A | B |
Risk | The possibility of incurring a loss. |
Risk Management | Systematic process of managing risk to achieve set objectives. |
Economic Risk | Categories of this loss include personal, property and liability risk. |
Non-economic Risk | Results in embarrassment or inconvenience without financial impact. |
Pure Risk | Threat of a loss without an opportunity for gain. |
Speculative Risk | Offers the chance of gain or loss. |
Controllable Risk | Occurs when conditions can be controlled to lessen the chance of harm. |
Uncontrollable Risk | Cannot be controlled or reduced by your actions. |
Insurable Risk | Meets criteria of an insurance company for coverage. |
Avoid Risk | Declining to engage in particular activities. |
Transfer Risk | Allowing someone else to assume the risk. |
Insure Risk | Purchasing insurance to cover risk. |
Assume Risk | Finishing an activity and accepting full responsiblity. |
Uninsurable Risks | Economic conditions, consumer demand, technology changes, and local factors. |
Insurable Risks | Personnel, property and business operations. |