GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump may be trailing Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in national polls but among insurance and financial service professionals, he leads by a wide margin.
Are insurers ready for the high-tech onslaught coming their way? What are they doing to survive and thrive in a rapidly changing market that is already experiencing the effects of disruptive innovation?
Insurers must do some innovating of their own, said Glenn Wintrich at the 2016 BenefitsPRO Broker Expo held in Fort Lauderdale, That means getting a handle on the growing mountain of data about customers and prospects that's ready to be tapped.
Employers generally opt for simplicity of complexity in the design of employee benefit. That preference is often reversed, however, when the complex yields tax advantages. And there are tax advantages aplenty to be had when stacking different types of accounts used to help employees cover healthcare expenses, said Sue Sieger...
NAHU president Don Goldmann held the audience spellbound with his stories about storytelling at the newly renamed BenefitsPRO Broker Expo in Fort Lauderdale.
The ex-senator remains "hopeful" that political leaders will put aside differences to address reform for immigration, taxation, Social Security, Medicare and other top national concerns.
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