“What gets measured, gets managed!” This statement is the fundamental principle behind the concept of “Total Cost of Risk.” But what exactly is TCoR, and why should you as a risk manager care about it?

There is risk associated with everything we do in life. But in today's world, business risk must be quantified, including the expense of preventing events from happening in the first place.

The purpose of any risk management program is to control enterprise-wide risks, which will ultimately lead to a reduction of the total costs associated with these exposures.

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