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NAIFA-Illinois

The Leading Association for Illinois' Financial Professionals

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through
world-class advocacy and education.
 

Advocate

NAIFA is the only insurance and financial association with a powerful grassroots network advocating at the state, interstate, and federal levels.

 

Educate

NAIFA delivers cutting-edge professional development through FSP, a NAIFA Community.

 

Differentiate

NAIFA elevates its members above other financial advisors with access to Life Happens materials that empower them to engage consumers with trusted content that enhances their credibility and impact.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NAIFA ILLINOIS' OWN JOHN F. NICHOLS, MSM, CLU

john_nichols_hoopis_performance_network-3Get to know 2026 MDRT President John F.  Nichols, MSM, CLU

John F. Nichols, MSM, CLU, is the 2025 First Vice President of MDRT. He is a 25-year MDRT member with 20 Court of the Table and 18 Top of the Table qualifications. Nichols served as Global Council Member of MDRT’s Membership Division in 2020 and Chair of its Bylaws and Ethics Committee in 2019. In 2022, he served as President of the MDRT Foundation, for which he is a Royal Order Excalibur Knight and a member of its Inner Circle Society.

Nichols is the founder of Nichols Consulting LLC, a nationally recognized disability insurance benefits practice. He served NAIFA first as the President of NAIFA-Chicago, on the NAIFA IL Board and then as the 2013-2014 NAIFA National President .

Congratulations and thank you for your leadership, John!


UPCOMING EVENTS

WEBINAR SERIES

Financial Security Advocate Academy

October 29, 2025 | More

WEBINAR SERIES

IREAP Impact Day

November 6, 2025 | More

NAIFA Live

What AI Can't Replace in the Age of Automation

November 20, 2025 | More

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FEATURED RESOURCES

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