Life insurers launch "fly-in" to prevent fade out

March 4, 2013 by Liz Festa

With sequestration nigh, and everything on the table for discussion, insurers are not taking any chances in Washington under any Congressional fiscal deal that could be worked out.

A coalition group called Americans to Protect Family Security, a partnership across insurance industry associations, including agents and financial advisors, organized a “fly-in” of more than 140 life insurance professionals and agents this week in Washington.

The people on the frontline of the industry descended upon Capitol Hill offices in Congress Feb. 28 to emphasize the importance of their products and make sure they were seen as essential, not tangential, as Congress tries to slash spending and increase revenue. Click here to read…

Originally Posted at LifeHealthPro on March 1, 2013 by Liz Festa.