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The Evolving Role of the
Chief Risk Officer
Presented by Allen MonroeInternational Quality and Productivity Center
San Francisco, October 30, 1998
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Session Objectives
Review Need for integrated risk management approach
Review a Unified Conceptual Framework that applies to all types of risk
Show how to leverage contemporary technologies to achieve integrated risk management.
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I. The NEED for Integrated Risk Management
Would you accept with 100% certainty:• Your Sales Director’s contention that sales
will increase 20% next quarter because the product you are about to introduce “beats the pants off the competition?”
• Your Nuclear Engineer’s contention that, because of redundant systems, there is no chance of an accident that would result in explosion of release of radioactivity?
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Most Jobs have a Singular Objective
Maximize sales. Cut expenses to the minimum. Get the new product to market on time. Meet the quarterly budget forecast.
With such single-minded objectives, WHO is weighing the tradeoffs?
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The “Textbook” Approach Five-step risk management process:
• Identify risk exposures• Quantify risks• Avoid and Transfer risks through safety,
engineering, contractual, and other means.• Retain those risks which remain to the extent
they are within the organization’s financial capacity
• Insure risks above the organization’s own retention capacity.
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Shortcomings of Textbook Approach
What if insurance is currently priced at less than the “burn rate?” (expected losses)
What if insurance is not available, or appears to be very expensive for certain risks or certain limits?
What if the rate of return on loss control investments
fails to meet company targets?• With these thoughts in mind, let’s turn to a Unified
Conceptual Framework that applies to all types of risk.
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II. Seeking a new definition of Risk
Old distinction between insurable risk and “business risk” is becoming blurred.
Fortuitous risks and non-fortuitous risks not always separable
Defining risk as the “chance of loss” ignores the fact that frequency of small losses can add up to a fairly predictable annual cost.
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Understanding Risk from a Financial Perspective
Financial theorists define risk as:
• Uncertainty as to achieving an
Expected Outcome, observed through:
• Variability from an Expected Result.
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Risk is Integral to all Economic Activity
The VALUE of an investment, such as a company’s stock is:
Based both on the • Amount of the Estimated Future
Earnings Stream, and the• Degree of Uncertainty in realizing
those estimated earnings.
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Valuation Formula
Value = Earnings 1...n__________
Required Rate of Return
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Components of ROI Analysis of Risk Reduction or Transfer Expenditures
Stream of after-tax Revenue over time = each year’s Net Expected Savings attributable to Risk Reduction
Importance of Timing
Importance of after-tax Discount Rate
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Effect of Risk Reduction Expenditures on Valuation Formula
Net Cost of Risk Transfer = “Premium” less “Expected Losses”
“Benefit” of Reduced Risk translates into a lower Required Rate of Return “discount” factor applied to the stream of future earnings.
Net Benefit of Risk Reduction or Transfer expenditure is the combined effect on V=E/R.
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Example Before Risk Reduction:
• Present Value of $1 billion annual after tax income for 30-yr. horizon / .09 required rate of return = $10.27 billion.
After Risk Reduction:• Present Value of $.95 billion annual after tax income
for 30-yr. horizon / .085 required rate of return = $10.61 billion.
Decision: Yes, proceed with risk reduction.
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Effect of Differing Risk Characteristics affecting Economics of Risk Transfer
Principal Risk Characteristics:• Frequency of Loss• Average Severity of Loss• Degree of “Internal” Correlation with other risks• Relative “External” (I.e. Insurance or Capital
Markets) risk correlation. These factors affect the cost and benefit of
risk transfer.
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Typical Risk Characteristics Workers Compensation:
• High frequency, low severity, good internal correlation except for persistent exposures, good relative external correlation except for long-tail exposures.
General Liability• Medium frequency, potentially high severity, moderate / high internal
correlation, good relative external correlation.
Property• Low frequency, high potential severity, general lack of internal
correlation, excellent relative external correlation.
Currency
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III. Leveraging Technology to achieve Integrated Risk Management
Scott McNealy: “The network is the computer”
Ability of HTML web pages to connect to any other computer connected to the Internet
One web page can draw data or applications from many computers at the same time.
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Consequences of the new Technologies
Integration of differing types of data from varied systems can be achieved at much lower cost than previously.
Routine tasks of gathering information, processing transactional data, and reporting are becoming less demanding.
More attention is given to strategic risk management.
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Rapid Acceptance of Standards-Based Technologies
Corporate Use of email and Intranets / Extranets has reached nearly 100% in very few years.
Rapid move toward embracing standards.
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Technology enables Consolidation of Responsibility
Internet Technology is highly
“scaleable”
Geographic location of
personnel becoming much
less important
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The Power of the New Technology
Makes possible a “Risk Management Control Center,” with all relevant information accessible via desktop computer.• Facilities database with GIS map interface• Loss data and modeling tools• Certificates of insurance data• Insurance policy summaries• Online Underwriting presentations• Accident / Injury reports, OSHA 200 log• Loss control / safety training via streaming video
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Objective
Achieve the best combination of risk reduction, risk retention, and risk transfer; consistent with the optimum effect on the firm’s overall Value.
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Contact UsAllen Monroe
Founder and CEO
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234 West Baltimore Avenue
Larkspur, CA 94939
(415) 927-8824
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http:www.riskinfo.com
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