Member Benefits

NAIFA members gain exclusive access to resources and information that can enhance your sales skills, grow your professional network, and build your practice. Join NAIFA on-line NAIFA offers access to great education and training opportunities, discounts on a wide range of sales and marketing resources to help you grow and manage your practice more effectively, and the chance to help maintain a favorable legislative and regulatory environment by becoming active in NAIFA's government relations efforts. Most importantly, joining NAIFA will provide you with a wealth of great sales ideas and strategies by connecting you to our grassroots network of more than 70,000 of the top insurance and financial advisors in the business!

Fulfill Your CE Requirements and Improve Your Production With Education Programs. The Illinois Division of Insurance requires you to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education credits every two years to maintain your license. You can keep up with industry trends and earn CE credits by attending local and state association seminars and other educational programs.

NAIFA Illinois is proud to partner with Education Concepts Unlimited to offer Long Term Care Partnership Training to our members for a reduced registration fee.  In order to receive this discount, enter “NAIFA” in the promotional Discount Key.
Long Term Care Partnership Training
Long Term Care Partnership Details (doc)

New On-Line Speakers Bureau Coming January 2008.  If you would like to submit your name or the name of a speaker that you recommend to be included in the Speakers Bureau, please complete the Biographical Sketch (doc) and send it to NAIFA Illinois. 

Safeguard Your Livelihood. Your dues dollars alone could not fight adverse legislation. NAIFA lobbies on issues that directly affect you like insurance regulatory reform, producer compensation disclosure, and taxation of insurance products. We work tirelessly on your behalf to keep you informed with Action Alerts, and two e-newsletters NAIFA Frontline and NAIFA Illinois Short Notes that contain legislative updates.

PAC/PIC: NAIFA maintains one of the strongest industry political action committees, IFAPAC, and a solid grass-roots political involvement committee, APIC.

Build Credibility With Your Clients. Today's public demands an agent who is knowledgeable, educated, professional and, above all, ethical. These expectations are consistent with NAIFA's goals, its Code of Ethics, and its awards programs, which include the National Quality Award, National Sales Achievement Award and National Multiline Sales Award, all of which recognize successful, client-focused agents.

Receive Hot Sales Tips. Advisor Today is the agent's number one sales tool. Recent articles have dealt with Long Term Care insurance, worksite marketing, and how to cross-sell life insurance to your property-casualty clients. Each March, Advisor Today features over 100 high quality sales ideas from agents around the country.

Profit from Networking. Local association meetings provide great opportunities to learn from your peers and receive timely updates on industry issues. Members and top quality speakers share successful sales stories and ideas that will help increase your productivity.

Receive Association Discounts. As a member, you receive discounts on a wide range of products and services, including Office Depot, client marketing systems, practice resources, disability income protection, industry publications, client management software, professional liability insurance, web site design and maintenance, and client newsletters.

Helpful Links
Membership Coordinator Report (doc)
Why Join - Frequently Asked Questions
Company Endorsement Letters
NAIFA Errors and Omissions Insurance Program
NAIFA Member Benefits
Career Resources & Advice
NAIFA Illinois Calendar of Events
NAIFA Illinois Polo Style Shirt order form (doc)
List of Industry Related Web Sites


NAIFA Illinois offers a variety of professional development and educational opportunities for local associations and valued individual members.

Illinois Advisor magazine (pdf) is the official quarterly publication of NAIFA Illinois.