Member Continuing Education

For information on Arizona Educational Opportunities:

Contact Patricia A. Chesebrough, CAE
NAIFA Arizona
P. O. Box 4728
Scottsdale, Arizona 85261

Phone: 480.661.6393
Fax: 480.661.6743

   

NEW - FSS ADVANCE YOUR CAREER! brochure (click here for PDF version)

NEW - INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE - Professional Designations (click here for PDF version)

NEW - Financial Services Specialist Designation (FSS) flyer (click here for PDF version)

Note:You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print it.


American College Fast Start

September 7, 2011

The following courses have been approved for CE, with NAIFA-Arizona as the provider, and are available for use at the local level at no charge. Instructors also available at no charge. If you have someone interested in instructing a course, please advise. They will have to be approved prior.

NEW:
Health Insurance Agents Future: The Affordable Care Act”

1 Hour

“Linked Benefits: Life Insurance or Annuities with Long Term Care Riders”
1 Hour

Top Five Ethical Challenges Facing Producers Today
1 Hour

New National Health Insurance Law
2 Hours

Whole Life Insurance: Why vs How
1 Hour Credit

Disability Insurance from an Attorney’s Perspective
1 Hour Credit

Dealing With Ethical Issues in Financial Services
1 Hour Credit – course may run longer based on outline

Top Ten Retirement Planning Mistakes
1 Hour Credit

Quantifying the Life Insurance Need
2 Hours Credit

NASD Requirement for Variable Annuities
3 Hours Credit

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
1 Hour Credit
Presenter: William B. Cassidy, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF

Business Insurance for Pass Through Entities
2 Hour Credit

Use Estate Planning to Improve Your Bottom Line
1 Hour Credit

Voluntary Worksite Benefits
1 Hour Credit

Long Term Care Insurance: The Niche in the Executive Marketplace
1 Hour Credit

Asset Allocation: Putting Your Client’s Eggs In the Right Basket
1 Hour Credit

Values & Ethics – Being Compliant & Profitable
1 Hour Credit

Protecting Your Clients Business
1 Hour Credit

NAIFA Loss Control Seminar
3 Hours Credit

Marketing Consumer Driven Health Plans
1 Hour Credit

529 Plans and Other College Funding Programs
1 Hour Credit

Maximizing Health Savings Accounts Opportunities
1 Hour Credit

If your association would like to put one of these courses on, please call me for further instructions. Courses are added and removed on a regular basis.

NOTE: Locals must be diligent in obtaining the name, address, phone number and license number for each course attendee. And, those items must be legible on provided Course Sign In/Sign Out Sheet.

Thank you,

Patricia A. Chesebrough, CAE
Executive Vice President

 

July 11, 2011

Stand out from the Crowd……..

COMPLETE YOUR FSS!!!!

ESSENTIALS OF LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE

This class provides an overview of why there is a need for long-term care (LTC) and explains what LTC is and who will need it. The class will describe how to select approach and meet the prospects. Cover the use of fact finding and field underwriting in making the LTC insurance sale; how to customize the poicy to meet the prospect’s objectives; how to deliver the policy and service the plan; the relationship of the LTC neet to comprehensive financial needs; the role of the advisor as a financial services professional; and how to build an LTC insurance practice.

23 CE Credits come with class

Moderator will be: Larry Neidich
Start date is: September 13, 2011 (nine week course)
Location: To be determined

Please contact Stacey Himes D’Antonio for more information.
Phone 520-790-7777 or shimes@berwickhimes.com

 

June 15, 2011

CIC Agency Management Institute

May 23, 2011

NAIFA Members Receive 20% Discount on AHIP Courses - Member Benefits Bit

Did you know NAIFA Members receive a 20% discount on courses offered through America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)? This includes dozens of courses leading to multiple health and employee benefit designations, Long Term Care Partnership programs and much more! To take advantage of this offer and to view the full list of programs, go to www.ahipinsuranceeducation.org/naifa or call 1-800-509-4422 for assistance. Be sure to explain you are a NAIFA member.

Questions? Contact Diane Powers, Vice President, Professional Development & Education, 703-770-8226 or dpowers@naifa.org

NAIFA--helps to protect your business, grow your business and save you money!

May 23, 2011

Here's another CE for 20 hours:

ITEC - Certified Insurance Counselor

$395 per person
Agency Management July 13-July 15

Fiesta Resort - Tempe

Agency as an Organization
Managing & Sustaining Financial Strength
Agency Productivity and Effectiveness
Human Resources
Legal & Ethical Responsibilities

If any of your members are interested tell them to call: Ray Garcia 602-956-1851or email ray@iiabaz.com

 

April 26, 2011

Attention Multiline Agents--NAIFA Members Benefit from CPCU Course Discounts!

Did you know as a NAIFA member you receive a 20% discount on courses leading to the CPCU designation? Take advantage of this great member benefit and expand your multiline knowledge and skills with such programs as “Foundations of Risk Management and Insurance”, “Agency Operations and Sales Management”, and “Reinsurance Principles and Practices” with concentrations in either commercial or personal lines. For more information visit www.cpcuiia.org

To register call 1-877-284-5060. Be sure to explain you are a NAIFA member and reference the special promotion code “NAIFA 21

Questions? Contact Diane Powers, Vice President, Professional Development & Education, 703-770-8226 or dpowers@naifa.org


Mational Flood Insurance Workshops

April 6, 2011

Essentials of Multiline Skills FA 222 - 2020-2464 - sponsored by NAIFA-Scottsdale
Moderator: Haydee Dawson (480.325.1550)

This class meets every Monday from 9:00am to 11:30am - Start Date: 05/02/11

Location: Class location is 1620 S Stapley Dr, Ste 222, Mesa, AZ 85204.

This course provides multiline agents with a strategy for helping their clients obtain the various insurance and other financial products they need to achieve their dreams and protect their income and assets. The course provides an overview for how to establish the need, gather information, analyze the information and develop recommendations for products in the various levels of the revised financial planning pyramid. Products discussed include: disability income insurance, life insurance, long-term care insurance, mutual funds and annuities. Retirement and estate planning are also discussed.

If interested in this course please contact Haydee Dawson - 480.325.1550

 

March 17, 2011

NAIFA-Scottsdale - Spring Continuing Education Seminar (Sponsored By Heartland LTC)

Courses:

  • Ins and Outs of the CLASS ACT and how to use the program to your advantage
  • Pension Protection Act & New Ideas for Funding LTC
  • LTC Multiple Planning Solutions – Is Traditional LTCI always the right choice

Speaker: Susan Carlson from Heartland LTC
Duration: 3 (1 hour) classes of CE Credit
When: March 24, 2011

Click here for flyer and registatration form.

March 15, 2011

Special NAIFA Offer From The American College for Healthcare Reform Courses

EVERY ADVISOR NEEDS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF HEALTHCARE REFORM

The American College has launched two new in-depth, 10-week webinar courses as part of the Chartered Healthcare Consultant™ curriculum:

Essentials of Healthcare Reform (HS 345) covers all of the basics, including mandated timelines, grandfathered plans, medical loss ratios, state exchanges and the "navigator" role, and the impact on other benefits laws.

The Healthcare Consultant (HS 346) helps advisors transition to a fee-based healthcare practice, including a review of state and federal regulations and the healthcare planning process.

For the course sections launching in April, there is no additional webinar charge and no shipping and handling costs. Plus, if you‘ve never taken a course with The American College, NAIFA has partnered with The American College to offer you an exclusive offer of no new student fee for these courses!

See details and register at www.theamericancollege.edu/naifabenefit

For more information: Contact Diane Powers, Vice President, Professional Development and Education, (703) 770-8226.

 

March 1, 2011

NAIFA-Scottsdale Spring Continuing Education Seminar - Sponsored By Heartland LLC

Courses:

  • Ins and Outs of the CLASS ACT and how to use the program to your advantage
  • Pension Protection Act & New Ideas for Funding LTC
  • LTC Multiple Planning Solutions – Is Traditional LTCI always the right choice

Speaker: Susan Carlson from Heartland LLC
Duration: 3 (1 hour) classes of CE Credit
When: March 24, 2011
Time: 8:00 am registration & coffee - Classes are at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 am

Location:
New York Life
14850 North Scottsdale Road Ste 400
Scottsdale, AZ 85254-2883

Registration Fees:
NAIFA members $25.00
Non-Members $40.00

Pre-register at http://www.naifanet.com/030330/C.E._Spring_2011_Seminar

Credit Card or Check at the door payable to “NAIFA Scottsdale” will be accepted. Contact John Wrobel for more information johnw@di.phxcoxmail.com or 480.315.0208

February 22, 2011

Certified Insurance Counselor Institute
Commercial Casualty Institute
Tempe AZ

Wednesday, April 13th - 8am to 5:15pm
Thursday, April 14th - 8am to 5:00pm
Friday, April 15th - 8am to noon
Optional Test – Friday, April 15th at 3pm

20 Hours of CE - $395

Commercial General Liability
Workers Compensation
Business Auto
Additional Insured’s
Excess Liability/Commercial Umbrella

Call Ray at IIABAZ 602-956-1851

 

AZ Success Banner

Dear Members,

If you are serious about your success, give yourself the perfect gift, NAIFA-Arizona is promoting NAIFA-Florida's 15 week Sales Training Series: Crisis is Opportunity-Success in Times of Change. Registration is now open for this wildly popular series which will be facilitated by award winning change agent and business leader Ian Hill. Crisis is Opportunity will begin in January 2011 with the 'Ignite the Fire' kick-off broadcasts. You’ll have a choice of either January 31 or February 1.

I know you’re always looking for relevant performance based training opportunities to help ensure you are successful in providing for your clients' financial security and your business’s bottom line. Crisis is Opportunity – Success in Times of Change is a unique, first of its kind blended learning model training series which leverages the power of technology to teach you how to enhance your performance systems to maximize your daily activities. Whether you have been an agent for 1 year or 30 years, this series is filled with powerful, tangible sales tools and relevant actionable insight to help you increase your production. You will also learn how to cultivate new and existing clients through social media, networking, and relational marketing, and learn how to sustain the highest performance levels while finding balance to enjoy the benefits of your success.

What truly sets the program apart is its unique process which supports lasting growth, The Change Continuum, which is built on the "twenty-one days to instill a habit principle". What also makes it unique is its use of the latest in live video streaming technology that allows anyone with a computer and internet connection to participate in live interactive sessions. Finally, a web based portal archives all video, training material, and coaching sessions for on demand use, so you can learn 24/7, or as your schedule allows.

You would expect to pay thousands of dollars for a course of this caliber, but the discounted registration fee for NAIFA-Arizona members is only $329! Take advantage of this fabulous opportunity to receive world class training on your own schedule.

CLICK HERE to register or for more information about the series. Or, CLICK HERE to view a short video message from Ian Hill explaining the series.

PDF Documents:

Change Continuum-21 day process
NAIFA 2011-final
NAIFA 2011 Session Dates

For further information please call me at your earliest opportunity.

All the Best,

Patricia A. Chesebrough, CAE
Executive Vice President
NAIFA - Arizona
P. O. Box 4728
Scottsdale, AZ 85261
Phone: (480) 661-6393
Fax: (480) 661-6743
Email: naifa-az@azis.com


 

For Information on LUTC Classes and other Professional Development opportunities, please contact:

NAIFA-Arizona
Tracy L. Jones
tracy@ejonesassoc.com

NAIFA-Phoenix
Michael Abbate
Abbate.michael@principal.com

NAIFA-East Valley
Vandy Moore
Vandy.moore.prbn@statefarm.com
Deniz Nouri
dnouri@human.com

NAIFA-Scottsdale
Mindy Reyes, LUTCF, ChFC
Mindy.reyes@countryfinancial.com
Lyle Aspegren, LUTCF
dlaspegren@aol.com

NAIFA-Tucson
Seth Krasne
skrasne@ft.newyorklife.com
Stacey Himes-D’Antonio
shimes@berwickhimes.com

NAIFA-West Valley
Chris Kelly
chris@azkelly.com

NAIFA - Yuma
Renee Dinwiddie
rdinwiddie@azblue.com