{"id":6072,"date":"2022-12-16T14:41:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T19:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.axxima.ca\/?p=6007"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:48:26","slug":"business-risk-definition-examples-mitigation-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/fr\/blog\/business-risk-definition-examples-mitigation-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Risque en entreprise: D\u00e9finition, exemples &amp; strat\u00e9gies d\u2019att\u00e9nuation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6072\" class=\"elementor elementor-6072\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4c92fd she-header-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4c92fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"eael-creative-button-icon-left\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-left-arrows\"><\/i><\/span>                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Back<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5ceab0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5ceab0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0433ba5\" data-id=\"0433ba5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204ee86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"204ee86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Definition of Risk in Business?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4d6d4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4d6d4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc9e0e5\" data-id=\"dc9e0e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f20fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7f20fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every organization faces risk every day. Whether you\u2019re managing a corporation, a government agency, a not-for-profit or a public institution, business risk is something that must always be factored into organizational decision-making.<\/p><p>In this article, we\u2019ll explain what business risk is, and outline strategies you can implement in order to identify, manage, and mitigate these risks. In doing so, you can focus on achieving your organization\u2019s goals without worrying about the hazards that could potentially damage your operations and reputation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-987f2d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"987f2d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6738ae5\" data-id=\"6738ae5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f29b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30f29b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is risk in business?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abb86fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abb86fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47d9b9c\" data-id=\"47d9b9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d7ec4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d7ec4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture-Blog-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6069\" alt=\"risk in business\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture-Blog-13.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture-Blog-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture-Blog-13-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b5ca7a\" data-id=\"6b5ca7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d4795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06d4795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Risk in business is exposure to something that poses a threat to an organization\u2019s ability to achieve its goals and it can lead to falling revenue, lost profits, a damaged reputation, legal proceedings and \u2013 ultimately \u2013 failure.<\/p><p>These risks can arise internally such as employee dishonesty, ineffective management or unproductive internal processes.\u00a0 But they can also present themselves externally, whether through legislative change or unexpected disruptions in the global economy (such as a pandemic).<\/p><p>Despite organizations facing hundreds of risks daily, there are several ways to mitigate them and having in place a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/blog\/what-is-risk-management\/\">robust risk management strategy<\/a><\/span> is essential to any business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd9cc9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd9cc9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a35a446\" data-id=\"a35a446\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4dd131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4dd131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of business risks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c0c6de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c0c6de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d232cf\" data-id=\"2d232cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d9a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96d9a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below, we\u2019ll outline the types of risk that your organization may face during its day-to-day operations. Many of these risks may be more prevalent in some organizations than others, and the level of importance placed on them will often depend on the organization\u2019s goals, structure and industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e437c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e437c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-add8860\" data-id=\"add8860\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938e882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"938e882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compliance risk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee9971a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee9971a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47c361d\" data-id=\"47c361d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45c021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a45c021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compliance risk refers to an organization\u2019s exposure to financial loss as a result of failure to comply with regulations and standards usually set by government. Some examples of compliance risks include:<\/p><p><strong>Illegal practices.<\/strong> Legal compliance requires organizations to abide by laws. Compliance risks will arise from organizational practices that break those laws. Money laundering, fraud and embezzlement are examples.<\/p><p><strong>Privacy protection breaches.<\/strong> Privacy laws are strict in most parts of the world. A data leak can give rise to a significant privacy breach, resulting in the imposition of penalties or fines by government.<\/p><p><strong>Work health and safety.<\/strong> Companies are legally required to follow specific safety laws, especially in industries such as construction, mining and transport. Failure to comply with strict safety standards, resulting in the injury or death of an employee, may give rise to significant penalties including prosecutions, fines and even imprisonment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-424c534 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"424c534\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5e7556\" data-id=\"c5e7556\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532bf7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"532bf7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal risk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4daea63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4daea63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-097a51e\" data-id=\"097a51e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6bc8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6bc8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Legal risks are related to compliance risks, but they extend further than violating a law. It includes any legal exposure that arises in business. Some examples of common legal risks include:<\/p><p><strong>Contractual risks \u2013<\/strong> when an organization enters into a contract, they are exposing themselves to risks.\u00a0 Legal risk arises if a party to the contract fails to fulfil their obligations resulting in breach of contract with the potential for legal accountability or litigation.<\/p><p><strong>Public liability risks <\/strong>\u2013 these can occur if, for example, a customer slips and falls, injuring themselves on your premises and decides to commence legal proceedings against you for damages.<\/p><p><strong>Regulatory risks <\/strong>\u2013 these are related to compliance risk and can occur, for example, if a regulator withdraws, suspends or cancels a licence the organization needs to operate in a particular industry leading to cessation of operations.<\/p><p><strong>Risk of disputes \u2013 <\/strong>these are the result of handling disputes with customers, clients, stakeholders and members of the community. These can lead to litigation and harm to the reputation of you organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4be58be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4be58be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b726dc2\" data-id=\"b726dc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bce50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bce50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic risk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2782a76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2782a76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0012a24\" data-id=\"0012a24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf5685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bf5685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strategic risk arises when an organization fails to properly execute its business strategy, or when the strategy itself is flawed. This can include:<\/p><ul><li>Making poor strategic decisions<\/li><li>Lack of clear vision by senior leadership<\/li><li>Failing to respond to a changing economic environment<\/li><li>Introducing new products and services that fail to gain traction<\/li><li>Unsuccessful mergers or acquisitions<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d29f961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d29f961\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-703718f\" data-id=\"703718f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d3825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88d3825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operational risk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f12e4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f12e4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-193a196\" data-id=\"193a196\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f7bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7f7bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Operational risk arises from a variety of sources including employee risk, flawed internal processes, or external events such as floods decimating an organization\u2019s physical infrastructure. These are \u2018ground level\u2019 risks \u2013 and are therefore different from \u2018high level\u2019 strategic risks.<\/p><p>A notable example of an operational failure occurred in 2012, when large international bank HSBC was fined by the U.S. Justice Department because the company\u2019s anti-money laundering team did not stop money laundering from occurring in Mexico. HSBC entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/hsbc-holdings-plc-and-hsbc-bank-usa-na-admit-anti-money-laundering-and-sanctions-violations\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">agreed to pay USD $1.256 billion<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec5fea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ec5fea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4456d87\" data-id=\"4456d87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76a0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c76a0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financial risk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba065f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba065f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b90d2f6\" data-id=\"b90d2f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295b785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"295b785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Financial risk is one of the most important risks that a business must consider. It refers to any risk that can cause a financial loss to an organization, such as not having enough cash to meet its debts or make repayments on its loans. Organizations that have entered into debt financial arrangements will typically have a higher level of financial risk than others.<\/p><p>One example of financial risk includes <strong>liquidity risk<\/strong>. These risks eventuate when a business cannot convert assets into cash in order to meet financial obligations. Another type of financial risk is <strong>currency risk<\/strong>, which can result in a loss due to the change in price of one currency in relation to another.<\/p><p>Looking closer at a currency risk scenario, let\u2019s say a Canadian company agrees to sell products to a French company for a certain amount of euros. A sudden drop in the exchange rate could result in that Canadian company losing revenue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-529a64d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"529a64d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cdcac3\" data-id=\"1cdcac3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e7eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80e7eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cybersecurity risk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8b0f98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8b0f98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13d8972\" data-id=\"13d8972\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc250a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc250a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cybercrime is one of the biggest risks to business. Data breaches, network hacks, ransomware attacks and system shutdowns concern every organization.<\/p><p>According to Statistics Canada, in 2019, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/o1\/en\/plus\/514-cybersecurity-risks-impact-canadian-businesses\">approximately 21% (one-fifth) of Canadian businesses<\/a><\/span> reported being affected by a cyber incident. Canadian businesses also spent $7 billion that year on cybersecurity measures to prevent, identify and recover from cyber incidents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7dc66c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7dc66c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63732e7\" data-id=\"63732e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097e673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"097e673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reputational risk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6117ef0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6117ef0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48cfb85\" data-id=\"48cfb85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679c929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"679c929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reputational risks refer to damage that can result in an organization being poorly perceived by the public. For example, several Canadian mining companies faced severe reputational risk in when they were <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/canadian-mining-companies-will-now-face-human-rights-charges-in-canadian-courts\/\">charged in 2019 with human rights violations<\/a><\/span> in Canadian courts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df73ba6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df73ba6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4d49fb\" data-id=\"c4d49fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11ec5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f11ec5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to manage risks in your business<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6496bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6496bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cdd492\" data-id=\"2cdd492\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789c600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"789c600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Risk management is an integral part of running any organization, no matter its size. Below are the steps every organization should take when developing a risk management strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7599a76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7599a76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c418176\" data-id=\"c418176\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d27a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4d27a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assess the processes in your organization<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4276e44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4276e44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce4e565\" data-id=\"ce4e565\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8018521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8018521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first thing to successfully identify business risk is to undertake a thorough analysis of your organization\u2019s current processes. This can involve undertaking a \u201cSWOT\u201d analysis, as follows:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Strengths:<\/strong> detect what your organization\u2019s strengths are, so you can learn what it is doing well (and what you can strengthen).<\/li><li><strong>Weaknesses:<\/strong> identify areas your business could improve upon. This will allow you to develop strategies to turn those weaknesses into strengths.<\/li><li><strong>Opportunities<\/strong> \u2013 conduct research into your industry and market, so you can identify room for growth.<\/li><li><strong>Threats \u2013<\/strong> assess the various internal and external factors that threaten the viability of your organization, so you can make sure they do not escalate into something catastrophic.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c9e69a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c9e69a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d29987\" data-id=\"1d29987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ebd3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ebd3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Analyze unique and common risks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5c02aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5c02aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f4ab1e\" data-id=\"6f4ab1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4cb36b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4cb36b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you\u2019ve developed a strong understanding of your business\u2019 current processes, the next step is to look at both risks that are <strong>common<\/strong> to other organizations in your industry and also the risks the risks that are <strong>unique <\/strong>to your organization. You can do this by anonymously obtaining feedback from your employees and managers at all levels to identify risks and know where they are arising from.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-890c8d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"890c8d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fc856f\" data-id=\"1fc856f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d27ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d27ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Create a risk report<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec97d80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec97d80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63868af\" data-id=\"63868af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac730c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac730c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Create a record of the risks identified.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Your <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">risk report<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> should include the following:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>Risk register<\/strong> &#8211; this identifies each risk your organization faces \u2013 including their probabilities, impact and source.<\/li><li><strong>Corrective action plans<\/strong> \u2013 these are the plans you will put in place to mitigate the risks identified in your risk register.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Monitoring and review \u2013 <\/strong>your report should include timelines for implementing risk mitigation plans with a regular review cycle. <strong><em>It is critical to <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>keep up to date on the law and current trends.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>You should keep current of changes to the law or regulation that may affect your industry. \u00a0This will allow you to plan ahead and avoid risks to your organization down the road.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8946adc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8946adc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7f13d9\" data-id=\"f7f13d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16baaed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16baaed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Case Example: The <em>Digital Charter Implementation Act 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>An example of a new risk that businesses across Canada may face is the increased privacy protection for consumers introduced by the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parl.ca\/legisinfo\/en\/bill\/44-1\/c-27\"><em>Digital Charter Implementation Act 2022<\/em><\/a><\/span>.<\/p><p>This legislation will reportedly strengthen Canada\u2019s privacy law as it applies to the private sector. The Act is said to give Canada\u2019s Privacy Commissioner broad powers, including the power to stop a company from using personal information.<\/p><p>The new law also establishes fines for companies who are not compliant, including penalties of $25 million or up to 5% of a company\u2019s global revenue (whichever is higher) in the most serious cases.<\/p><p>These may be new risks that organizations in Canada will need to consider. Seek professional legal advice to learn how the law applies to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdfdbe0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdfdbe0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25d64c9\" data-id=\"25d64c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4930cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4930cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hire experts to assist you<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6deb58a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6deb58a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2912338\" data-id=\"2912338\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5b84f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a5b84f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professional risk management consultants can help your organization navigate the intricacies of compliance, legal, financial and reputational risks faced by your organization.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-053edf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"053edf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-739f68f\" data-id=\"739f68f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae7143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ae7143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insurance<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65e9aae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65e9aae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28ffba6\" data-id=\"28ffba6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca074f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca074f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ensure your organization has the appropriate insurance policies in place to help you manage your organizational risk.\u00a0 Contact an experienced insurance professional at Axxima who can help you ensure you have the right coverage for your business such as:<\/p><ul><li>A <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cyber Insurance: What it is and Why You Need it\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/blog\/cyber-insurance-what-it-is-and-why-you-need-it\/\"><strong>cyber insurance policy<\/strong><\/a><\/span> can cover the costs associated with a cyber incident (such as the costs of incident response and recovery).<\/li><li>A <strong>product liability policy<\/strong> can protect your organization if your products cause personal injury or damage to a third party.<\/li><li>A <strong>professional liability policy<\/strong> can protect your business if your services have caused harm to a third party. This is also known as <strong>errors and omissions<\/strong><\/li><li>A <strong>business property and contents insurance policy<\/strong> can cover you in case your business becomes a victim of theft or property damage.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82aa5f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82aa5f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57ead6c\" data-id=\"57ead6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d66217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d66217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re curious about how insurance can protect your organization from business risks, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/meet-principals\/\">get<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/meet-principals\/\"> in touch with our team<\/a><\/span> of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/services\/\">insurance actuaries<\/a><\/span>, brokers and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/services\/\">risk management experts<\/a><\/span> here at Axxima.<\/p><p>We can help you identify your business risks, and craft tailored insurance policies to make sure you have the right coverage for your organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9273f71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9273f71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07de6d6\" data-id=\"07de6d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310b8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"310b8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back What is the Definition of Risk in Business? 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