Over the past several months I spent some time attending association meetings asking all the usual questions about what is on the minds of executives in the insurance industry.

While I heard plenty about market direction and other business concerns, judging from the speaker selections at this year's events, one would have to say that what really has the insurance industry's attention is the presidential election.

Listening to a series of political pundits gracing us with their opinions, there is one conclusion about this election year that struck me as a common theme among the professional political observers: pundits on the right and left are not enamored with either choice.

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