequently speaks at branch offices, local chapters of the FPA, NAIFA, and national conferences. He is also the author of 101 Advisor Solutions: A Financial Advisor's Guide to Educate, Motivate, and Inspire!
Topics: Podcast
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Chapter Excellence Award Winners Announced
By Justi Folladori on 10/17/23 1:32 PM
NAIFA's Chapter Excellence Award (CEA) was launched this year to recognize the success of those Chapters that have excelled in providing a quality member experience to their members, as determined by their Chapter Agreement Compliance, their Chapter Health Rating, and membership growth. Congratulations to this year's Chapter Excellence Award winners!
Topics: Awards Leaders
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IUL Is a Great Tool for Retaining Key Employees
By NAIFA on 10/12/23 5:00 PM
Are your small and mid-size business clients having trouble attracting and keeping key employees? Jordan Skog, J.D., CLU, ChFC, CFP, Senior Advanced Market Consultant at Allianz Life, has some great ideas for using Indexed Universal Life products in compensation strategies that are uniquely appealing to highly sought key employees.


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