GOP Plan To After 401(k) Accounts ‘A Trap,’ Consultant Says
The 2017 LIMRA Annual Conference ended with former House Speaker John Boehner giving his take on the state of the Trump administration. Here is a sampling of tweets from his presentation.
“You can’t repeal Obamacare because it’s been around too long.” @SpeakerBoehner #2017LIMRAAC
— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) October 24, 2017
@realDonaldTrump has good policy but bad tweets, says @SpeakerBoehner #2017LIMRAAC pic.twitter.com/FFLl6kOJDh
— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) October 24, 2017
LIMRA: @SpeakerBoehner says “knuckleheads” in GOP congress blocking progress. #2017LIMRAAC
— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) October 24, 2017
The conference included reflections on the industry by CEO Robert Kerzner, who is retiring at the end of 2018. Also on tap for the final day of the convention were remarks from Washington lobbyist and consultant Tom Crawford, who spoke on the state of the current administration and its effects on Americans' financial health. An industry CEO panel rounded out the day's events.
Here is a sampling of tweets from the conference.
#2017LIMRAAC GOP plan to go after 401K accounts to pay for tax cuts "a trap," Tom Crawford says. pic.twitter.com/O47PlTKV1m
— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) October 24, 2017
Lobbyist Tom Crawford: we’ve entered the era of government by crisis. #2017LIMRAAC pic.twitter.com/Yub3q9o5Ti
— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) October 24, 2017
Stark reminder of the retirement crisis from lobbyist Tom Crawford. #2017LIMRAAC pic.twitter.com/epZIFTirsp
— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) October 24, 2017
LIMRA CEO Bob Kerzner retiring at the end of 2018. #2017LIMRAAC pic.twitter.com/5Mnp1vs1qe
— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) October 24, 2017
"You can't be customer centric if you don't know who your customer is." @NewYorkLife #NatanCohen #2017LIMRAAC #insurance pic.twitter.com/FG0YvXSJVE
— Gloria Roheim McRae (@GloriaRoheim) October 24, 2017

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