NAIFA 2021 President Thomas O. Michel has announced the appointment of Christopher L. Gandy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Midwest Legacy Group (OneAmerica) in Lisle, IL, to serve on the 2021 NAIFA Board of Trustees.

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and EveryIncome have completed an educational partnership agreement, under which EveryIncome will provide content for blog posts, as well as articles for NAIFA’s Advisor Today. NAIFA and EveryIncome will work together with financial professionals to educate consumers on financial literacy and client life event solutions.

Stephen Kagawa, LUTCF, FSS, of Monrovia, Calif., has been recognized as the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors’ 2020 Diversity Champion. Kagawa is CEO and Chairman of the Board of The Pacific Bridge Companies.

Carina Hatfield, LUTCF, LACP, CLCS, of Spring City, PA, is the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Young Advisor Team Leader of the Year for 2020.

Thomas O. Michel of Los Angeles will lead the association as President; Cammie K. Scott of Arkansas will continue her service in the role of Immediate Past President.

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) is pleased to announce that State Farm has approved the Life and Annuities Certified Professional (LACP) certification for State Farm agents and is providing incentives for its agents to attain the LACP as evidence of their knowledge of and ethical approach to sales of life and annuity products.

Meet Gerry, the new way to find your future care facility. Using aggregated data from every senior living facility in the country, Gerry matches clients with an assisted living community to ease them through their decision. We are excited to announce Gerry as a new sponsor of the Limited & Extended Care Planning Center (LECP) within NAIFA.

The organizations will work together on legislative and regulatory issues that impact insurance professionals, the life insurance industry, and consumers in the state.

Team of industry stalwarts in the state will lead NAIFA’s New York chapter until state members select a new Board to take office in January.

The independent brokerage insurance agency’s advisors to join NAIFA and bring sector expertise.