Allen Kwan is head of Customer Management North America at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. Kwan, pictured here, recently sat down to answer the following questions about successfully building a risk management career.
PC360: How do you characterize the mission and the value of risk management?
Kwan: The mission of risk management is twofold: to balance the resources of the company against operating risks and to find strong partners to transfer risk to. Risk managers must wear many hats and maintain a focus on issues including equipment/machinery oversight, employee well-being, macro/microeconomic impacts, natural catastrophes, and supply chain. The value of risk management is in understanding topics and finding the right experts to navigate the best interests of the organization that it supports.
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Elana Ashanti Jefferson
Elana Ashanti Jefferson serves as ALM's PropertyCasualty360 Group Chief Editor. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
