Brian Haney, CLTC, CFS, CIS, CFBS, LACP, CAE, NAIFA's Young Advisor Team (YAT) Leader of the Year recently shared five keys to his success as a financial professional with InsuranceNewsNet's AdvisorNews. Haney is the Founder and Vice President of the Haney Company in Silver Spring, MD. He has been a loyal NAIFA member since 2013 and is very engaged and active in our association.

Brian Haney, CLTC, CFBS, CIS, CFS, CAE, LACP, Founder and Vice President of the Haney Company in Silver Spring, MD, is the NAIFA Young Advisor Team Leader of the Year for 2021.

Haney is a member of NAIFA-Greater Washington, D.C., and has served on the chapter’s Board for more than seven years. He is the current NAIFA-GWDC Young Advisor Team (YAT) Chair and a Past President of the chapter. He has chaired several other NAIFA-GWDC committees and served on the Board of NAIFA-MD. He is a 2015 graduate of NAIFA’s Leadership in Life Institute (LILI) and serves as a LILI Moderator.

Allen R. Bruce, CLU, ChFC, is this year’s winner of the Lang Dixon Leadership and Excellence in Achieving Diversity Award. Bruce has been in the financial and insurance industry for 52 years and has been a loyal member of NAIFA since 1973. He was the first African American to complete a full term as president of the District of Columbia Life Underwriters Association (now NAIFA-Greater Washington, D.C.) and the first African American president of the Million Dollar Round Table Foundation. 

On August 29, 2021, Maxie-Ellen Lechter, mother of former NAIFA-Greater Washington DC Executive Director, Mary Lechter-Murray, passed away at the age of 92. Maxie-Ellen was married to her husband, Sidney, for 73 years and had four children, Michael, William, Robert, and Mary. 

NAIFA’s Greater Washington, D.C., chapter (NAIFA-GWDC) held a successful, all-virtual 2021 Success Summit. The event brought together NAIFA members, prospective members, sponsors, and special guests for a program offering, in the words of NAIFA Treasurer and NAIFA-GWDC member Brock Jolly, “camaraderie, personal and professional development, career networking, sales ideas, motivation, and inspiration.”

Are you looking for a convenient way to hone your craft, network, develop new skills, and become more confident in your business? The annual GWDC Success Summit will include presentations from industry icons, motivational speakers, and experts in insurance and financial services that will help you accomplish all the above.

NAIFA-GWDC's 2021 Success Summit on April 21st hosts a powerful line up of speakers. This annual event will be held virtually due to COVID-19 protocols.  But trust us when we say that this is one summit you won't want to miss.

NAIFA-GWDC's 2021 Success Summit on April 21st hosts a powerful line up of speakers. This annual event will be held virtually due to COVID-19 protocols.  But trust us when we say that this is one summit you won't want to miss.

NAIFA-GWDC's 2021 Success Summit on April 21st hosts a powerful line up of speakers. This annual event will be held virtually due to COVID-19 protocols.  But trust us when we say that this one summit you won't want to miss.