NAIFA National Council Elects Officers, Trustees to Board
Davidson Succeeds Smithkey as President
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SAN FRANCISCO –The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors' (NAIFA) representative governing body, the National Council, elected new officers and trustees at the 2006 NAIFA Convention and Career Conference today.
John Davidson, LUTCF, a field representative with New York Life and based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., was elected the organization’s 117th president. In his address, Davidson told an audience of nearly 2,000 producers and association leaders that NAIFA’s focus will be on a new strategic initiative for NAIFA whose goal will be “to ensure NAIFA’s vitality and growth in the coming years.” He added: “Your elected leaders are ready and eager to work alongside our professional staff … and ready to make difficult decisions and necessary changes.”
Joining Davidson as NAIFA officers are Jeffrey J. Taggart, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, general agent Union Central/UNIFI in Cody, Wyo., president-elect; Cliff F. Wilson, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, of Southeast Arizona Insurance Services Ltd./The American National Cos. in Chandler, Ariz., secretary; and Peter C. Browne, LUTCF, principal of Price, Raffel and Browne/Union Central Insurance and Investments in New York, N.Y., treasurer. After serving his one-year term as president, David E. Smithkey, CLU, RFC, principal of Security First Benefits Corp. in Flint, Mich., becomes immediate past president.
Re-elected as trustees to the board for two-year terms were Thomas D. Currey, CLU, ChFC, owner of TDC Financial Services in Mansfield, Texas; Terry Headley, LUTCF, LIC, of The Principal Financial Group in Omaha, Neb.; and Glenn Malcolm, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, RHU, an agent with Monumental Life in Miami, Fla.; Elected to the board for the first time were Roger S. McCullough, CLU, an associate with AXA Advisors in Fort Dodge, Iowa; and Russell A. Smith, CLU, ChFC, CSA, a regional director with Genworth Financial in Canyon Lake, Calif.
Remaining on the board to complete the second year of their term as trustee (NAIFA staggers elections so half of the trustees are elected each year) are Lawrence J. Fowler Jr., CLU, LUTCF, an agent with Nationwide in Norwich, Conn.; William J. "Buddy" Kosic, CLU, ChFC, a representative with AXA Advisors in Savannah, Ga.; Robert A. Miller, principal of Miller and Associates in New York, N.Y.; Linda Ray, RHU, LUTCF, CLTC, owner of Better Benefits, Inc., in Metairie, La; and Robert M. Roach, CLU, ChFC, a representative of Northwestern Mutual in Columbus, Ohio.
The National Council also approved two changes to NAIFA’s bylaws. The first broadens active membership in NAIFA to include agents and advisors licensed to sell life, health and/or property/casualty insurance. The other allows associate members to hold leadership positions in local associations.
About NAIFA: Founded in 1890 as the National Association of Life Underwriters, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors comprises 800 state and local associations representing the business interests of 225,000 members and their employees nationwide. Members focus their practices on one or more of the following: life insurance and annuities, health insurance and employee benefits, multiline, and financial advising and investments. NAIFA'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's website can be accessed at www.naifa.org.