Most life insurer chief financial officers (CFOs) think the economy will be the chief obstacle to meeting company objectives in 2011.

Consultants at Towers Watson & Company, New York (NYSE:TW), come to that conclusion in a report on a survey of 17 life insurer CFOs conducted in August and September.

All but one of the CFOs said the economy will be the biggest roadblock in the coming year, and just 20% of the CFOs said their companies are well-prepared to deal with the slump.

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