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

This, the report concluded, "is not effective - or responsible - risk management".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Members “would need to rely on judgement more heavily than usual and take a risk management approach to monetary policy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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 • Mar. 31, 2026

Stronger oversight is not anti-business — it’s risk management.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

It is fair to say that our risk management division did not stress those losses as well.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis