1. Hurricanes, terrorist threats, identity theft, and an
unstable economy have all contributed to additional
risk and the need for greater risk management.
2. Pure risk is the threat of loss with no chance for
profit, such as the threat from a fire. If your house
burns to the ground you lose money, but if it does
not you gain nothing. Speculative risk can result in
either profit or loss. An entrepreneur’s chance to
make a profit is considered speculative risk.
3. The four major options for handling risk are (1) re-
duce the risk, (2) avoid the risk, (3) self-insure
against the risk, and (4) buy insurance against the
risk.
4. Examples of uninsurable risk include market risk,
political risk, personal risk, and some risk of opera-
tion.