Lessons for 2009 from 2008, Part 2: Beyond Insurance Risk
Insurance carriers must recognize that their risk is not just insurance risk. There is liquidity risk. There is market risk. There is investment risk. Joseph Lebens of Towers Perrin thinks one overriding lesson from 2008 for 2009 will be the need for risk management. Part 2 of his interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson.
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