Sam was attending a Christmas party, when she happened upon an employee (Ashley) of the ClH Insurance Company. Sam asked Ashley his opinion about investing in CIS Company which is a co-subsidiary of the CIH Insurance Company. Ashley stated that he thought this should be a sound investment. Based on Ashley's advice Sam invested in CIS Company, but it tumed out that CIS Company was not a sound investment, so Sam lost all of her money. Required: Comment on whether Ashley and the ClH Insurance Company owed Sam a duty of care to take reasonable care when advising about the soundness of investing with CIS Company