10 Jun 10 More on the Perfect Storm

The perfect storm awaiting businesses in the developed world and the research that I have been conducting with a team drawn from Cass Business School and the Chartered Insurance Institute are summarised in the FT Adviser.

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09 Jun 10 Interview: The Perfect Storm

Many businesses face the prospect of a “perfect storm”.

For those in the insurance industry, this is a combination of catastrophe losses followed by the challenges of a “W” shaped recession that could bring social upheaval and political change in many countries that we have historically considered as “stable entities”.

But the perfect storm is not limited to the insurance sector – it could sweep across all sectors in many developed economies and reshape the business landscape.

I talk more about the perfect storm and what it means for business in this interview which includes findings from the research project I conducted with Cass Business School and the Chartered Insurance Institute:

Tags: insurance industry, insurance sector, perfect storm, recession