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Foundations of Risk Management and Insurance

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is the uncertainty about the types and/or timing of outcomes   Risk  
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is the lack of a determinate outcome.   uncertainty  
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is the chance that something could happen.   possiblity  
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is the likelihood that an event will occur.   probability  
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is measurable   probability  
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is not measurable   possbility  
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involves loss or no loss (Fire, death and tornado)   Pure Risk  
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involves loss, no loss or gain (stock market investing and gambling)   Speculative Risk  
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is the uncertainty over unanticipated change in costs of inputs or the prices of products   Price Risk  
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Is the chance that a debtor will not pay his obligations as they come due.   Credit Risk  
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Is the chance that the purchasing power of invested dollars will decline.   Inflation Risk  
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Is the degree of uncertainty associated with an investment’s expected return.   Financial Risk  
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Is the relative inability to convert an asset into cash with little inconvenience, cost or risk of loss.   Liquidity Risk  
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Is the variability in an investment’s return resulting from the changes in the overall market.   Market Risk  
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Is the perceived amount of risk, which is based on a person’s opinion about risk   Subjective Risk  
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Refers to the measureable variation in outcomes based on facts and data.   Objective Risk  
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is when people tend to underestimate familiar risks and to overestimate dramatic, unfamiliar risks.   Familiarity  
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People who feel in ________________ tend to underestimate the level of risk.   Control  
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People tend of overestimate _____________ and to underestimate _______________ events.   low-frequency events/high-frequency events  
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Exposes just one or a few people to the same loss exposure (dwelling fire or car theft)   Diversifiable Risk  
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Exposes many peope to the same loss exposure (war, terrorism, flood and earthquake)   Non-Diversifiable Risk  
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Insurance is designed to address___________________ risk by not _____________ risk.   Diversifiable/Non-Diversifiable  
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________ risks are considered the responsibility of _________ & often addressed by ________.   Non-Diversifiable/Society/Government  
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_________________are pure risks associated with accidental losses, such as loss of a factory by fire.   Hazard Risks  
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_________________are pure risks associated with an organization’s operations, such as adequacy of utilities and reliability of suppliers.   Operation Risks  
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_________________are speculative risks associated with an organization’s financial activities, such as changes in the cost or availability of capital   Financial Risks  
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_________________are speculative risks directly linked to management decisions and the business plan, such as planning and product design.   Strategic Risks  
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________________Represents the extent to which an organization’s value has been reduced by its risks.   The Cost of Risk  
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Equals the loss frequency times expected average loss severity   Expected cost of loss  
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Includes the costs of loss control, loss financing and risk reduction   Cost of risk management  
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Includes the effects of uncertainty on the prices of the firm’s products and on the price of the firm’s stock.   Cost of residual uncertainty  
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__________________Is the systematic, problem solving process used to identify and treat the pure loss exposures of an individual (or family) or an organization.   Risk Management  
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___________________________ Addresses losses caused by pure, rather than speculative risks.   Traditional RIsk Management  
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______________________ Is a comprehensive approach to managing all an organization’s risks to maximize shareholder value   Enterprise Risk Management  
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______________________Is risk inherent in an organization’s operations (chance of loss, no loss, or gain)   Business Risk (Speculative Risk)  
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______________________Is risk of accidental loss (Loss or no loss)   Hazard Risk (Pure Risk)  
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A person has an ____________ in a possible occurrence if its actual occurrence would cause him financial loss or physical injury.   Insurable Interest  
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_________________Are created when one party to a contract has a claim against the other party, but not against any specific property belonging to that person. (credit card debt)   Contractual Rights against Persons  
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_________________Are created when one party to a contract has a claim against specific property owned by the other party. (mortgage or car loan)   Contractual Rights against Property  
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_____________________ Exists when a party experiences economic advantage if the event does not occur or economic harm if the event does occur.   Factual Expectancy  
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___________________One person who represents another can have an insurable interest based on their relationship Ex: agent/trustee/bailee can insure property in his own name for the benefit of the principal/trust/bailor.   Representative Status  
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__________________ Is an equal, shared interest that passes to the other tenants upon any owner’s death.   Joint Tenancy  
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___________________ Is a joint tenancy between only a husband and his wife. Each tenant has an insurable interest equal to the property’s full value.   Tenancy by the entirety  
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_____________________ Is a shared interest that maybe sold or willed. The parties do not have survivorship rights. Each party’s insurable interest is limited to that owner’s share of the property’s value.   Tenancy in common  
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_____________________ Is the joint ownership of a partnership property. Both the partnership entity & the individual partners have insurable interests in the property   Tenancy in Partnership  
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____________________ Require the insured to carry at least as much property insurance as the maximum possible loss or stated percentage of the maximum possible loss.   Insurance-to-Value Provisions  
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___________________ Require the insured to bear a fixed proportion of any loss if he does not carry at least as much insurance as is required by the coinsurance provision.   Coinsurance Provisions  
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____________________(insurance carried/insurance required)X loss then minus the deductible   Coinsurance Formula  
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________________ Establishes agreed coinsurance values in advance of any loss   Agreed Value Optional Coverage  
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_______________ Increases coverages daily by a predetermined fixed percentage   Inflation Guard Protection  
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_______________Adjusts policy limits based on specified schedules that reflect predicted seasonal fluctuations in inventories & sales.   Peak Season Endorsement  
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_________________The insurer and insured agree on the insured object’s value.   Agreed Value Approach  
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_________________Payment is limited to the repair or replacement cost using current repair practices up to market value   Functional Value  
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___________________ Appropriate for older buildings and electronics.   Functional Value  
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___________________ Is a contractually specified or determinable amount that is subtracted from the loss settlement otherwise due the insured.   Deductible  
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Higher _______ result in lower rates and lower premiums and vice versa.   Deductibles  
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The goal of insurance is to ______________ people who have suffered losses   Indemnify  
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The ______________ states that an insured can only recover up to the extent or amount of his loss, that he may not profit from any insured loss   Principle of indemnity  
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A _____________ is an insurance policy that pays a pre-determined amount in the event of a total loss and is not a contract of indemnity   Valued Policy  
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Under the ________________ a tortfeasor must pay the amount of his victim’s loss   Collateral Source Rule  
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_____________ Means occurring by chance or accident and neither expected nor intended by the insured.   Fortuitous  
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Insurance is a ____________ because it is written by one party and then offered to the other on a ‘take it or leave it’ basis.   Contract of Adhesion  
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_____________ requires courts to interpret policies to include coverages that the reasonable person would expect them to include regardless of their actual provisions or exclusions.   The Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations  
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Insurance contracts involve _______________ because they depend on uncertain circumstances   Exchange of Unequal Amounts  
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__________ project expected loss costs and expenses for each policy so insurers can charge premiums commensurate with each insured’s loss exposures.   Insurance Rating Plans  
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____________ imposes a penalty on any insured who fails to insure the full value of his property   Coinsurance in Property Insurance  
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____________ supports the principle of indemnity by preventing the insured from profiting from his loss.   Subrogation  
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___________ often require pre-approval of insurance rates.   Insurance Regulations  
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___________ involves imposing systems designed to redistribute wealth. Distributes insurance costs based on the ability to pay rather than on actuarial equity.   Social Equity  
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___________ distribute the cost of auto-related injuries to the insurers of the injured parties rather than to the insurers of the at-fault drivers.   No-Fault Insurance Laws  
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___________ is a single document containing all agreements between the applicant and the insurer.   Self Contained Policy  
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___________ is a mix and match policy designed around a basic document with combinations of other available documents.   Modular Policy  
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__________ is drafted and tailored to meet a particular need of a particular insured.   Manuscript  
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___________ contains the insured’s representations and other information that is included in the declarations page.   The Completed Application  
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___________ add to, delete from, replace or modify other documents in the policy. It supersedes any conflicting terms in the policy.   Endorsements  
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__________ contain information unique to the particular policy, such as the policy number, inception and expiration dates, etc.   Declarations  
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__________Assign meaning to policy terms   Definitions  
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__________ State that under some circumstances the insurer will make a payment or will provide a service.   Insuring Agreements  
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__________ provide broad coverage that is clarified and limited by definitions and exclusions.   Comprehensive insuring agreements  
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__________ policies insure against those perils not specifically excluded.   Special Form Coverage  
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____________ restrict coverage to only those causes of loss listed in the policy.   Named Peril Coverage policies  
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___________ extends the coverage to property or a loss that would not otherwise be covered.   Coverage Extension  
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___________ qualify an otherwise enforceable promise of the insurer. Ex The insured’s duties to pay premiums, report losses promptly, document losses and cooperate with the insurer.   Conditions  
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___________ include any policy provision that eliminates coverage for a specified loss exposure.   Exclusions  
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___________do not qualify as declarations, definitions, insuring agreements, conditions or exclusions   Miscellaneous Provisions  
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__________ involve examination of the organization’s internal and external documents to identify loss exposures.   Document Analysis  
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___________ evaluates the organizations compliance with local, state and federal laws and helps the organization minimize liability loss exposures related to non-compliance.   Compliance Review  
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___________ evaluate property and operations for unexpected loss exposures   Personal Inspections  
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__________ have special knowledge of the organization or its specific loss exposures (company attorneys, insurance experts)   Experts  
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_________ reveals potential losses by identifying conditions that increase expected loss frequency and/or loss severity.   Hazard Analysis  
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____________ are created by the organization and are directly connected to its operations.   Internal Documents  
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___________ shows the organization’s financial condition on a specified date   Balance Sheet  
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____________ lists revenues and expenses over a specified period of time   Income Statement  
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_____________ list cash receipts and payments over a specified period of time   The Statement of Cash Flows  
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______________ reveals large property values exposed to loss & financial obligations that would continue even after a shut down.   The Balance Sheet  
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_____________ are legally enforceable agreements between two or more parties.   Contracts  
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____________ detailed charts of a firm’s operations that reveal production bottlenecks where small direct damage losses can cause large indirect damage losses.   Flowcharts  
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____________ are charts of a firm’s organization’s management structure that reveal key employees whose loss would compromise the organizations ongoing success.   Organizational Charts  
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_____________ are standardized forms used to collect data on an organization’s property, activities and other sources of possible loss.   Questionnaires/checklists  
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Loss data should be ___________ , ____________, ______________ & ______________   Relevant/Complete/Consistent/Organized  
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____________ measures the expected frequency of an event over time in a stable environment.   Probability  
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_________applies to firms with stable operations & a substantial amount of data on past losses.   Probability analysis  
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_________ can be calculated without actual trials (coin flips, dice throws, card draws, etc)   Theoretical Probability  
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__________ is computed from historical data from study samples (mortality rates, battery lives)   Empirical Probability  
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As the number of similar but independent exposure units increases, forecasts of future events become more reliable.   Law of Large Numbers  
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__________ is a list or display of probabilities that provides a statistical representation of likelihood of occurrence of particular event or outcome.   Probability Distribution  
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____________ have a finite number of possible outcomes   Discrete Probability Distributions  
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____________ have an infinite number of possible outcomes   Continuity probability distributions  
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____________ are descriptive statistics that indicate the middle or center of a set of values   Measures of Central Tendency  
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____________ equals the weighted average of all the possible outcomes of a theoretical probability distribution.   Expected Value  
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___________ equals the sum of all observed values divided by the total number of observations.   Mean  
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___________ is the most frequently occurring value in a data set.   Mode  
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__________ measures the degree of variability among the values in a data set.   Dispersion  
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______________ indicates the variability between each value in a data set and the data set's mean.   Standard deviation  
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_____________ compares the degree of dispersion between two data sets with substantially different means   Coefficient of Variation  
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Equals the standard deviation divided by the mean   Coefficient of variation  
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______________ is a balanced probability distribution that, when graphed creates a bell-shaped curve.   Normal Distribution  
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_______________ have identical standard deviation percentages   Normal Distributions  
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________________ is the number of losses within a specified period   Loss Frequency  
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_______________ is the number of losses relative to the number of exposure units   Relative Frequency  
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______________ is the amount of a loss, measured in dollars   Loss Severity  
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______________ is the largest loss that could occur   Maximum Possible Loss  
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_____________ is the total dollar amount of all losses within a specified period   Total Dollar Losses  
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______________ is when losses occur and when payments are made   Timing  
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______________ evaluates the significance of a particular loss exposure in terms of possible combinations of expected loss frequency and loss severity.   The Prouty Approach  
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_________, __________, ___________ & ___________ are Prouty's four categories of loss frequency.   Almost nil, Slight, Moderate, Definite  
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_________, ___________ & ____________ are Prouty's three categories of loss severity.   Slight, Significant and Severe  
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_____________ considers all possible combinations of the frequency and severity distributions.   Total claims distribution  
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_____________ measures the ability to use available loss data to predict future losses   Credibility  
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_____________ reduce the estimated frequency and/or severity of accidental losses   Risk Control Techniques  
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___________ reduces the chance of loss to zero as potential loss exposure is avoided.   Avoidance  
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_________ reduces loss frequency (wearing a backup parachute)   Loss Prevention  
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__________ Reduces loss severity (installing a sprinkler system)   Loss reduction  
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__________ disperses assets or activities over several locations   Separation  
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___________ reduces effective loss frequency or severity by creating back-ups.   Duplication  
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___________ reduces loss severity for speculative (business) risks b spreading loss exposures over different categories of risks   Diversification  
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___________ reduces unnecessary spending on risk control & provides a consistent basis for comparing all value - maximizing decisions.   Cash Flow Analysis  
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