In the context of risk, the chance of being injured while driving to and from work, loading a truck at work, moving furniture at home, or falling in an
... [Show More] icy parking lot at the mall are all examples of
A. Possibilities.
B. Uncertainties.
C. Probabilities.
D. Losses.
A. Possibilities.
The statement, "There is a five percent chance that John will be injured in an automobile accident while driving to work tomorrow," is an example of
A. Quantifying risk.
B. Verifying risk.
C. Quantifying loss exposures.
D. Identifying hazards.
A. Quantifying risk.
Which one of the following is measurable and quantifies risk?
A. Probability
B. Possibility
C. Uncertainty
D. Feasibility
A. Probability
One of the elements of risk is uncertainty. Which one of the following best describes the uncertainty that risk involves?
A. Uncertainty as to how to manage potential losses
B. Uncertainty as to whether a negative outcome is possible
C. Uncertainty as to the type and timing of an outcome
D. Uncertainty as to whether insurance is available
C. Uncertainty as to the type and timing of an outcome
Hardware Store has been able to control its prices and inventory since it has no competitors. A new highway currently being constructed is going to allow increased competition for Hardware Store. According to the quadrants of risk, this risk of increased competition falls into the category of
A. Strategic risk.
B. Hazard risk.
C. Operational risk.
D. Financial risk.
A. Strategic risk.
Company G is a manufacturer of high profile golf equipment. The risk management professional for Company G is concerned about loss of business related to product design. Failing to respond to changing customer demand and preferences in the design of golf clubs could cost Company G significant market share. Categorized according to the quadrants of risk, this exposure to loss would be classified as a(n)
A. Strategic risk.
B. Financial risk.
C. Operational risk.
D. Hazard risk.
A. Strategic risk.
George has received an inheritance and is deciding what to do with the money. He has limited his options to four choices: donate all the money to his favorite charity, use the entire inheritance to buy a yacht, invest the inheritance in a small rental property, or use the entire amount to purchase T-bills. Which one of the following statements is true regarding the risk involved in George's options?
A. Donating his inheritance to charity is a pure risk; there is no uncertainty that the money will be gone and George will have no chance of profit.
B. Buying a boat is a nondiversifiable risk because George can only afford to purchase a single yacht.
C. The rental property presents both pure and speculative risk; property values may increase, and the building could burn down.
D. Purchasing T-bills is a pure risk because the interest rate payable is known, and the chance of loss is minimal.
C. The rental property presents both pure and speculative risk; property values may increase, and the building could burn down.
Risk can be classified as pure or speculative. Which one of the following is the best example of a speculative risk?
A. Acquiring a new television
B. Investing in shares of stock
C. Buying a new personal vehicle
D. Purchasing an insurance policy
B. Investing in shares of stock
Which one of the following statements is true regarding enterprise risk management (ERM)?
A. ERM is concerned with an organization's pure risk, primarily hazard risk.
B. The ERM framework encompasses all stakeholders in the organization.
C. In ERM, the risk management function is the responsibility of the safety manager.
D. ERM requires less communication than traditional risk management.
B. The ERM framework encompasses all stakeholders in the organization.
A risk management plan that considers all of the risks that an organization faces, including operational, financial, and strategic risks, is called
A. An enterprise risk management plan.
B. An open-perils risk management plan.
C. A protected cell risk management plan.
D. A hazard risk management plan.
A. An enterprise risk management plan.
The single largest impediment to successful implementation of an enterprise risk management (ERM) program is
Select one:
A. Traditional organizational culture with entrenched risk silos.
B. Lack of required skills to effectively implement an ERM program.
C. Lack of vision by the management team that leads to under-performance of the ERM plan and early termination.
D. Opposition from stakeholders—employees, stockholders, customers, and suppliers.
A. Traditional organizational culture with entrenched risk silos.
The consensus process by which the veracity of data is confirmed and verified is known as
Select one:
A. Telematics.
B. Machine learning.
C. The Internet of Things.
D. Mining.
D. Mining.
Which one of the following is a virtual ledger of data that has been verified, timestamped, encrypted, and protected against tampering?
Select one:
A. Artificial intelligence
B. The Internet of Things
C. Closed-loop system
D. Blockchain
D. Blockchain
Which one of the following is the network through which sensors and other smart products capture and transmit data?
Select one:
A. Blockchain
B. Cloud
C. Artificial intelligence
D. Internet of Things
D. Internet of Things
Insurers and risk managers can use the large volumes of data collected and organized through telematics to help improve results for which one of the following types of insurance?
Select one:
A. Health
B. Workers compensation
C. Automobile
D. Property
C. Automobile
Organizations find it difficult to establish a benchmark against which the performance of their risk management program can be assessed because it is difficult to assign a specific value to the
Select one:
A. Cost of implementing and administering risk management.
B. Cost of measures to prevent or reduce the size of potential losses.
C. Cost of residual uncertainty.
D. Cost of losses not reimbursed by insurance.
C. Cost of residual uncertainty.
The two benefits of risk management affecting individuals, organizations, and society are: it preserves financial resources by reducing expected losses and it
Select one:
A. Reduces the residual uncertainty associated with risk.
B. Increases productivity within the economy and improves overall standard of living.
C. Increases the attractiveness to investors.
D. Improves the allocation of productive resources.
A. Reduces the residual uncertainty associated with risk.
Which one of the following statements is true regarding risk management efforts on the part of individuals, organizations, and society in general?
Select one:
A. Organizations tend to exhibit a greater degree of risk aversion than do individuals.
B. The benefits that risk management efforts provide to individuals and organizations are not felt by society in general.
C. Risk management makes those who own or run an organization more willing to undertake risky activities.
D. Risk management tends to increase the deterrence effect of risk in organizations.
C. Risk management makes those who own or run an organization more willing to undertake risky activities.
Risk management programs should
Select one:
A. Operate economically and efficiently.
B. Incur substantial costs for slight benefits.
C. Be an autonomous part of the organization.
D. Not use benchmarking to compare costs.
A. Operate economically and efficiently.
Which of the following risk management program goals is an essential goal for all public entities?
Select one:
A. Growth
B. Continuity of operations
C. Earning stability
D. Survival
B. Continuity of operations
Aligning risks with the organization's risk appetite defines
Select one:
A. Compliance.
B. Tolerable uncertainty.
C. Social responsibility.
D. Value at risk.
B. Tolerable uncertainty.
The second step in the risk management process is analyzing loss exposures. Which one of the following is true regarding this step?
Select one:
A. Loss exposures are analyzed based on loss frequency, loss severity, total dollar losses, and timing in this step.
B. Loss exposures that could interfere with the achievement of the organization's goals are identified in this step.
C. A weakness of loss exposure analysis is that it is useful only for those types of losses that an organization has suffered in the past.
D. A major strength of loss exposure analysis is that the process is generally inexpensive.
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