Home > Glossary > Risk Analysis

Meaning / Definition of

Risk Analysis

Categories: Insurance, Statistics and Risk Management,

the identification of risks to which an organization is exposed and the assessment of the potential impact of those risks on the organization. The goal of risk analysis is to identify and measure the risks associated with different courses of action in order to inform decision making. In the context of business decision making, risk analysis is especially used in investment decisions and capital investment appraisal. Risk analysis may be used to develop an organizational risk profile, and also may be the first stage in a risk management program.

Featured term of the day

Definition / Meaning of

Erection All Risks (EAR) Insurance

Categories: Insurance,

removed

Most popular terms

1. Dirty Bomb
2. Synthetic Investment
3. Special Crime Insurance
4. Cash Balance Pension Plans
5. Spousal Coverage Extension
6. Audit Committee
7. CollegeSure CD
8. Financial Industry Regulation Authority
9. Opt-out Lawsuits
10. Distribution

Search a term

Keyword:

Browse by alphabet

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMN
OPQRSTU
VWXYZ#

Browse by category

Accounting
Banking
Bankruptcy Assistance
Bonds and Treasuries
Brokerages
Business and Management
Compliance and Governance
Credit and Debt
E-commerce
Economics
Estate Planning
Forex
Fraud
Fundamental Analysis
Futures
Global
Insurance
International Trade
Investing and Trading
Ipos
Legal
Loan and Mortgage
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mutual Funds
Operation and Production
Options
Patent
Personnel Management
Real Estate
Retirement and Pension
Statistics and Risk Management
Stocks
Strategies
Tax
Technical Analysis
Venture Capital