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Introduction to Risk Management

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What are the steps in the risk management process?   show
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show The probability that a (loss) event will occur  
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show Also known as particular or specific risk. A risk that affects only individuals and not an entire community. This is no correlation among losses.  
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Nondiversifiable risk   show
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show A term that encompasses all major risks faced by a business, including pure (hazard) risks, speculative risks, business and financial risks, even strategic risks.  
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show 1. hazard risk 2. financial risk 3. operational risk 4. strategic risk  
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show conditions that increase the frequency or severity of losses.  
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show 1. Physical hazard 2. Moral hazard 3. Morale hazard 4. Legal hazard  
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show A risk that is faced by businesses due to adverse changes in commodity prices, interest rates, or foreign exchange rates  
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Moral hazard   show
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Morale hazard   show
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Physical hazard   show
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show The possibility that a change in laws will ultimately increase losses (especially for insurers).  
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show 1. Expected cost of paying losses (offset by potential gains) 2. Expenditures on risk management (in an attempt to reduce losses) 3. Cost of residual uncertainty  
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Loss exposure   show
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Objective risk   show
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Subjective risk   show
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show a specific cause of loss (example: fire)  
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Risk   show
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Pure risk   show
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Speculative risk   show
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show 1. an asset is exposed to loss in value 2. a peril can impair the asset, as well as the hazards which increase the chance of loss 3. financial consequences of the loss  
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show 1. property 2. liability 3. personnel (personal) 4. net income  
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Tangible vs. intangible property   show
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show a property owner can sustain loss from damage, destruction, or theft in which the owner has financial interest  
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Liability loss exposure   show
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show possibility that the skills of a key employee will be lost due to injury, sickness, disability, or death  
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show Possibility that net income will decline. Often result  
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show 1. preparation for loss in the most cost effective manner 2. Keeps uncertainty at a tolerable level 3. Ensure legal obligations are satisfied 4. social responsibility  
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What are different levels of goals for risk management after a loss has occurred?   show
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show Financial loss that results from (is speciafally caused by) an insured peril  
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show Financial loss occurring as the result of some other loss (also called consequential loss). An example is business interruption where a business is closed following a direct loss.  
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objective probability   show
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subjective probability   show
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law of large numbers   show
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show A two-dimensional assessment of the risks faced by an organization which begins the process of selecting risk management tools. A risk map illustrates the frequency and the severity/impact of each risk.  
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Frequency   show
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show the dollar impact of a loss if a business or individual becomes affected  
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What are the two major categories of risk management techniques that are available?   show
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show any technique that attempts to reduce the amount of losses experienced  
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show any technique that is used to pay for losses when they occur  
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show reduction in productive capacity of economy (damaged factories don't produce), individuals would have larger emergency funds, discontinued goods/services, worry and fear  
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What are the benefits of risk management?   show
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probability   show
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risk management   show
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