International ERM Glossary

The International ERM Glossary is intended to provide users with a set of definitions that are in common usage around the world by actuaries, regulators and members of the insurance industry. The purpose in developing the glossary is to help provide a common understanding of the terms currently in use, as definitions and meanings have varied over time, and among practitioners. It can also be used as a training and educational tool for regulators.

The glossary can be consulted per letter, organization or grouping.

DISCLAIMER: The content of the International ERM Glossary has been compiled by the Joint ORSA Subcommittee of the Insurance Regulation Committee and the Enterprise and Financial Risk Committee of the IAA. This information has been collated and presented for educational and informational purposes to the members of the IAA and interested parties. The IAA assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability of the information in the International ERM Glossary or access to any information contained on any of the sources cited in the Glossary. The IAA, its employees and officers shall not be liable for any loss or damage, direct or indirect, which may arise or occur as a result of the use of or reliance upon any of the material in the International ERM Glossary.

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Glossary
TermGroupingOrganization or Jurisdiction Defining TermSource of DefinitionDefinition
Risk ProfileGeneralCOSOCOSOA composite view of the risk assumed at a particular level of the entity, or aspect of the business model that positions management to consider the types, severity, and interdependencies of risks, and how they may affect performance relative to its strategy and business objectives.R
Risk ProfileGeneralFinancial Stability BoardFSB Principles for an Effective Risk AppetitePoint in time assessment of the financial institution's gross and, as appropriate, net risk exposures (after taking into account mitigants) aggregated within and across each relevant risk category based on forward looking assumptions. R
Risk ProfileGeneralInternational Actuarial AssociationIAA - Acturial Aspects of ERM for Insurance CompaniesA description of the risk exposures of an organization.R
Risk ProfileGeneralInternational Actuarial AssociationIAA Deriving Value from ORSAThe characteristics of the material and relevant risks to which a company is exposed over a specified period of time.R
Risk ProfileGeneralThe European Economic AreaSolvency IIThe term is used a lot in de Directive, but has not been defined explicitly.R
Risk ProfileGeneralUnited StatesNAIC ORSA MANUALA delineation and description of the material risks to which an organization is exposed.R