Running with the challenges

When International Investment caught up with Richard Leeson in June (though perhaps 'caught up with' is not the most appropriate phrase), the head of business development at Prudential International was preparing to run the West Highland Way. A non-stop, 96-mile race through uneven terrain with a 35-hour time limit on pain of disqualification, this was, says Leeson, a considerable challenge. The offshore life market has also had its share of - albeit less physical - challenges so far this year, chief among them the need to adapt to a UK tax system that arguably skews the playing field awa...