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Risk Management
Glossary
Term | Definition |
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Bounced check | check that is returned to a business by the bank because the customers checking account has insufficient funds to cover the check amount |
Consumer credit | offered when a retail business allows its customers to buy merchandise now and pay for it later |
Controllable risk | risk that can be reduced or possibly even avoided by actions the insured takes |
FECA | law that provides benefits to employees who have suffered work related injuries or occupational diseases |
Insurable Risks | risks in which the amount of loss can be predicted |
Insurance | a payment made to an insurance company to cover the cost of uncontrollable events |
Premium | payment that is made to an insurance company to cover the cost of insurance |
Pure risk | insurable risk that is faced by a large number of people and the amount of the loss can be predicted |
Risk Assessment | involves looking at all aspects of a business and determining the risks it faces |
Risk Management | involves taking action to prevent or reduce the possibility of loss to a business |
Shoplifting | act of knowingly taking items from a business without paying |
Speculative Risk | risk which offers the insured the chance to gain as well as lose from the other event or activity |
Trade Credit | offered when one business allows another business to buy now and pay later |
Uncontrollable Risk | risk on which actions have no effect such as weather |
Workers Compensation | a government regulated program that provides medical, income, and training benefits to employees who are injured on the job |