October is Financial Planning Month

The Board of NAIFA-New Jersey is proud to announce that the state chapter's annual meeting will be held on October 19, 2021. The event will be held from 9 am - 12 pm as a virtual event for the health of all participants.

Honoring its deep commitment to the communities it serves, our partner, OneAmerica®,, kicked off its eighth annual Week of Caring on August 30th. Associates will provide more than 1,800 hours of support to help nonprofits across the country address vital needs.

The National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) has announced two opportunities for those looking to start or advance a career in the insurance industry.

• NAAIA is offering five scholarships in the amount of $3,000 for higher education.  Established by NAAIA to honor its founder, the J.L. Tillman Scholarship seeks to encourage African-American students to consider careers within the insurance industry. The deadline for submission is October 1st.

Congratulations to our NAIFA National Secretary, Larry Holzberg, who has been appointed to Director of Insurance and Advance Sales for Fortis Lux. Fortis Lux is a comprehensive financial planning firm that offers wealth management, protection, risk management, trust and estate planning advice and solutions.

NAIFA’s Online CEO Panel
Tuesday, May 12 at 1 PM EDT
Free to all financial professionals

NAIFA is bringing together CEOs from the insurance and financial services industry’s top associations to discuss our collaborative efforts during the COVlD-19 crisis to address financial security on Main Street USA. NAIFA CEO Kevin Mayeux will moderate a panel consisting of:

NARAB legislation was recently passed, and it will mean much-needed reciprocity in producer licensing. For example, it will improve efficiencies for agents and advisors who are licensed in multiple states. The legislation also will benefit consumers by allowing them to maintain their preferred insurance agent or broker should they move to a different state.

As Americans make their New Year’s resolutions for 2015, once again, the majority are more concerned about their waistlines than their wallets, according to the 6th annual New Year’s Resolution Survey from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.

Total individual life insurance new annualized premium improved four percent in the third quarter of 2014, according to LIMRA’s Retail Individual Life Insurance Survey.

The insurance industry saw an increase in employment with the addition of 6,300 jobs for the month of September, according to the latest employment numbers from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics released in October. The insurance career site, InsuranceJobs.com, recently shared these employment trends.

After the recent decision by the Federal Reserve Board to maintain the target Fed funds rate at zero to 25 basis points, Swiss Re’s Chief Economist, Kurt Karl, believes that comments from the Fed will become increasingly aggressive as growth continues at a strong pace and the unemployment rate falls. The Swiss Re Group is a wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer.