Message from the President for 2020
Dear Members,Happy New Year and best wishes on the beginning of what is hopefully the new roaring ‘20s. As I look back on my inaugural year, it was an opportunity [...]
Retirement industry looks for encore to SECURE Act
Both the House and the Senate see The Secure Act as the first step in providing meaningful legislation to help solve the issues surrounding Retirement Savings and Income. Chairman [...]
Twelve Trade Groups Mount Joint Opposition To Mass. Fiduciary Proposal
Financial Advisor (FA) ran the following article highlighting the several industry trade groups, including NAFA, who jointly signed the letter opposing the Massachusetts fiduciary proposal. ----- January 7, 2020 [...]
Risk-Averse Investors Drive Up Fixed-Annuity Sales
Financial Advisor (FA) reached out to several industry experts, including NAFA's president and CEO Chuck DiVencenzo and board member elect Tad Fifer of Lincoln Financial Group, to weigh in on [...]
Joint trades issue comment letter in response to proposed Annuity Suitability revisions
NAFA, along with seven other industry trade associations, including the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), the Committee of Annuity Insurers (CAI), the Financial Services Institute (FSI), the Association for [...]
Brian Williams Honored as 2019 Bo Johnson Spirit Award for Lifetime Achievement Winner
WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2019) — NAFA, the National Association for Fixed Annuities, announced Brian Williams, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Financial Independence Group, as the winner of its 2019 Bo Johnson [...]
Does A ‘Secure’ Retirement Include Annuities?
401k Specialist ran the following article in which several industry experts, including NAFA's president and CEO Chuck DiVencenzo, weigh in on the SECURE Act and the impact it stands to [...]
NAFA Issues Support for the Retirement Security & Savings Act
Bipartisan Legislation to Include Expanded Access to Annuities for Consumers in Retirement Planning, Among Other Provisions WASHINGTON (May 14, 2019) — NAFA, the National Association for Fixed Annuities, has [...]
NAFA Promotes Bailey Sorensen to Director of Membership
Tenured Employee Assumes Role in Facilitating Association Growth WASHINGTON (Apr. 25, 2019) — NAFA, the National Association for Fixed Annuities, is pleased to announce that Bailey Sorensen has been [...]
NAFA Expresses Support for Bipartisan SECURE Act Retirement Legislation
On Friday, Mar. 29, a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House Ways & Means Committee introduced the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019. This [...]