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!

Leadership in Life Institute (LILI). Excellent leadership is most often delivered by highly effective people. The Leadership in Life Institute (LILI) offers an extensive curriculum that allows you to enhance and expand the skills that make you an effective leader within your association, your industry and your community. By applying the lessons learned through LILI, you will increase productivity, efficiency, effectiveness and overall life satisfaction. Become the best leader you can be by participating in a LILI program offered by your state association.
- LILI Local Flyer (pdf)
- LILI Participant Brochure (pdf)
- NAIFA Illinois Foundation Scholarship App (doc)
- Leadership in Life Institute (LILI) videos
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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.
Education Programs

Young Advisor Team - YAT's mission is to serve the needs of NAIFA's 40 and under advisors, and those within their first five years in the industry, by providing the resources to succeed in the financial services industry. To learn more click here.

On-Line Speakers Bureau.  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.

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.

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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
Sample Year-end Tax Planning Letters to Clients (doc)

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