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With its easy-to-use interactive interface, NAIFA’s Get Out the Vote is a one-stop shop for everything you need to know about local, state, and federal elections. Visit gotv4financialsecurity.org.

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So far 28 states have adopted rules or laws based on the NAIC model, most recently North Carolina, Hawaii, and Colorado. At least eight other states are in the process of adopting the model.

Advocates from NAIFA state chapters have contacted their states’ legislators and regulators and testified at hearings in favor of the model. Their work along with NAIFA partner organizations, including the American Council of Life Insurers, has been instrumental in the widespread adoption of the model.

NAIFA’s ultimate goal is to have all 50 states adopt the NAIC model. Learn more at advocacy.naifa.org/standard-ofcare-moc.

Maintaining a strong advocacy presence in every state means that NAIFA can react quickly when unexpected challenges arise. An incident that played out in Massachusetts this year provides a good example of how this can work.

During the last three days of the Massachusetts legislative session, the General Court introduced a bill that would have implemented a pilot single-payer health coverage program. This proposal likely would have had a catastrophic impact on employersponsored health plans.

Through a series of emergency procedural actions, the legislation went through the entire legislative process – from being drafted, considered in committee, amended, and passed by both houses – in lightning-fast time. The legislature sent the bill to the Governor on the last day of the session. The legislation seemingly came out of nowhere and did not receive a hearing.

NAIFA-Massachusetts President Josh O’Gara, CLU, ChFC, CFP, and Lobbyist Bill Cass sprang into action and got support from NAIFA’s national government relations team as they drafted a letter asking Governor Charlie Baker to veto the bill. The letter augmented NAIFA-Massachusetts’s local efforts. On August 10th their quick action paid off and the Governor vetoed the bill.

This is a great legislative win that is a testament not only to the vigilance and hard work of NAIFA-Massachusetts, but also demonstrates the effectiveness of NAIFA’s nationwide state advocacy influence. It shows that together, we can take on anything.