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Fall 2009
What’s the latest on the “fraternal cooperative?” If you attended the 2009 Presidents or Secretaries Section meeting or the NFCA Annual Meeting, then you know that one of your association’s most important initiatives is to develop a “fraternal cooperative” – a shared services program that can help member societies combine resources to generate economies of scale, take advantage of the expertise on certain key issues within the fraternal system, and join forces to market innovative new financial services products to the next generation of members. Working groups have been formed to determine the feasibility of the three specific cooperative programs. Here is a brief update on each: * Compliance services... * Procurement (group purchasing)... * Retail banking services... More... Please add your comments
While not an “official” component of the fraternal cooperative initiative, I wanted to update you on a couple other projects that are closely tied to the effort: * Heritage Labs Group Buying Discount Program... * Commercial banking... More... Please add your comments
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New Fraternal Identity Brochure Now Available The
National Fraternal Congress of America
(NFCA) has More... Please add your comments
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Editorial: The Same, Only Different In July, Degree of Honor hosted what we used to call our National Convention, held every four years. This time, instead of calling it a convention, we called it a National Get Together. Why the name change? Because like other fraternal benefit societies, we are reinventing ourselves. We are becoming more relevant to today’s families. How many kids would get excited about going to a “convention”? If we want fraternalism to thrive in the future, we have to involve – and excite – more families and their children now. Today’s kids will be tomorrow’s core group of active members. More... Please add your comments
NEW! - NFCA Compensation Survey Now Available The first-ever NFCA Compensation Survey is now available for purchase. This detailed, 35-page report contains information on the compensation and benefits of 28 member societies (noted below) who generously contributed data. Fifteen positions – with several fraternal-specific jobs – are examined, including:
Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Secretary, Corporate Treasurer, Top Fraternal Position, Top HR Position, Top IT Position, Tops Sales & Marketing Position, Top Underwriting Position, Medical Director, Fraternal Benefits Coordinator, Magazine Editor, Fraternal Lodge Liasion, Fraternal Benefits Assistant, and Branch/Lodge Coordinator.
This affordably priced membership benefit product is $300 for societies who contributed data and $400 for societies who did not participate. Click here to order your copy today by using the NFCA Compensation Survey Order Form. More... Please add your comments
Register Now for a Complimentary Webinar on the NFCA Insurance Program Debunking Six Myths of the NFCA Insurance Program Meeting Description: Get the facts about the NFCA Insurance Program which offers Agents Errors & Omissions coverage and Directors & Officers coverage, and learn how to put it to work in your society More... Please add your comments
Teresa
Rasmussen Installed as Chair of the NFCA
Board of Directors The
National Fraternal Congress of America
(NFCA) “The NFCA and its 69 member societies congratulate Terry on this prestigious election to serve as NFCA Chair of the Board,” said NFCA President and CEO Joseph J. Annotti. “The NFCA looks forward to working with Ms. Rasmussen this year to ensure the long-term viability of fraternal benefit societies and to strengthen the fraternal benefit system.” More... Please add your comments
Mark
Theisen Elected Vice Chair of the NFCA
Board The
National Fraternal Congress of America
(NFCA) After serving as a director for one year, Theisen, as Vice Chair of the NFCA Board, will continue to provide strategic direction to the association that represents 69 fraternal benefit societies. Fraternal benefit societies are not-for-profit membership organizations offering volunteer, social and networking opportunities, along with insurance and other financial products. More... Please add your comments
Barbara
A. Cheaney Advances to Immediate Past
Chair of the Board The
National Fraternal Congress of America
(NFCA) “The NFCA congratulates and thanks Ms. Cheaney for her dedication and commitment to the fraternal benefit system during her year as NFCA Chair of the Board,” said NFCA President and CEO Joseph J. Annotti. More... Please add your comments
NFCA Board Welcomes Two New and Four Returning Directors The National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) welcomed six fraternalists to the NFCA Board of Directors at the 123rd NFCA Annual Meeting, September 17-19, in San Antonio, Texas, including two new directors. Elected to a three-year term each were new directors Christopher Pinkerton, President, U.S. Division, The Independent Order of Foresters, and Howard J. Wolfe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Western Fraternal Life Association. Four directors returned to the NFCA Board. Elected to a three-year term was James R. Stoker, National Secretary-Treasurer, CEO, Greater Beneficial Union of Pittsburgh. Appointed to one-year terms were Teresa J. Rasmussen, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans; Darcy Callas, Director and General Counsel, Modern Woodmen of America; and Emilio B. Moure, Supreme Treasurer, Knights of Columbus. In addition, Rasmussen was elected Chair of the Board, and Stoker was elected Secretary-Treasurer. More... Please add your comments
Update from NFCA's Fraternal Advisory Committee After a summer of hard work, the Fraternal Advisory Committee has wrapped up its extensive review of how the NFCA collects fraternal data and has developed a new method to report fraternal contributions. For years, the NFCA has asked societies to report basic fraternal information regarding the number of members, number of lodges and fraternal events, and the amount of financial support provided to support lodges. As fraternals have evolved over the years, the NFCA found it necessary to expand fraternal data collection methods to reflect the variety of ways in which fraternals are engaged in their communities. More... Please add your comments
NFCA Boosts Life/Health/Benefits Industry Networking by Sponsoring Inter-Company Marketing Group The National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) has thrown its weight behind insurance industry networking and strategic alliances by becoming a gold sponsor of the Inter-Company Marketing Group (ICMG) for 2010. ICMG is the insurance industry’s leading association devoted to fostering strategic alliances in the insurance and financial services marketplace. “By supporting ICMG as a gold sponsor, NFCA shows its commitment to the life/health/benefits industry and to the organization that brings potential alliance partners together,” notes Audrey Wittenburg, executive director of ICMG. More... Please add your comments
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created
a new fraternal identity brochure, which
answers the question "what is a fraternal
benefit society?". This brochure
is the first step in a long-term effort
by NFCA to enhance the awareness of fraternal
benefit societies among our key audiences,
including state and federal public policymakers,
opinion leaders in the media, current
and prospective agents, and current and
prospective members.
announced
that Teresa (Terry) J. Rasmussen, Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary,
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, was
elected Chair of the NFCA Board of Directors.
Rasmussen’s installation capped the
123rd NFCA Annual Meeting, September 17-19,
in San Antonio, Texas.
announced
that Mark D. Theisen, Executive Vice President,
Fraternal, Woodmen of the World/Omaha
Woodmen Life Insurance Society, was elected
Vice Chair of the NFCA Board of Directors.
Theisen was installed in the NFCA office
at the 123rd NFCA Annual Meeting, September
17-19, in San Antonio, Texas.
announced
that Barbara A. Cheaney, Vice President,
Communications-Marketing, Catholic Life
Insurance, has advanced to the position
of Immediate Past Chair of the NFCA Board
of Directors. Cheaney was installed in
the NFCA post at the 123rd NFCA Annual
Meeting, September 17-19, in San Antonio,
Texas.Fraternal Advantage is published monthly for member-societies of the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA).
Please
send comments or story ideas to Rose Riccetti, NFCA director, communications
and marketing, at
rriccetti@nfcanet.org.
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