About Us
NAIW Region VIII is a trade association affiliated with NAIW (International), dba:
International Association of Insurance Professionals, which is open to professionals in the insurance and risk management
industries and dedicated to the professional development of our members through educational programs, continuing education
opportunities as well as networking in an effort to build business alliances.
Through the Region VIII website you will be able to access the latest Region VIII news, upcoming events, links to
your Region VIII leadership team members and other helpful resources.
Region VIII consists of the States of:
*
Arizona
* California
* Hawaii
* Nevada
* Utah
Membership Information...
NAIW (International) serves its members by providing professional
education, an environment in which to build business alliances and the opportunity to make connections with people of differing
career paths and levels of experience within the insurance industry.
- NAIW (International's) membership
is open to all professionals in the insurance and risk management industries who strive for and practice professionalism,
regardless of their career level.
- NAIW (International) fosters and encourages diversity, offering
a network for members in all career categories, all lines of insurance and all cultural and diverse backgrounds.
- NAIW (International) promotes mentoring, acceptance of change, personal growth and flexibility of participation.
- NAIW (International's) governance and the operational management exist to enable the association to carry out it's
mission.
Membership in NAIW (International) may be accomplished in two ways:
By joining through a Local Association
An active member is an individual
employed in the risk management or insurance fields, who belongs to one of NAIW (International's) over 300 local affiliated
associations. This is by far the most wide-spread means of attaining membership; these members enjoy the "hands-on"
benefits they receive from belonging to a local group which meets regularly and provides networking on a more localized basis.
These members automatically belong to the International association through their membership in the local association (which
includes the membership fee for both local & International).
By joining as a Member-At-Large
Many insurance employees, however,
cannot or do not wish to belong to a local association. Perhaps they travel and cannot attend local meetings regularly; perhaps
they simply don't have the time or interest in becoming involved in local projects and activities; perhaps there is no
local affiliate in their geographic area. For these people, membership-at-large is the better approach. This membership category
(as with the active membership, available only to those employed in the risk management or insurance fields) provides a membership
directly to the International association only, with no local affiliation.
