Advocacy in action blog

Members of NAIFA-Alabama recently participated in the annual visit with our legislators.  Before our visit at the State House, we spent the morning at the office of the Alabama Securities Commission. We heard from Securities Commission Director Amanda Senn and Alabama Department of Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler. Director Senn talked about cryptocurrency fraud and both speakers discussed AI. Commissioner Fowler said that AI is top-of-mind of insurance commissioners around the country. He also spent some time discussing the duties of members of his staff. We were interested to hear there are 11 full-time investigators of insurance fraud, all of whom have arrest authority.

On Wed. March 12, 2025, NAIFA-NC provided testimony to the NC House Insurance Committee regarding House Bill 79, North Carolina Work and Save (a state-run retirement plan).

Resolutions passed by the Texas House of Representatives (HR 215) and Senate (SR 76) celebrate the 100-year anniversary of NAIFA’s Texas chapter. The Senate resolution was sponsored by Senator Bryan Hughes and the House resolution by Representative Ryan Guillen.

NAIFA Senior Vice President for Government Relations Diane Boyle participated in a legislative panel at OneAmerica's Long-Term Care Summit. The summit featured discussions by industry thought leaders focused on the future of long-term care, covering everything from industry trends and government and regulation considerations to consumer perspectives.

The campaigns are done, the voting is over, and the results are becoming clear. Donald Trump will return to the White House as the 47^th President of the United States. Republicans will also control the Senate with at least 52 seats. Races determining which party controls the House of Representatives have yet to be decided (and may not be for some time).

Throughout September, NAIFA and our Life Happens community promoted Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM) to educate consumers about the importance of life insurance and empower financial professionals to reach wider communities with LIAM-themed resources and materials. As an important part of the LIAM campaign, NAIFA chapters worked alongside advocacy partner ACLI with elected officials to get proclamations or resolutions recognizing LIAM in at least 19 states.

American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) President and CEO Susan Neely and National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA)—Louisiana Chapter President Blake Gillies issued the following joint statement on the best interest annuity rule adopted by the Louisiana Department of Insurance:

American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) President and CEO Susan Neely and NAIFA-Missouri President Craig Wright, MBA, CFP, ChFC, issued the following joint statement on the best interest annuity rule adopted today by the Missouri Department of Insurance:

National Financial Literacy Month came to a close at the end of April 30, but educating consumers about the importance understanding their finances is a task NAIFA members can take to heart throughout the year. It's also has an important advocacy component. We are #NAIFAproud of members from NAIFA-Louisiana who worked in cooperation with Edward Jones and were instrumental in getting both the state House of Representatives and Senate to pass resolutions recognizing April as Financial Literacy Month in the state.

The NAIFA-Arkansas Board of Directors hosted a dinner with the state legislature's joint House and Senate Insurance & Commerce Committees. Attendees included highly influential elected officials whose decisions impact financial professionals and consumers throughout the state. At least two of the lawmakers are practicing financial professionals, who naturally understand the issues that go before the committees.