Goldman Sachs is pushing back against the Trump administration immigration ban. It's significant because the administration is stocked with Goldman Sachs veterans.

The Trump administration may stop collecting and publishing data on a range of subjects essential to gaining an accurate picture of how the country is doing -- including statistics that affect Social Security, pay inequity, Medicare, racial inequality, employment, and more.

In the dead of winter comes new benefits products, new mergers and acquisitions, promotions, and new jobs.

For most agencies, the cornerstone goal in 2017 is likely new business written, allocated by producer.