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

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Term
Risk Management Process
Definition
1. Identify Risks
2. Asses the risks, forecasting future frequency and severity of losses.
3. Find risk mngmnt solutions.
4. Implement Solutions
5. Evaluate results.
Term
Retention
Definition
Low Severity/low frequency of losses
Term
Avoidance
Definition
high severity & frequency of losses
Term
Retention w/ loss control
Definition
Low severity & high frequency of losses
Term
Transfer
Definition
High Severity & Low Frequency of Losses
Term
Risk Profiling
Definition
Evaluates all of an organization's risks, measuring the frequency and severity of each risk.
Term
Risk Profiling
Definition
Evaluates all of an organization's risks, measuring the frequency and severity of each risk.
Term
Risk Mapping
Definition
charting entire spectrums of risk, not individual risk "silos" from each separate business unit.
Term
Natural/man-mad risks
Financial risks
Business Risks
Operational Risks
Definition
Four Basic Risk Categories
Term
Risk Management Matrix
Definition
Provides alternative financial actions for each frequency/severity combination on risk map.
Term
Forecasting
Definition
Projects the frequency and severity of losses into the future based on current data and statistical assumptions
Term
Cash flow analysis
Definition
looks at the amount cash that will be saved; brings it into the present day world
Term
Risk MIS
Definition
computerized data systems that allows a risk manager to quantify a firm's loss history
Term
Risk Mapping Objectives (5)
Definition
1. Aid identification of risks and their interactions
2. Provide a mechanism to select best risk management strategy
3. Compare, evaluate and optimize current strategies
4. Evaluate leftover risks once all strategies are in place
5. Clearly communicate strategies to management and employees
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