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October 23, 2017 No comments

‘Someone’s Going To Redefine Your Industry,’ LIMRA Attendees Told

By user InsuranceNewsNet

Former Tesla executive George Blankenship gave LIMRA Annual Conference attendees a glimpse into the future and what it means to the financial services industry. Blankenship kicked off today's general session at the conference.

 

Here is a sampling of tweets from the conference so far.

 

 

#2017LIMRAAC ex-Tesla exec George Blankenship: "Somebody is going to redefine your industry. The only question is this: will it be you?"

— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) October 23, 2017

Love hearing these @elonmusk stories! Such an incredible man who is changing the world. #2017LIMRAAC pic.twitter.com/6lGbbS0mra

— Amy McIlwain (@amymcilwain) October 23, 2017

#2017LIMRAAC millennials a powerful consumer group. pic.twitter.com/2GllHlZNwT

— InsuranceNewsNet (@InsNewsNet) October 23, 2017

LIMRA's CEO Bob Kerzner on the main stage at #2017LIMRAAC discussing advances in today’s #Technology and our industry’s reaction to them. pic.twitter.com/oJFVsTtL61

— LIMRA (@LIMRA) October 23, 2017

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