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Insurance Expert Series, November 2008

The Life Insurance Industry: Business in Flux

Peter Needleman
Managing Director,
Global Life Insurance Practice

The financial crisis is taking the insurance industry into some uncharted waters. Recent declines in equity values and widening in credit spreads have put significant strain on insurance companies' balance sheets, but the impact is likely to vary significantly from company to company.

Learn more about how the financial crisis is impacting the life insurance sector. This podcast explores:

  • how the economic crisis is impacting the financial strength of life insurance companies
  • what characteristics are shared by the most severely affected companies
  • how the crisis may impact insurance M&A and restructuring activity across the globe
  • how enterprise risk management can help life insurers weather this economic storm.

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