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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🧑💼 '''Risk manager''' is a professional responsible for identifying, evaluating, and controlling the spectrum of risks that threaten an organization's financial stability, operations, and strategic objectives — with a particular focus on determining how those risks should be retained, mitigated, or transferred through [[Definition:Insurance | insurance]] and other mechanisms. Within the insurance ecosystem, risk managers occupy a pivotal position: they are the buyer-side counterparts to [[Definition:Underwriter | underwriters]] and [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]], shaping demand by deciding which exposures warrant coverage, how much [[Definition:Deductible | self-insured retention]] the organization will absorb, and which [[Definition:Insurance carrier | carriers]] best fit the company's risk profile.<br />
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🔧 Day-to-day, a risk manager's work spans loss prevention programs, [[Definition:Claims | claims]] oversight, [[Definition:Insurance program | insurance program]] design, and contractual risk transfer through [[Definition:Indemnification | indemnification]] clauses and [[Definition:Certificate of insurance | certificates of insurance]]. They collaborate with [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]] to prepare comprehensive submissions for the market, providing the loss data, exposure details, and risk improvement narratives that [[Definition:Underwriter | underwriters]] need to quote competitively. In large organizations, risk managers also engage with [[Definition:Captive insurance company | captive insurance companies]], evaluating whether forming or expanding a captive offers better economics than purchasing coverage on the open market. Their analytical toolkit increasingly includes [[Definition:Enterprise risk management (ERM) | enterprise risk management]] frameworks, [[Definition:Risk mapping | risk mapping]] software, and data dashboards that quantify exposures across business units and geographies.<br />
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🌐 The influence of risk managers extends well beyond procurement. Their insights shape capital allocation, inform boardroom decisions about entering new markets or launching products, and drive investment in safety and resilience measures that ultimately reduce [[Definition:Loss ratio | loss ratios]] for the insurers who cover the organization. Professional bodies like the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) set standards and certifications — such as the ARM and CPCU designations — that formalize the discipline's body of knowledge. As risks grow more complex — from [[Definition:Cyber risk | cyber threats]] to [[Definition:Climate risk | climate exposure]] to [[Definition:Supply chain risk | supply chain disruption]] — the strategic importance of the risk manager role has elevated, with many now reporting directly to the C-suite and participating in [[Definition:Enterprise risk management (ERM) | ERM]] steering committees.<br />
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'''Related concepts'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Enterprise risk management (ERM)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Insurance broker]]<br />
* [[Definition:Captive insurance company]]<br />
* [[Definition:Risk mitigation]]<br />
* [[Definition:Self-insured retention (SIR)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Total cost of risk (TCOR)]]<br />
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