In this chapter, the learning objectives are: Different definitions of risk, chance of loss, peril and hazard, classification of risk, major personal risks and commercial risks, burden of risk on society, techniques for managing risk.
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Lecture No 2
Trang 4– Objective probability refers to the longrun relative frequency of an event assuming an infinite number of observations and no change in the
Trang 5– Moral hazard is dishonesty or character defects in an individual, that
increase the chance of loss (faking accidents, inflating claim amounts)
– Attitudinal Hazard (Morale Hazard) is carelessness or indifference to a
loss, which increases the frequency or severity of a loss (leaving keys in an unlocked car)
Trang 6– A pure risk is one in which there are only the possibilities of loss or no loss (earthquake)
– A speculative risk is one in which both profit or loss are possible (gambling)
– A diversifiable risk affects only individuals or small groups (car theft). It is also called nonsystematic or particular risk.
– A nondiversifiable risk affects the entire economy or large numbers of
persons or groups within the economy (hurricane). It is also called
systematic risk or fundamental risk.
– Government assistance may be necessary to insure nondiversifiable risks.
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– Speculative risk
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• Personal risks involve the possibility of a loss or reduction in income, extra expenses or depletion
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• Property risks involve the possibility of losses associated with the destruction or theft of property:
a home. These additional expenses would be a consequential loss.
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• Liability risks involve the possibility of being held liable for bodily injury or property damage to someone else
the loss
Trang 12• Liability risks, such as suits for defective products, pollution of the environment, and sexual harassment
• Loss of business income, when the firm must shut down for some time after a physical damage loss
• Other risks to firms include crime exposures, human resource exposures, foreign loss exposures, intangible property exposures, and government exposures
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burdens on society:
– In the absence of insurance, individuals would have to maintain large emergency funds
– The risk of a liability lawsuit may discourage
innovation, depriving society of certain goods and
services
– Risk causes worry and fear
Trang 14• Passive retention means risks may be unknowingly retained because of ignorance, indifference, or laziness
• Self Insurance is a special form of planned retention by which part or all of a given loss exposure is retained by the firm
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• This course seeks to understand the full role of
advanced risk management in our economy and society
• Finance, insurance, some public finance
Trang 18• Example: burning down a house to collect on fire insurance
• Ubiquity of moral hazard problems
• Practical finance has developed institutions to
promote risk management while dealing with
moral hazard
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Trang 24• Lawyers are often financial inventors
• Often government role in process
• Law schools deal with all the minutiae
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Trang 30• Both pure and speculative risks may be present
in some situations
Trang 31• Subjective risk refers to the mental state of an
individual who experiences doubt or worry as to the outcome of a given event
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Trang 38• Some firms have formed risk management committees
• Some firms have created the position of chief risk officer
to coordinate the firm’s risk management activities
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