Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada

Advocis is Canada’s largest voluntary membership association for advisors and planners. They are the home and the voice of Canada’s financial advisors and planners. Building on the work of its predecessor associations, Advocis proudly continues a century-old legacy of uninterrupted service to Canadian advisors and planners, their clients, and the financial services industry as a whole. For information on how Advocis can help you as a CAILBA member, please visit http://www.advocis.ca/content/programs/links/associations.html.

Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA)

Established in 1894, CLHIA is a voluntary trade association that represents the collective interests of its member life and health insurers. The Association’s membership accounts for 99 per cent of the life and health insurance in force in Canada and administers about two-thirds of Canada’s pension plans. Visit http://www.clhia.ca (or http://www.clhia.ca/index_en_red.htm) for more information on CLHIA.

CLIEDIS coordinates Canadian interests in the development of public life insurance data exchange standards. CLIEDIS partners with ACORD’s XML for Life standards in Canada. CLIEDIS supports the use or XML for Life and will assure that any future development supports the requirements of its Canadian users. For additional information about CLIEDIS, visit http://www.cliedis.ca/index.php.

IFB Independent Financial Brokers

is a not for profit Association representing independent insurance, mutual fund and other financial services professionals. As an Association, IFB is to enhance and protect the businesses of our members and to support consumer choice. For additional information on IFB, visit http://www.ifbc.ca/default.asp.

The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA)

NAILBA is a nonprofit trade association with over 370 member agencies in the U.S and Canada, representing 250,000 producers who deliver more than one billion dollars in first year life insurance premiums annually. NAILBA exists to further the growth and success of independent insurance brokerage distribution. Visit http://www.nailba.org for more information.