NAIFA Houston

One of the largest local associations in the NAIFA Federation

About the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Founded in 1890 as The National Association of Life Underwriters (NALU), NAIFA is the only organization serving and representing insurance and financial advisors regardless of the products they sell or the focus of their practice. NAIFA is your professional association, and its focus is to help protect your business, help you grow your business and promote ethical business conduct.

NAIFA Members are: Insurance agents, Financial Advisors, Multiline Agents, Health Insurance and Employee Benefits Specialists, Both Captive and Independent Advisors, New to the Business, Industry Leaders and Everyone in Between.

What is NAIFA?

NAIFA is the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, comprised of both state and local associations representing the interests of approximately 200,000 financial professionals and their associates nationwide. NAIFA members focus their practices on life insurance and annuities, health insurance and employee benefits, multi-line, and financial advising and investments. The Association's mission is to advocate for a positive legislative and regulatory environment, enhance business and professional skills, and promote the ethical conduct of its members.

NAIFA Houston…
Connections That Count

As one of the largest local associations in the NAIFA Federation, NAIFA Houston boasts a membership of both seasoned and young professionals as vibrant and dynamic as the Rocket City. With a focus on building an extensive, diverse network of experience and resources, we offer new, exciting events and programs relevant to current trends. We’re committed to enriching our industry and our community, and we know we can’t do it without the generous support of our corporate partners.

NAIFA Houston Receives 2024 Gold Chapter Excellence Award

The accomplishment recognizes the Chapter’s commitment to delivering a quality member experience.

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) is pleased to announce that NAIFA’s Houston Chapter has achieved the association’s Gold Chapter Excellence Award. NAIFA Houston is one of 9 Local Chapters to achieve a 2024 Chapter Excellence Award.

NAIFA established the Chapter Excellence Award in 2023 to recognize the success of those Chapters that have excelled in providing a quality member experience to their members and achieved organizational excellence.

The Gold Award indicates that NAIFA Houston is in full compliance with its Chapter Agreement and has met Chapter Health Rating and membership benchmarks through August 31.

"Congratulations on qualifying for the NAIFA Chapter Excellence Award," said NAIFA President Tom Cothron, LUTCF, FSCP. "The experiences our members gain at the Chapter level play a crucial role in shaping their perception of our association. It is a great pleasure to recognize your leaders, members, and executive team for their contributions in making the Chapter experience a success. Your efforts are vital to our continued success."

NAIFA Houston will be recognized for its achievement at the Apex/National Leadership Conference and Belong Awards Celebration, September 19-21, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Mission

The mission of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors is to advocate for a positive legislative and regulatory environment, enhance business and professional skills, and promote the ethical conduct of our members.

Vision

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors protects and promotes the critical role of insurance in a sound financial plan and the essential role provided by our professional agents and advisors.

Affiliations

NAIFA's mission is advanced in part through ongoing partnerships with the following organization:The Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU), GAMA International, Life Happens (formerly The Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education), The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The National Association of Independenet Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA), Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS) and LIMRA International.  

Our Purpose

NAIFA's Young Advisors Team (YAT) is for members who are 40 years of age and under or within their first five years in the industry. YAT was created to ensure that young and new advisors receive the vital tools, resources, and networks necessary to succeed in the financial services industry.

The Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Committee (IFAPAC) 

NAIFA is proud to announce a partnership with the College for Financial Planning to create a new, dynamic and interactive curriculum for NAIFA’s Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow ℠ (LUTCF®) designation.

 IFAPAC’s goal is to help the associations advance the legislative and regulatory interests of the members of NAIFA. While any U.S. citizen can contribute to IFAPAC, only members of local NAIFA associations may be solicited to do so. Contributions must be voluntary. Contributions are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Our Programs

Early Career/Young Advisors

Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow

Board of Directors