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Mar 1, 2009

Ten Practical Lessons for Risk Management

Recent events have uncovered significant deficiencies in the way risks are managed at financial institutions and many other companies. Research into these deficiencies shows ten practical lessons companies can apply to address current weaknesses and strengthen risk management systems. By wielding appropriate authority, gaining support from senior management, and thoroughly examining the models and incentive systems used, risk managers can greatly improve companies' risk management systems.

Feb 1, 2009

Internal Auditors Partnership with Management

Internal auditors in the past have been used to examine how well management is performing and how well the company is operating. Now there is a need for internal auditors to work in conjunction with management to oversee risks. CHAN Healthcare Auditors realized this change in internal audit and has developed an audit process and tool that allows for a more effective approach to risk management. Even though the approach is mainly geared towards the healthcare industry, it can be used in numerous industries to determine companywide and departmental vulnerabilities.

Oct 22, 2008

Role of Risk Managers and Continuity Planning

Risk management executives have come to the realization that a cohesive corporate risk management strategy is needed in their companies. They are becoming more involved with business continuity planning and helping with preparedness, mitigation, and recovery for operations.

Sep 30, 2005

Evolution of ERM

Business professionals have varied personal definitions of enterprise risk management (ERM) based on their limited exposure to the new idea and their specific encounters with its effects given their roles within their companies. However, in order to better understand risk management, and especially ERM, risk itself must be better understood with greater uniformity than that with which it has been understood in the past. Misconceptions have kept business professionals from understanding risk as measurable in both negative and positive outcomes, as existent even without the occurrence of an event, and as affective of businesses in many areas, not just in the consideration of insurance.

Jul 1, 2005

ERM – UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group has implemented ERM within the organization to help identify risks and alleviate negative exposures while profiting from positive opportunities. ERM implementation at UnitedHealth Group evolved out of their Business Risk Management processes used in their six diverse operating businesses.

May 1, 2005

Role of the Chief Risk Officer

The Chief Risk Officer (CRO) is rapidly becoming one of the most crucial members of the management team. CROs are involved with managing many types of risks faced by a business including regulatory risks, product development risks, and strategic risks.

Mar 11, 2005

ERM and Business Continuity

There is a huge debate over the roles and positioning of risk management and business continuity management within organizations. Some argue one function should be subordinate to the other. The key, however, is that the organization must determine the functional scopes of each function and communicate the appropriate relationship of the two tasks. Each organization needs to decide the appropriate mixture of these two functions.

Oct 1, 2004

The Orange Book: Management of Risk – Principles and Concepts

The original Orange Book was published by the British government in 2001 to promote more robust risk management practices in government sectors. Since 2001, organizations have begun to now have basic risk management processes in place. The risk management challenge is no longer in the initial identification and analysis of risk and the development of the risk management process. Rather, the challenge today is in the ongoing review and improvement of risk management. Thus, the British government issued this 2004 revision of The Orange Book to include more advanced guidance, such as the importance of “horizon scanning” (a systematic activity designed to identify indicators of changes in risk). This document also examines how the organization’s risk management activities relate to the wider environment in which it functions.

Sep 1, 1997

Emergence of Chief Risk Officers

Discover how multinational organizations are adopting Chief Risk Officers (CROs) to manage the broadening dimensions of risk. Learn about the trends driving this change and the importance of integrated risk management frameworks in achieving business objectives.