NAIFA CEO Dr. Susan Waters is one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful People in the Insurance Industry,” according to Insurance Broadcasting and the Insurance Media Association. The groups describe the list as the “insurance dream team” and say it consists of the “100 people connected to the insurance industry in the U.S. [you would] put in a room to effect an outcome related to insurance.” Others joining Susan in the top 100 include: Warren Buffet; Theodore A. Mathas, chairman, president and CEO of New York Life; John E. Schlifske, chairman and CEO of Northwestern Mutual; Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT); Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL); Laurence Barton, president & CEO, The American College; and Marvin H. Feldman, president and CEO, LIFE Foundation.
The honor recognizes Susan’s hard work and success but also reflects NAIFA’s prestige and influence within the industry. Other NAIFA staff and leaders have been recognized for their impact on the life insurance and financial services industries:
- NAIFA President Terry K. Headley was named one of InvestmentNews’s “20 Most Powerful People of 2011.”
- NAIFA Senior Vice President for Government Relations Bill Anderson was elected vice president of the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR).
- Bill Anderson is also a member of the Industry Advisory Committee to IIPRC and on the board of the Insurance Industry Education Council for NCOIL.