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One Association

Gramm-Leach-Bliley formally paved the way for depository institutions to actively integrate their securities and insurance programs and efforts into the ‘converged,’ financial institutions of the future. The merger of the Bank Securities Association and the Financial Institutions Insurance Association into BISA provides the industry with one Association providing in-depth expertise in the banking, securities and insurance sectors across our industry and within our institutions.

One Membership

To foster the full integration of securities and insurance businesses with depository institutions’ traditional banking businesses, the BISA reaches out to executives throughout its member firms. BISA participants include executives from the securities, insurance, investment advisory, trust, private banking, retail, capital markets, and commercial divisions of depository institutions. The BISA provides a single forum for these executives and their product and service partners to work together to find solutions to help grow their businesses.

One Goal

The single goal of the BISA is the advancement of profitable wealth and risk management solutions through banks, thrifts and credit unions. We will accomplish this by:

Providing members with the knowledge and support to grow their businesses through enhanced productivity, professionalism and service to their customers, and
Working to assure a legislative and regulatory environment that is healthy for future growth.

Please call BISA at 610/989-9047 or register online.

The History of BISA

The Bank Insurance and Securities Association (BISA) was formed in October 2002 as a result of the Bank Securities Association (BSA) and the Financial Institutions Insurance Association (FIIA) merger.

Founded in 1987, The Bank Securities Association (BSA) is the nation's leading trade association dedicated to serving the needs of those responsible for marketing securities, insurance and other investment products through commercial banks, trust companies, savings institutions, and credit unions. The membership includes financial institutions of all sizes, their broker/dealer and mutual fund subsidiaries, and firms providing products and/or services to support these operations.

Founded in 1989, the Financial Institutions Insurance Association (FIIA) is a not-for-profit corporation comprised of financial institutions, insurance companies, third-party marketers, service providers and state banking trade associations active in the marketing of insurance and annuities. It is the nation’s largest trade association of its kind to embrace all financial institutions — bank holding companies, national banks, state-chartered banks, thrifts, card issuers, credit unions, mortgage companies, and finance companies that sell insurance to consumers and businesses.