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Risk Management

Logical Classifications

I. Property - Owned, Rented, Controlled (1st party)
  A. Exposures (real, other tangible, intangible)
  B. Perils (e.g., windstorm, copyright infringement)
  C. Hazards (e.g., faulty wiring, poor internet security)
  D. Loss (accidents and occurrences)
   
II. Human Resources (2nd party)
  A.

Exposures

   
1. Employment Practices
 
  • Personnel Manuals
  • Safety Plans
  • Drug Programs
  • Job Descriptions
  • Civil Rights
  • Independent Contractors
2.

Accident & Health

 
  • Death
  • Disability
  • On and Off Job (24-hr)
  • Family members
3. Resignation, Termination, and Retirement
 
  • Unemployment Compensation
  • Pensions & ERISA
  • Other Benefit Exposures
4. Business Continuation
 
  • Buy/sell agreements
  • Stock Purchase Agreements
  • Covenants (non-compete, et)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Combinations (split $ plans)
  B.

Perils

   
1. Examples Include: CFO quits to work for another company, partner killed in hunting accident, etc.
2.

Types of relationships (owners, officers/ board members, regular employees, etc)

  C.

Hazards (e.g., unclear personnel practices, non-adherence to safety practices, etc.)

  D.

Loss (e.g., being sued by employee for discrimination, injury to employee, etc.)

   
III. Liability (3 rd Party)
  A.

Exposures

   
1. Types (e.g., premises, operations, products, acts of employees, etc.)
2.

Basis (e.g.; torts, contract law, statutes)

  B.

Perils

   
1. Types (e.g., premises, operations, products, acts of employees, etc.)
2.

Basis (e.g.; torts, contract law, statutes)

  C. Hazards (poor housekeeping, poor quality control, poor employee training, etc.)
  D. Loss (e.g., slips & fall accident, broken tooth on bone in hamburger meat, etc.)
   
IV. Net Income (including much speculative risk)
  A.

Exposures (e.g., property, liability, human resource, and other)

  B.

Perils (e.g., fluctuations in stock/currency/commodities markets, winter blizzard closes roads)

  C.

Hazards (e.g., POOR positioning in stock/currency/commodities markets, lack of snow plows)

  D.

Loss (decreased revenues, increased expenses, economic impact affected by shutdown length, frequency, severity and timing)

     
 
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