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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏛️ '''Risk management function''' is the organizational unit within an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance]] or [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] company responsible for identifying, measuring, monitoring, and reporting the full spectrum of risks the firm faces — from [[Definition:Underwriting risk | underwriting]] and [[Definition:Reserving risk | reserving]] risk to [[Definition:Market risk | market]], [[Definition:Credit risk | credit]], [[Definition:Operational risk | operational]], and [[Definition:Liquidity risk | liquidity]] risk. Under major regulatory frameworks such as [[Definition:Solvency II | Solvency II]], the risk management function is a mandatory governance component, embedded within the "system of governance" requirements alongside [[Definition:Actuarial function | actuarial]], [[Definition:Compliance function | compliance]], and [[Definition:Internal audit | internal audit]] functions.<br />
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⚙️ Day-to-day, the function operates through a structured cycle: it maintains the company's [[Definition:Risk register | risk register]], runs stress tests and scenario analyses, calculates [[Definition:Solvency capital requirement (SCR) | solvency capital requirements]], and reports to the board and senior management via the [[Definition:Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA) | Own Risk and Solvency Assessment]] process. It also reviews and challenges key business decisions — new product launches, [[Definition:Risk appetite | risk appetite]] limit breaches, [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] purchasing strategies — to ensure they align with the firm's stated tolerance for risk. In practice, the function works closely with [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriters]], [[Definition:Actuary | actuaries]], investment teams, and claims departments, acting as an independent second line of defense that aggregates risk information across silos and ensures a holistic view reaches decision-makers.<br />
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📌 A robust risk management function is not simply a regulatory box to tick; it is a competitive advantage. Insurers with strong risk governance have historically demonstrated more stable earnings, lower [[Definition:Capital | capital]] costs, and greater resilience during market dislocations. Regulators and [[Definition:Rating agency | rating agencies]] alike scrutinize the function's independence, resources, and influence on strategic decisions. For [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] companies scaling quickly, establishing this function early — rather than retrofitting it after a regulatory intervention — signals maturity to [[Definition:Capacity | capacity]] providers and investors. Ultimately, the risk management function ensures that an insurer, whose very business model is accepting others' risks, maintains discipline over its own.<br />
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'''Related concepts'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Enterprise risk management (ERM)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Solvency II]]<br />
* [[Definition:Risk appetite]]<br />
* [[Definition:Three lines of defense model]]<br />
* [[Definition:Actuarial function]]<br />
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