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INSURANCE
LICENSING & REGULATION
Florida
Department of Financial Services - responsible for
licensing insurance agents in Florida. This site provides
information on insurance licensing requirements, continuing
education, current status of agents and their valid
appointments, recent articles from the Intercom (the
Department’s newsletter) and press releases.
National
Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) -
coordinates insurance regulation among the states and
proposes model laws and regulations to be adopted by the
states. This site provides address information on each
state's insurance department.
SECURITIES
LICENSING & REGULATION
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) -
organization responsible for nationwide regulation and
licensing in the securities industry, including the Series
6, Series 7 examinations, and many others
North
American Securities Administrators Assn. (NASAA) -
coordinator of state securities industry regulations,
administers the Series 63, 65 and 66 examinations
Securities
Exchange Commission (SEC) - federal agency that
oversees the securities industry
Florida
Securities Dealer Association (FSDA)
COMMODITIES INDUSTRY LICENSING & REGULATIONS
Commodity
Futures Trading Commission - federal agency that
regulates the commodity futures industry
National
Futures Association - regulates registration and
licensing of commodity industry participants, administers
the Series 3 examination
PROFESSIONAL
DESIGNATIONS
Certified
Financial Planner (CFP) ®
Certified
Financial Consultant (CFC)
Charter
Life Underwriter (CLU)
Chartered
Financial Counselor (ChFC)
Chartered
Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
Chartered
Wealth Manager (CWM)
Certified Fund
Specialist (CFS)
Registered
Financial Planners Institute (RFPI)
Certified
Public Accountants (CPA)
National
Accounting Standards Board
Florida
Board of Accountancy
American
Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS
National
Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA)
Society
of Financial Service Professionals
LIMRA
International
Life
and Health Insurance Foundation of Education (LIFE)
Association
for Advanced life Underwriting (AALU)
National
Association of Professional Insurance Agents
Independent
Insurance Agents of America
PUBLICATIONS
National
Underwriter
Wall
Street Journal Interactive
Journal
of Financial Service Professionals - quarterly
magazine published by the Society of Financial Service
Professions
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