Insurance risk management: Adding more value

01/23/23 • 15 min

Risk identification and control is only part of a much big picture when it comes to managing risk. David Reynolds, Head of Risk Engineering & Surveys at RiskSTOP Group explains how as well as delivering independent-risk evaluation, insurance risk consultants need a range of soft skills so they can add more value for insurers, policyholders and brokers. Discover more about the fascinating, rewarding and occasionally frustrating world of a risk surveyor.

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RiskACUMEN - Insurance risk management: Adding more value

Transcript

Johnny Thomson 00:02
We know that risk management is about controlling hazards, but in reality, there's a lot more to it than that. Hello everyone and welcome to the RiskACUMEN Podcast, which offers thoughtful insight around risk management. Now when we think about managing risks, it tends to conjure up a simple process around identifying hazards and then controlling them. However, risk identification and control is only part of the overall picture. There's also evaluation and prioritisatio