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📋 '''Risk register''' is a structured document or database that catalogues the specific [[Definition:Risk | risks]] an insurance organization faces, along with their likelihood, potential severity, and the controls or mitigation strategies in place for each. In an insurance context, the register may encompass [[Definition:Underwriting risk | underwriting risks]], [[Definition:Operational risk | operational risks]], [[Definition:Reserving risk | reserving risks]], [[Definition:Investment risk | investment risks]], and [[Definition:Regulatory risk | regulatory risks]] — essentially every exposure that could affect the insurer's financial health or ability to meet [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholder]] obligations. Unlike a simple checklist, a well-maintained risk register assigns ownership, tracks status over time, and feeds directly into the organization's broader [[Definition:Enterprise risk management (ERM) | enterprise risk management]] framework.

⚙️ Constructing and maintaining the register typically begins with a risk identification workshop or assessment process, where stakeholders from [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]], [[Definition:Claims management | claims]], [[Definition:Actuarial science | actuarial]], finance, and compliance teams contribute their insights. Each identified risk is scored or ranked — often using a heat-map approach that plots probability against impact — and mapped to existing controls such as [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] programs, internal audit checks, or [[Definition:Policy exclusion | policy exclusions]]. The register is a living document: it is reviewed at regular intervals, updated when new [[Definition:Emerging risk | emerging risks]] surface (such as a novel [[Definition:Cyber risk | cyber risk]] vector or a shift in [[Definition:Regulatory compliance | regulatory requirements]]), and presented to the board or risk committee as part of governance reporting cycles.

🔍 For insurers and [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]], the risk register serves as the connective tissue between strategy and execution. Regulators such as the [[Definition:National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) | NAIC]] and supervisory bodies enforcing [[Definition:Solvency II | Solvency II]] increasingly expect firms to demonstrate a documented, systematic approach to risk oversight — and the register is often the primary artifact reviewed during examinations. Beyond compliance, a robust register sharpens decision-making: it helps leadership allocate [[Definition:Capital | capital]] more efficiently, prioritize [[Definition:Risk mitigation | mitigation]] investments, and spot correlations between risks that might not be obvious in siloed departments.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Enterprise risk management (ERM)]]
* [[Definition:Risk appetite]]
* [[Definition:Risk matrix]]
* [[Definition:Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA)]]
* [[Definition:Operational risk]]
* [[Definition:Internal audit]]
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