What I'm inclined to make of it is he probably doesn't know, at least not to a degree of certainty that he would intervene in the discussion without first checking up on the facts. Remember, Carl Maroney built a lot of job security into his insurance czar position. The whole of the insurance business of AMA was handled as an occult matter, and he was Merlin. I'm still surprised that Ilona was able to take over that job and manage to do it so well, in a transition that appeared seamless from the POV of the members. Bless her li'l heart!

Abel