risk management

American  

noun

1. the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• risk manager noun

Etymology

Origin of risk management

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

However, he noted that it’s a special breed that can handle the extremes of the test pilot job — and that it requires some serious risk management across the whole team.

From Los Angeles Times

FIS sells software, trading systems, and risk management tools to financial institutions.

From Barron's

Additionally, clients expressed concerns about Victory’s service model, systems, risk management, compliance, back office and client services.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But increased risk-taking by banks is definitionally negative for bank creditors, especially if it is not accompanied by a commensurate increase in capital, strong risk management and controls,” and effective oversight by companies’ boards and management teams, Moody’s said.

From Barron's

“Liquidity management, the discipline of mark-to-market accounting and the recognition that secular shifts can be as sudden as they are profound are all hallmarks of sound risk management and are core to how we manage our clients’ capital, as well as our own, each day,” ADS said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From MarketWatch