View from the Top - Patrick O'Sullivan

There's no doubt the insurance industry is facing challenging times at the moment. What with stock markets hitting new lows and rights issues galore, it can look a pretty depressing scenario. Moreover, the analysts are becoming increasingly negative about the long-term prospects of the industry as a whole. So why do we stick around? Of course many insurance companies have been around for hundreds of years and we have seen plenty of highs and lows. The important thing for us and our customers to know is that we are here for the long term and that we can generally ride out the storm. That...