Wrong question?

Predicting the impact on the benefits industry based solely onthe results of the presidential election is a little like trying toanswer a math equation without knowing all of the numbers or theoperation to be performed; it's a wild-ass guess.

Sure, the eventual presidential winner will attempt to set thetone, but the real impact to the industry will be determined by themakeup and attitude of both the House and Senate; it will also beinfluenced by the filling of the vacant Supreme Court seat.Both candidates are so divisive that, even ifyou knew exactly what they wanted to happen, the surest bet mightbe to predict the opposite, knowing that even their own party mayprefer the distance.

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Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson is the editor-in-chief of BenefitsPRO Magazine and BenefitsPRO.com. He has covered the insurance industry for more than a decade, including stints at Retirement Advisor Magazine and ProducersWeb.