Is it any wonder that so many benefits professionals are enthusiastically welcoming the Trump administrations promises to repeal and replace? Surely, removing the source of so much fear and frustration can only be a good thing, right?

These days, the world often seems like a pretty small place.

Taylor Lindsey is a partner at Employee Benefits Consultants, Inc., a fourth generation family-operated benefits agency based in Richlands, Virginia.

Ask most anyone in the benefits industry to recall a pivotal career moment, and many point to a memorable claim experience.

Jonathan Reaves is a partner at The Reaves Agency, a 42-year-old benefits brokerage and benefits management company.

We asked some industry experts what they think needs to happen in 2017 in order to keep business moving along. Here is what they had to say.

Considering the way 2016 went, I think most of us welcome a change.

Each January, we take a collective breath and reset ourselves for another year.