Shifting risk either weakens the industrial base or leads companies to hedge bets by charging more up front.
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One way companies are managing profits is by shifting risk to policyholders with exceptions to coverage and higher deductibles.
The basic story is you open the markets to wider participation and the cost of shifting risk goes down.
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We counter that with the notion that in this world of amplified and constantly shifting risk, no company can afford not to have a plan, or set of plans in place that enable them to swiftly and nimbly respond to a range of eventualities.
According to Singer, politicians have an additional incentive to keep using contractors: shifting political risk.
The balance of power is now shifting back from risk-takers to those who police them internally.
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And a world without risk shifting would not be a happy or rich one.
Companies shifting perishable goods risk losing the lot if they refuse to pay up.
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But I also believe Obamacare carries an unacceptable risk of shifting the paradigm of the US healthcare sector decisively away from a market based one.
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Such a plan has the risk-shifting characteristics of a traditional pension, but awards credits in dollar amounts for every year worked, much in the way that a 401(k) grows.
The insurance company helps by creating a provider panel with good value for cost and shifting away the high-end risk.
When the Inuit first explored the Arctic in their kayaks, they faced freezing temperatures, angry polar bears and the risk of being crushed between shifting ice flows.
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The software house is shifting to a licensing model for Star Wars games, reportedly "minimizing the company's risk" while expanding the range of games on offer.
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This shifting of incentive has many health policy analysts worried that states now have no reason not to dump their high-risk pools onto the exchanges on opening day.
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