Sessions Focus On The Future Of Advice

Technology, disruption in the marketplace, more regulations - what do they mean for the future of advice?

Attendees at the Insured Retirement Institute's annual conference heard from Naveen Agarwal, Prudential senior vice president and chief customer officer, on possible disrupters in the insurance industry.

Kevin Kennedy, managing director and head of individual annuity for AXA Distributors, moderated a session titled “Innovative Solutions to the Retirement Income Challenge.”

A debate on "technology versus tradition" was part of a panel discussion.

Here is a sampling of tweets from the conference:

#irivision Could Apple and Amazon challenge insurers one day? Absolutely, says Naveen Agarwal, Prudential's top customer experience officer

— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) September 26, 2017

#irivision financial svcs. industry will need 10,000 to 15,000 women to join every year to keep up w/changing demographic diversity in U.S.

— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) September 25, 2017

@MorganStanley saw an "dramatic" increase in retired advisers since fidush rule went into partial effect: Bill Huneke #iri25 #Irivision

— Frederick P. Gabriel (@FredPGabriel) September 25, 2017

Good quote from @mitchjoel talk:

“If you don’t like change you’re going to like irrelevance even less.” -Eric Shinseki #iriVISION #iri25 pic.twitter.com/Wv0W0FfTjO

— Kevin Mechtley (@AnnuityLife) September 26, 2017

Disruption=transform+innovate+transact. Disruption does not = Destruction @mitchjoel #iriVision @IRIonline @CeteraFinancial

— Robert Moore (@RJMGLENLAKE) September 26, 2017