We plan to engage the industry in consultations on these matters. We propose to commence these on-site visits soon after assuming our responsibilities and after we have conducted a number of outreach sessions so that the industry is prepared for the process. Obviously, with some thirty (30) insurance companies we would need to start with a small carefully selected sample.
While the small business sector is often the focus when people worry about the availability of credit, the recent cycle in credit to small business has not been as severe as that in credit to large business (Graph 10).