Insurance contributes and acts as a source of long term funds for developing infrastructure of the country and on the other hand brace the risk taking ability of the country. (policybazaar.com)
If investors think more in terms of long - lived projects, they may seek more long term funding. (rba.gov.au)
I thinks the issue here was that the writer of this article had long term funds sitting in savings accounts. (thedigeratilife.com)