ERM - Lesson 2 Flashcards
Risk Identification
The key to risk identification is _________
Systematic and Continuous Process
An important issue in exposure identification, and one that ties together pure risk exposures and ERM exposures.
Critical Dependency
An element of an entity’s operations that has the capacity to interrupt the entire production process.
Critical Dependency
Are property, liability, and human resources exposures
Pure Risk Exposures
Are hazard risks (essentially, the pure risk exposures), financial risks, operational risks, and strategic risks
ERM exposures
4 ERM Exposures
- Hazard risks (essentially, the pure risk exposures)
- Financial risks
- Operational risks
- Strategic risks
Is the most important step in the risk management process.
Risk Identification
Is the key to choosing correct risk-handling procedures
Risk Identification
A key part of the risk identification is to look for?
Critical Dependencies
WTC or death of Michael Jackson is an example of?
Hazard Risks - (essentially pure risks)
Credit crisis started in an obscure part of real estate financing, inflation, currency exchange is an example of?
Financial Risks
Supply chain disruption is an example of?
Operational Risks
Reputation loss and product development is an example of?
Strategic Risks
3 Useful Methods
- Identify and Measure (evaluate).
- Choose most efficient tool(s) for Control
- Implement and Review
2 Useful Methods of Risk Identification
- Distinguish between internal and external exposures
- Distinguish between pure and speculative risks
2 Elements Under Distinguish between internal and external exposures
- Location
- Ability to control
Damage, destruction, loss of use, liability claim
Direct Losses
Inability to generate income, operation of law or ordinance
Indirect Losses
2 Types of Property Risks
- Tangible property
- Intangible property
Examples of Intangible Property
- Patents
- Trademarks
Distinguished for crimes and breach of contract)
Tort Liability
Types of damages
- Compensatory (special [economic], general [noneconomic])
- Punitive
2 Types of Compensatory Damage
- Special [economic]
- General [noneconomic])
Defenses in negligence suits
- Contributory, or comparative, negligence
- Assumption of risk
3 Types of Human Resources Risks
- Key employee
- Workers’ compensation
- Employee benefits programs
3 Types of Measure (evaluation)
- Maximum possible loss
- Maximum probable loss
- Relative Frequency
The absolute maximum dollar amount of damage
Maximum possible loss
A conservative estimate of what is likely to occur in a worst case loss
Maximum probable loss
An estimate (numerical or verbal) as to the number of times the loss will occur.
Relative Frequency
Replacement value versus book value versus actual cash value versus market value.
Valuing Property
The impact of _________ on values.
Inflation
6 Examples of loss sources under Liability Risks
- Breach of contract
- Bodily injury or personal injury
- Intentional damage to reputation
- Wrongful hiring, firing, sexual harassment, invasion of privacy, age discrimination
- Vicarious liability
- Products, environmental, workers’ compensation.
3 Categories Under Torts
- Deliberate or Intentional Interference
- Liability Without Fault (Strict and Absolute Liability)
- Negligence
Liability Without Fault also called as
Strict and Absolute Liability
4 Examples of Deliberate or Intentional Interference
- Assault
- Battery
- Liable
- False arrest
Can result in civil as well as criminal actions
Deliberate or Intentional Interference
Laws or court precedent mandate liability in some circumstances: explosives, dangerous
animals
Liability Without Fault (Strict and Absolute Liability)
Worker’s compensation, pure no-fault
Liability Without Fault (Strict and Absolute Liability)
Failing to use reasonable care according to a “reasonable man” standard
Negligence
A reasonable person thinks before speaking or acting, and is honest and moderate in all activities
Negligence
Negligence is a question of ________
Question of fact
Other parties can be held liable in two types
- Vicarious liability
- Joint-and-several liability
3 Types of Damages
- Compensation for Personal Injuries
- Punitive Damages
- Punitive damages against insurers
Includes medical, lost wages, future wage loss, and pain and suffering
Compensation for Personal Injuries
Compensation to punish a defendant for outrageous acts
Punitive Damages
When insurers act in bad faith in resisting an insured’s legitimate claim
Punitive damages against insurers
Loss of life’s pleasures
Hedonic damages
Aside from the 3 kinds of damages, what are the 2 other damages?
- Hedonic damages
- Mental anguish
5 Human Resource Risks
- Loss of Key Person
- Disability
- Loss of Health
- Unplanned retirement
- Results in loss of income, business continuation problems, replacement and training issues.
Physical (medical) or mental
Disability
2 Types Under Disability
- Short or Long term
- Permanent or Temporary
7 Categories Under Regularly Review and Update the Process
- New assets or disposal of assets
- Valuation changes
- New products, processes, and operations
- New personnel
- Law changes
- Currency fluctuations
- New contractual relationships