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Think of insurance as a financing
instrument. To help you make informed
decisions tovvards potential risks in
your life, Martin & Martin takes a step
by step approach to risk management,
vvhich proceeds in four basic stages:
1. Identification of Risk
Ali factors that vvould prevent
earning a prof it constitute the risks
of a company. Some risks stem from
outside the company, some come from
vvithin, and some could threaten the
third parties.
2. Risk Evaluation
We prepare a risk matrix to ensure
that ali aspects of risk are fully
evaluated and quantified to estimate
potential frequency and severity of each
particular risk, follovved by the
appraisal of "estimated maximum loss".
3. Risk Control
The financing of the risks is
established in an action plan, vvhich we
discuss openly with you. The studies
that are undertaken indude,
Technical loss prevention measures
Development of planning and back-up
procedure
Emergency / crisis planning
Elimination of bottlenecks
4. Risk Financing
After deciding vvhich risks are
inevitable, vvhich are reducible and
vvhich are controllable, a financial
model is designed. At some occasions, if
the cost of minimizing risks could be
more costly than the risk itself, the
"law ofgreater numbers" is applicable.
The risk has a cost and insurance stands
out as an important part of risk
financing. VVhich risks are to be
self-financed and vvhich are to be
transferred is your prerogative. l/Ve
conduct detailed studies prior to
undertaking the design of the insurance
program and the management of the
operations and claims if you prefer
insurance as the risk financing model.
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