As a free member service, we are offering to customize your logo with your chapter name. To fit in the template, you acronym cannot exceed five characters, and we recommend that you keep a color palette consistent with National. However, we will work with you to get you exactly what you need. At the moment, it only takes a few hours to create a proof for your review, but as we receive more requests for customized logos, the production time will increase. Please contact Kathryn Gaglione to customize your logo or for any other logo assistance.
NAHU members and chapters are encouraged to incorporate the new logo into marketing materials and electronic communications at your earliest convenience. We want you to make this change at a pace that is appropriate for you, so please take the time you need to transition to the new look.
Here are the new logo specs: Font: Myriad MM Blue #00539B R:0 G:83 B:155 Red #C41230 R:196 G:18 B:48
Save the Date: Capitol Conference & Leadership Forum
Capitol Conference will be held January 23-25, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill.
The early bird registration cut-off will be December 8.
All members will be notified via e-mail when registration and the hotel room block open in October.
NAHU’s annual Leadership Forum will be held on Sunday, January 22. This all-day program for incoming presidents and other chapters officer will discuss relevant tools and membership ideas as well as multiple roundtables. Please plan on joining us the day before the start of Capitol Conference. More information is available by contacting Chapter Development Committee Chair Erica Grimm or Brooke Willson, NAHU’s VP of Leadership Services.
Don’t forget, the deadline for 2012 dues changes is Friday, September 30. if your chapter is changing its 2012 dues you need to complete this form and email it to Brooke Willson no later than Friday, September 30. Feel free to contact Brooke if you have any questions about this process.
Learn all you need to know about the Corporate Partnership program at the newly developed webpage. You will find a link to the Corporate Partnership flyer and a recording of the webinar that was held in mid-September. For questions regarding the program, please contact Illana Maze, Senior VP of Marketing and Development at imaze@nahu.org.
This is the last week you can register for the FREE Working with the Media Webinar to be held on Wednesday, September 28 at 1 p.m. EDT. This live session will include an instructional presentation on the basics of working with reporters, editors and other media professionals by Kelly Loussedes, NAHU VP of Public Relations. There will also be an open question and answer session at the end. Media chairs and chapter presidents are encouraged to join us so you can establish a media plan for the coming year. Click here to register.
The member get a member campaign is coming to an end this week! Applications must be received by close of business on September 30. The grand prize winner of the Apple iPad will be announced the week of October 3. You can still sign up and recruit a new member here.
It's not too early to start thinking about the GAIN contest! You can review the criteria and scoring for the contest online here.
You can see how your chapter is currently doing in the GAIN contest by viewing the August membership report, which is located on the same webpage. The monthly membership report is broken down by region, then by state, and then by local chapter. The report will give you a quick and easy synopsis of your membership number, retention rate and current GAIN standing.
Are our members ready for the growing consumer interest in Long-Term Care Insurance?
With November being Long-Term Care Awareness Month, it would be very timely for your chapter to announce two special events focusing on long-term care planning and long-term care insurance.
LTC is now a hot topic and one that many of our members will be discussing with their clients and prospects.
Here are my two recommendations for your chapter to announce in November as coming events for 2012.
1. We’ve made a special arrangement for our members to obtain the LTCP Designation and FOR CHAPTERS TO RECEIVE NON-DUES REVENUE. We will be using the new LTCP Blended Learning Program. The chapter will host a six-hour workshop where the course on the LTC product will be taught. The student will then take the remaining three courses online at their convenience.
2. Use this comprehensive 60-minute presentation for a chapter meeting. The topic will be the LTCI industry’s new consumer awareness campaign. Called “3in4 Need More,” the concept is similar to the dairy industry’s “Got Milk” campaign. The turn-key presentation package will include a script, PowerPoints and strategies to help agents successfully market this product. A shorter 15-minute presentation will also be available.
For more information on these two programs, please contact Margie Barrie at margiebarrie@comcast.net or call her at 941-355-7600.
Employers' resources are getting stretched after a period of slow hiring. This means that October won’t just mean football season, it’s hopefully going to be a long-awaited active hiring season! Put yourself in the best position to get off the bench and into the lineup with a better career. Go to National Association of Health Underwriters and:
Sign up for NAHU’s Membership Forum on LinkedIn. This chapter leaders-only forum allows you to ask questions and share information with our leadership peers. To sign up, go to LinkedIn and search for “NAHU Membership Forum.” It's that easy!
Thanks to a generous grant from Colonial Life, YAHU is able to offer scholarships to cover the Capitol Conference registration fee. Scholarship recipients are responsible for their own hotel and travel.
The scholarships are for young agents, those agents relatively new to the industry and under the age of 40. This is designed to get those agents involved with the association on a national level and allow them to really experience the benefits of being a member of NAHU.
Capitol Conference is a very powerful learning experience and can give you a jump-start to be more active in our association and industry.
Click here for a scholarship application. Applications are due by November 1!
NAHU was featured in more than 600 news stories in the past month, reaching an audience of 211 million people. You can access the major stories, including articles from Insurance & Financial Advisor, Insurance News Net, Insurance Journal, Congressional Quarterly, Associated Press, Reuters Blogs, Yahoo! News, ABC Online, CNBC, CBS MoneyWatch, Forbes, Business Week, New York Times, Boston Globe, Arizona Republic, San Francisco Chronicle, Philadelphia Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Seattle Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Denver Post, Kansas City Star, Charlotte Observer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer and The Business Journals, on the NAHU in the News webpage.
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National Association of Health Underwriters
9/6/11 NAHU is excited to announce a new logo. With overwhelming approval from the national board, this is the first major change to the logo in nearly 30 years. The new logo reflects both the evolution of our association and the transformative changes occurring in the health insurance industry. A change to our current logo is long overdue and has been repeatedly recommended by our consultants for the past 10 years. Since our inception in 1930, NAHU has grown both in size and stature to represent a diverse membership with common goals and a united voice in preserving America’s rich traditions of innovation and progress. To reflect that ever-evolving message, we needed a new symbol—a more contemporary and professional logo. The new look promotes NAHU’s position as an industry leader, a consumer advocate and the premiere trade association representing health insurance professionals. The design of the logo is symbolic. The arc represents the protection health insurance brings to all Americans, while the tagline “America’s Benefit Specialists” describes who we are and what we do every day for America’s health care consumers. “Protecting the Consumer’s Future” denotes our unwavering commitment to provide the best professional service and advocacy to American families and businesses. NAHU has worked tirelessly both on Capitol Hill and in state capitals across the country to establish a name legislators, policymakers and industry representatives know and trust. It is that name—not our logo—that distinguishes who we are. Our more modern logo will enhance our image, allowing us to cultivate our standing as an authority on health care legislation, implementation, education and advocacy. With our national office moving into Washington, DC, next month, our logo needed to be modernized and the time was right for this change. Interestingly, the last time we made significant changes to the logo was in 1983 when our offices moved to DC from Hartland, Wisconsin. While much has changed over the last few years in our industry, NAHU continues its commitment to grow stronger and expand our member services. Our new logo reflects the many ways we respond to the changing needs and continuing expansion of our industry. Members who have previewed the logo say it is "modern," "forward-leaning," "energizing" and "strong." And we hope you will agree.
What is NAHU?
The National Association of Health Underwriters represents more than 100,000 licensed health insurance agents, brokers, consultants and benefit professionals through more than 200 chapters across America. NAHU members service the health insurance needs of large and small employers as well as people seeking individual health insurance coverage. Every day, NAHU members work to obtain insurance for clients who are struggling to balance their desire to purchase high-quality and comprehensive health coverage with the reality of rapidly escalating medical care costs. As such, one of NAHU's primary goals is to do everything we can to promote access to affordable health insurance coverage.
NAHU members help millions of consumers by guiding them through the complexities of health insurance purchasing and enrollment, while ensuring they get the best policy at the most affordable price. We seek to understand each personal situation to create recommendations that complement a client's financial and medical security needs. And our job does not end with the sale. Our licensed producers help their clients with claims issues, service questions and compliance matters throughout the life of each policy they sell.
The clients of NAHU members range from Fortune 500 companies to mom-and-pop businesses and individuals seeking health insurance. Our members have a unique understanding of consumer health care needs, the perspective of business owners and the economic realties of health insurance markets. We not only sell traditional health insurance products, but also coverage such as dental, long-term care, disability, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplements and a variety of consumer-driven products. Members agree to abide by NAHU's Code of Ethics, which requires them to always make health care coverage recommendations with the customer's best interest in mind.
NAHU offers its members a multitude of educational opportunities, including advanced designation programs, continuing-education classes and online learning. NAHU provides its members with professional conferences and networking functions, publications and business-development tools. We also conduct advocacy efforts at the state and federal levels of government to advance the interests of health insurance professionals and to promote affordable and responsible private health insurance market solutions.
NAHU's Mission Statement
NAHU will improve its members' ability to meet the health, financial and retirement security needs of all Americans through education, advocacy and professional development.
NAHU's Vision Statement
Every American will have access to private sector solutions for health, financial and retirement security and the services of insurance professionals.
NAHU's Code of Ethics
To hold the selling, service and administration of health insurance and related products and services as a professional and public trust and do all in my power to maintain its prestige.
To keep paramount the needs of those whom I serve.
To respect my clients' trust in me, and to never do anything which would betray their trust or confidence.
To give all service possible when service is needed.
To present policies factually and accurately, providing all information necessary for the issuance of sound insurance coverage to the public I serve.
To use no advertising which I know may be false or misleading.
To consider the sale, service and administration of health insurance and related products and services as a career, to know and abide by the laws of any jurisdiction Federal and State in which I practice and seek constantly to increase my knowledge and improve my ability to meet the needs of my clients.
To be fair and just to my competitors, and to engage in no practices which may reflect unfavorably on myself or my industry.
To treat prospects, clients and companies fairly by submitting applications which reveal all available information pertinent to underwriting a policy.
To extend honest and professional conduct to my clients, associates, fellow agents and brokers, and the company or companies whose products I represent.
