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Risk Management
Chapter One
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Finance
Undergraduate 4
09/23/2010

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Term
Systemic Financial Risk
Definition
Risk that affects everything as opposed to individuals being involved in risky enterprises.
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Uncertainty
Definition
having two potential outcomes for an events or situation.
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Risk
Definition
a consequence of uncertainty, particularly the negative outcome
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Anticipated Variability
Definition
An expected deviation of an occurrence from what one expects.
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Pure Risk
Definition
Chance of loss and no chance of gain.
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Speculative Risk
Definition
chance of gain OR loss.
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Hedging
Definition
activities taken to reduce or eliminate risk.
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Securitization
Definition
packaging and transferring the insurance risk to the capital markets through the issuance of a financial security.
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Risk Retention
Definition
Retaining risk...
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Product liability.
Definition
manufacture is liable for product when it causes harm
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Personal Loss Exposure
Definition
Sickness, unemployment, disability, etc.

Can also affect enterprise. (IE company health insurance)
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Liability loss
Definition
loss cause by 3rd party considered at fault
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idiosyncratic risks
Definition
risks viewed as amenable to having their financial consequences reduced or eliminated by holding a well diversified portfolio
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Perils
Definition
the causes of loss (some are insurable/some are not)
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Perils
Definition
Natural, Human, Economic losses are all types of:
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Economic Perils
Definition
losses resulting from state of economy
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Hazards
Definition
conditions that increase the cause of loss
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Frequency
Definition
# of losses in a period
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Severity
Definition
the average dollar value of a loss per claim
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