NAFIC President | NAFIC VICE PRESIDENT | NAFIC Past President |
Preamble: As a fraternal life underwriter, I will maintain the utmost professional standards toward my members and at the same time maintain a position of trust and loyalty to my Society.
I believe it to be my responsibility:
As a Fraternal Insurance Counselor, I pledge myself to uphold and maintain these principles and responsibilities.
John Jordan Upchurch, America's Founder of the Fraternal Benefit System, stated, 'Fraternity is the mainspring that prompts us into action, and propels us forward in the noble work of Charity, Hope and Protection.' Through his efforts the lodge, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, was organized and was the first to offer an insurance provision in their constitution.
In February of 1937, the Fraternal Field Managers recognized the need for a more educated professional field force. They created a study program for the fraternal agents, which allowed the agents to earn an educational designation when completed. Fraternal Insurance Counselor (FIC) was the name decided upon for the study course. At the end of the first year, 113 agents had graduated the courses, with hundreds more working toward the designation.
Over the years, there have been continual updates to the courses. In 1950, the Fraternal Field Managers aided in organizing the National Association of Fraternal Insurance Counselors for the purpose to 1) enable the members to exchange ideas pertaining to fraternal field work; 2) promote educational activities for the benefit of the members and other fraternal field workers; 3) cooperate with the Fraternal Field Managers' Association in improving the Fraternal Sales Training program; and 4) work for the betterment of the Fraternal Insurance System.
In 1983, the Fraternal Field Managers Association introduced the 'Fraternal Financial Planner' designation. However, at the May 1985 Convention, the new designation was officially changed to 'Fraternal Insurance Counselor Fellow' (FICF). The first FICF certificates were distributed at that Convention. The FICF program is an additional three study course that focuses on advanced underwriting.
Organizations we work with American Fraternal Alliance Fraternal Field Managers Association - FFMA National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors - NAIFA Society of Financial Service Professionals - SFSP Certified Financial Planner© Kaplan Financial Education Kinder Brothers International Life Insurance Marketing Research Association - LIMRA Million Dollar Round Table General Agency Managers Association - GAMA FraternalsGive.org Join Hands Day | Societies of our members American Slovenian Catholic Union (KSKJ) American Slovenian Catholic Union (KSKJ) Catholic United Financial formerly Catholic Aid Association Catholic Family Fraternal of Texas Catholic Financial Life formerly Catholic Knights/Catholic Family Financial Catholic Life Insurance Catholic Order of Foresters Catholic Union of Texas (The KJT) CSA Fraternal Life Degree of Honor Protective Association FaithLife Financial First Catholic Slovak Union of First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association Gleaner Life Insurance Society Greater Beneficial Union/GBU Financial Life Greek Catholic Union of the USA Order of the Sons of Hermann/Hermann Life Hungarian Reformed Federation of America The Independent Order of Foresters Knights of Columbus Loyal Christian Benefit Association Luso-American Life Insurance Society MMA - Mennonite Mutual Insurance Modern Woodmen of America
| National Catholic Society of Foresters National Mutual Benefit National Slovak Society of the USA Order of the Sons of Hermann/Hermann Life Police and Firemen's Insurance Association Providence Assoc of Urkrainian Catholics Polish National Union of America Polish Roman Catholic Union of America Portuguese Fraternal Society of America Polish National Alliance Royal Neighbors of America Serb National Federation SPJST Slovak Catholic Sokol Slovene National Benefit Society Sons of Norway Thrivent Financial UCT WCU Life-Western Catholic Union Western Fraternal Life Insurance William Penn Life Woman's Life Insurance Society Woodmen of the World/Assured Life Association - Denver Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society - Omaha Workmen's Benefit Fund of the USA |