The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA)–the founders of the Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) designation–present a new international certification, the Life and Annuity Certified Professionals (LACP), for life and annuity professionals.
The NAIFA LACP serves consumers by recognizing financial professionals with a mark of distinction for their product knowledge, consultative sales process and compliance to ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements. LACP practitioners are held to a standard of excellence that defines and differentiates them from their peers and to the clients they serve.
“NAIFA is pleased to offer financial professionals the potential for greater exposure and authority in the financial services marketplace through LACP certification,” said NAIFA CEO Kevin Mayeux, CAE. “The LACP will facilitate consumers’ ability to locate a professional who engages in ethical business practices and possesses in-depth knowledge of the financial products and services available to families and small businesses in the marketplace.”
To attain the LACP, practitioners must meet the eligibility criteria for experience, education and commitment to ethical conduct and successfully complete the LACP examination. For a limited time (June, 2017-Dec. 31, 2018), experienced advisors may also be able to attain the LACP certification through a professional review process in lieu of the examination.
“Consumers and businesses need professional financial advice now more than ever,” said Aamir Chalisa, MBA, LUTCF, Managing Director, Futurity First Insurance Group. “Those who earn the NAIFA LACP certification will be among a select group of distinguished professionals whom consumers can trust. Together, LACP holders will build upon NAIFA’s 127-year legacy of securing the financial futures of families and businesses with informed, ethical and sound advice today and beyond.”
“NAIFA’s LUTCF® designation program–often considered the first designation any insurance professional should earn—has delivered value to more than 50,000 professionals since 1984. The NAIFA LACP certification is the logical ‘next step’ for those who wish to demonstrate their knowledge and expertise beyond the requirements of industry licensure,” Mayeux said.
Castle Worldwide, Inc., provides technical assistance to NAIFA in the development and delivery of the proctored LACP Certification Examination through a network of nearly 1,000 testing centers in cities throughout the world.
NAIFA invited all practitioners in Asia and around the world to the official launch of the LACP at the MDRT Annual Meeting 2017, June 4-7, in Orlando, FL. Participants at the MDRT meeting were invited to visit the NAIFA booth to understand how the LACP can build expertise and the credibility of agents, and raise the standard of professionalism within their organizations.
To learn more about the LACP please leave your contact details at www.naifa.org/lacp or email gdesilva@naifa.org.
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) is one of the oldest and largest professional associations in the insurance industry and its focus is to help protect and grow your business and promote ethical business conduct. 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 members assist consumers by focusing their practices on one or more of the following: Life insurance and annuities, health insurance and employee benefits, multiline, and financial advising and investments.
With over 127 years of serving and representing insurance and financial advisors, NAIFA is expanding their reach into Asia, with the launch of the NAIFA LACP.
