Protection: do we really care?

For COVER's editor, Paul Robertson, it's a case of wondering if protection markets really matter.

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For COVER's editor, Paul Robertson, it's a case of wondering if protection markets really matter.

Sometimes in life we take stances and form opinions based on our experience of the environment we find ourselves in. Then occasionally we are reminded why the scientific community is always telling us that anecdote is not proof, even if lots of people have experienced the same thing. In short, we are we are forced to examine these perceptions in a new light. What am I gibbering about? Well, take a look at the protection sector. These markets are really quite social. Most of the provider's senior people have been around the market for some time and know their colleagues in other providers...

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