AHIA Award of Excellence Winners
For Immediate Release
Contact: Caitlin Kubler 703/770-8251, CKubler@naifa.org
September 20, 2005
FALLS CHURCH, VA-The Association of Health Insurance Advisors (AHIA), the official health conference of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) congratulates this year's 2005 AHIA Award of Excellence winners.
During the 2005-2006 AHIA Luncheon in Baltimore, Maryland, AHIA proudly presented the AHIA Award of Excellence Winners. "I am very pleased that there are so many recipients that have reached the silver and gold level," said AHIA president, Debra C. Newman, CLU, ChFC, LTCP. "It gives me great hope that soon, every state will reach at least the silver level", Newman continued.
The Award of Excellence is an honor earned by associations that have demonstrated a commitment to their health members. Associations must hold a meeting on a health topic, appoint an AHIA chair, and have 15% of its association membership as AHIA members.
The following associations have worked hard to achieve this honor. We thank them for their dedication and involvement in AHIA. South Dakota and Wyoming are Gold Award winners. The local Gold Award recipients are: Albert Lea-Austen AIFA, MN, Ashtabula County AIFA, OH, Athens AIFA, GA, Central South Dakota AIFA, SD, Central West Virginia, WV, Glacial Ridge AIFA, MN, Great Lakes AIFA, IN, Little Crow AIFA, MN, Marietta AIFA, OH, Marion Area AIFA, OH, Marquette-Alger County AIFA, MI, NAIFA-Aroostook County, ME, NAIFA-Bristol, TN, NAIFA-Brookings Region, SD, NAIFA-Central Coast, CA, NAIFA-Central Michigan, MI, NAIFA-Central Wyoming, WY, NAIFA-Gateway, NAIFA-Glacial Lakes Region, SD, NAIFA-Heart of America, MO, NAIFA-Huron, SD, NAIFA-Lima, OH, NAIFA- Mitchell, SD, NAIFA-Peninsula, CA, NAIFA-Southern Minnesota, MN, Northern Virginia AIFA, VA, Northwestern AIFA, IA, Ozaukee-Washington, WI, Petersburg-Tri-cities, VA, Racine-Kenosha, AIFA, WI, Rosewell AIFA, NM, Shawnee AIFA, OK, Shenandoah Valley AIFA, VA, Sioux Falls AIFA, SD, Sussex AIFA, DE, York AIFA, PA and Zanesville Area AIFA, OH.
The Association of Health Insurance Advisors' (AHIA) mission is to provide leadership in sustaining and improving the business environment for NAIFA Federation members marketing a broad range of health related products and services. AHIA takes a lead advocacy role on issues, which impact members involved in the sale of group and individual health related products including major medical, disability, long-term care, critical illness and Medicare supplement insurance.
Founded in 1890 as the National Association of Life Underwriters, NAIFA's umbrella of organizations includes the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU), the Association of Health Insurance Advisors (AHIA) and GAMA International.
