When the values of stocks and bonds fluctuate, they have an impact on the balance sheets of insurance companies. why is that impact more likely to be a problem for life insurance companies than for property and casualty companies?
a. because property and casualty insurance companies are likely to have to make a large number of payments in the future, they invest primarily in assets, like .
b. payments from life insurance companies occur in the future, so they invest in instruments, predominantly .
c. life insurance companies face the risk that they will have to sell when prices are low in order to pay policyholders’ claims.

Conor is 21 years old and just started working after college. he has opened a retirement account that pays 2.5% interest compounded monthly. he plans on making monthly deposits of $200. how much will he have in the account when he reaches 591 years of age?

Specialization—the division of labor—enhances productivity and efficiency by a) allowing workers to take advantage of existing differences in their abilities and skills. b) avoiding the time loss involved in shifting from one production task to another. c) allowing workers to develop skills by working on one, or a limited number, of tasks. d)all of the means identified in the other answers.

Your team has identified the risks on the project and determined their risk score. the team is in the midst of determining what strategies to put in place should the risks occur. after some discussion, the team members have determined that the risk of losing their network administrator is a risk they'll just deal with if and when it occurs. although they think it's a possibility and the impact would be significant, they've decided to simply deal with it after the fact. which of the following is true regarding this question? a. this is a positive response strategy.b. this is a negative response strategy.c. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risk known as contingency planning.d. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risks known as passive acceptance.