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

Wells Fargo’s Scharf was upbeat about the bank’s risk management and its clients’ overall financial health.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 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

"Finland's strong security of supply is based on decades of consistent preparedness and training," says Ahtoniemi, who is head of risk management at S Group.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Howie Hubler’s proprietary trading group was of course required to supply information about its trades to both upper management and risk management, but the information the traders supplied disguised the nature of their risk.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis