NAIFA’s new report, “Finding Success in Diverse Markets,” examines the diverse communities that are rapidly changing the face of America and offers critical insights to insurance and financial advisors for successful engagement. The report is sponsored by The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, an organization that recognizes the opportunities that lie ahead for advisors serving diverse markets.
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NAIFA Report Explores Challenges and Opportunities for Advisors Serving Diverse Markets
By Mark Briscoe on 9/26/16 2:17 PM
Topics: Grow Your Business
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Selling life insurance is 'a magnificent obsession'
By NAIFA on 9/26/16 12:17 PM
Topics: Grow Your Business
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NAIFA CEO: NAIFA 20/20 is Blueprint for the Future
By NAIFA on 9/22/16 4:24 PM
One year after joining NAIFA as its chief executive officer, Kevin Mayeux told the National Council that NAIFA “has forged a new path” through NAIFA 20/20, a strategic roadmap and action plan that will reinvent the Association and enable leaders to meet industry challenges and serve members in 2020 and beyond.
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Even With the DOL Rule, Serving the Middle Market Should Remain a Focus
By Mark Briscoe on 9/22/16 3:00 PM
“You talk to people who will never be rich, but who don’t deserve to be poor,” Joe Jordan told attendees of his workshop, “Back to Basics: Surviving in a Post-DOL Environment,” at NAIFA’s Performance + Purpose conference.
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NAIFA President: On Track for a Successful Future
By NAIFA on 9/22/16 2:51 PM
While it would be “a near impossible task” to quantify the positive impact NAIFA has had in its 126-year history, the challenges to the industry “are daunting” as the number of legislative and regulatory initiatives continue to threaten and change the very nature of the profession, NAIFA President Paul Dougherty said during the P+P Conference in Las Vegas.
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Financial Uncertainty Makes This the "Greatest Time Ever to Sell Life Insurance"
By Mark Briscoe on 9/22/16 2:14 PM
There is a financial crisis coming in the United States, and it is going to be a big one, Van Mueller told attendees at NAIFA’s Performance + Purpose conference.
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Addressing the Talent Gap
By Mark Briscoe on 9/18/16 3:15 PM
By 2018, a quarter of the current professionals in the insurance and financial services industry will retire, including half of the senior leaders at some companies. More than 400,000 insurance industry positions will need to be filled by 2020.
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RealLifeStories Tell the Power of Insurance in a Personal Way
By Mark Briscoe on 9/18/16 2:31 PM
Life Happens again this year presented its RealLifeStories program at the NAIFA Performance + Purpose conference in Las Vegas. The powerful, emotional stories told by people who overcame tremendous difficulties in their lives with the aid of insurance products captivated the General Session audience. At once heart-breaking and uplifting, this year’s RealLifeStories demonstrate the real-world benefits of life, health, disability and long-term care insurance.
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NAIFA President Reviews 'Checklist' of Year's Accomplishments
By NAIFA on 9/18/16 12:05 PM
The insurance and financial services industry is increasingly “under attack” from those who do not have the courage to do what NAIFA members do every day, NAIFA President Jules Gaudreau told an audience of members Sept. 17 at the Performance + Purpose Conference in Las Vegas.
Topics: Grow Your Business
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Steps for Taking Your Practice to the Next Level of Success
By Mark Briscoe on 9/17/16 8:36 PM
How to Jumpstart Your Career
During the NAIFA Performance + Purpose Conference currently under way in Las Vegas, attendees learned the top steps they can take to boost and jumpstart their careers. They learned these important steps from Dan Finley, president and co-founder of Advisor Solutions, a financial advisors business consulting and coaching service dedicated to helping advisors build a better business.