Construct a framework for identifying, evaluating, and categorizing risk and risk management tools. Appraise the relationship between a heightened regulatory environment and corporate governance. Evaluate the components of operational risk and the application of corresponding risk management plans. Evaluate the principles of risk and reward in the investment sector and its applications to the broader area of risk management. Scenario LTD Acceptance is a private property and auto insurance carrier that specializes in sports cars and motorcycles. This organization is owned by LTD Capital, a large equity group with over 15 holdings. LTD Acceptance is the parent company's single largest holding as it drives 70% of total revenue. Due to the inherent risk involved in that segment of the market, many of LTD Acceptance's competitors do not offer policies for sports cars or motorcycles. This market segment is underserved which is why the organization has 20,000 active policies for a sports car or a motorcycle. LTD is headquartered in Houston, TX. LTD does not sell insurance directly to the public. Instead, it uses third-party agents to sell its policies. LTD handles all customer service needs including claims intake, policy services, and general questions. The company operates in four states: California, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. Currently, LTD does not have an active system in place to ensure that its agents are in fact using LTD guidelines to screen potential policyholders. However, no evidence of negligence has emerged so far as the organization has yet to have a year in which it was not profitable. LTD has also had the good fortune of not suffering losses because of natural disasters or catastrophic events. Instructions You have been hired for the role of Senior Risk Analyst. This means that you are responsible for overseeing and managing the organization's all risk management activities. Before you can design a plan to manage risks, your first task is to identify the primary risk exposures the organization should acknowledge. The organization is also concerned about threats to its operational efficacy. Therefore, you need to also identify operational risk exposures and explain why operational losses must be categorized. The board is also seeking your input on the relationship between risk and reward and how it pertains to the company's investment portfolio. Your supervisor has asked you to create a PowerPoint presentation of your report. Remember your audience when crafting your presentation, and include the following slides: Title slide Evaluate the significance of identifying risks and address the ramifications of failing to do so. Identify two insurance regulations and analyze their roles in managing risks within the insurance industry. Identify the market, business, and compliance risks LTD encounters. Explain why the operational losses cannot be broadly managed. Why do they have to be categorized? Examine the relationship between risk and reward and how it pertains to investing. Explain why effective financial management correlates with risk management. Your conclusion slide should include at least three risk management activities relevant to insurance (and your rationale for choosing them specifically) and how they link to enhanced organizational effectiveness. Grading Rubric F F C B A 0 1 2 3 4 Not Submitted No Pass Competence Proficiency Mastery Not Submitted At least one slide requirement is missing. All required slides are included. All required slides are included, along with any supporting explanations or examples. All required slides are included, along with any supporting explanations or examples and are professionally presented. Not Submitted Inaccurate discussion on the importance of identifying risks is included OR no discussion on the importance of identifying risks is included OR appropriate consequences of failing to identify risks are not included. Accurate discussion on the importance of identifying risks is included AND appropriate consequences of failing to identify each risk mentioned are included. Accurate discussion that utilizes specific examples of the importance of identifying risks is included AND appropriate consequences of failing to identify each risk mentioned are included. Thorough and accurate discussion that utilizes specific examples of the importance of identifying risks is included AND appropriate consequences of failing to identify each risk mentioned are fully explained. Not Submitted Less than two insurance regulations are accurately analyzed in their role in managing risk in the insurance industry. Two insurance regulations (laws or acts) are accurately analyzed in their role in managing risk in the insurance industry. Two insurance regulations (laws or acts) are thoroughly and accurately analyzed in their role in managing risk in the insurance industry. More than two insurance regulations (laws or acts) are thoroughly and accurately analyzed in their role in managing risk in the insurance industry. Not Submitted No valid risks are identified for at least one area (market, compliance, and business). At least one valid risk relevant to LTD is identified for each area (market, compliance, and business). At least one valid risk relevant to LTD is identified and explained for each area (market, compliance, and business). More than one valid risk relevant to LTD is identified and explained for each area (market, compliance, and business). Not Submitted Inaccurate discussion of why operational losses must be categorized is included OR no discussion of why operational losses must be categorized is included. Accurate discussion of why operational losses must be categorized is included. Accurate explanation that utilizes specific examples of why operational losses must be categorized is included. Thorough and accurate explanations that utilize specific examples of why operational losses must be categorized are included. Not Submitted Inaccurate discussion of how the relationship between risk and reward relates to investing is included OR no discussion of how the relationship between risk and reward relates to investing is included. Accurate discussion of how the relationship between risk and reward relates to investing. Accurate explanation that utilizes specific examples of how the relationship between risk and reward relates to investing. Thorough and accurate explanations that utilize specific examples of how the relationship between risk and reward relates to investing Not Submitted Inaccurate discussion that utilizes specific examples to explain how effective financial management correlates with risk management OR no discussion to explain how effective financial management correlates with risk management. Accurate discussion of how effective financial management correlates with risk management. Accurate explanation that utilizes specific examples to examine how effective financial management correlates with risk management. Thorough and accurate explanations that utilize specific examples to examine how effective financial management correlates with risk management. Not Submitted Conclusion slide(s) does not summarize at least three pertinent risk management activities OR does not describe how at least one affects organizational effectiveness. Conclusion slide(s) summarizes at least three pertinent risk management activities AND describes how each affects organizational effectiveness. Includes rationale for selection. Conclusion slide(s) thoroughly summarizes the details of at least three pertinent risk management activities AND explains how each affects organizational effectiveness. Includes rationale for selection. Conclusion slide(s) thoroughly summarizes the details of more than three pertinent risk management activities AND provides deep and meaningful insight on how each affects organizational effectiveness. Includes rationale for selection

Developing effective teams can be challenging. There are different personalities to deal with when working in teams, but the benefits can be extraordinary. Review the "Penelope at Work" video in your Module 04 lessons folder under "Managing Team Conflict" and discuss the following: What do you think were the causes of the conflict between Penelope and Peter? What should happen to get them to work more cohesively as a team? What problems have you encountered in school or in your career when working in teams or a group setting? What was the cause of the conflict? How did the conflict get resolved? Good evening classmates, The initial causes of conflict between Peter and Penelope began before this meeting with Maurice. They both have issues stemming from their initial meeting together that they have not resolved. It seems as though they both still believe in what they produced, but the other is not convinced. They also do not seem to see eye to eye on the decisions being made for this campaign. They have issues of confrontation, compromise, collaboration, and avoidance in this scenario. Working cohesively on a team requires all involved to stay open-minded while bringing professional input to the task at hand. Collaboration between the two partners needs to search for solutions that encompass both of their ideas. To do that, though, they both need to cooperate and respect one another's professional opinions. Maurice kept saying "we" in the video, confusing me as to if he was supposed to be a part of a team working on this marketing campaign or not. If it is just Peter and Penelope working together on this campaign, I constitute their relationship as a partnership, not a team. Studies on teamwork have shown that smaller groups are more effective and have less bureaucracy, but does this team of two need a third wheel? This may be an instance where a third member could help to alleviate some of the confrontation and avoidance that seems to be happening between Peter and Penelope. In terms of a team versus a working group, some points direct us to both. There is not a focused leader. They both have mutual accountability, and their work is supposed to be collective. This team is a bit of a mess and does not seem to have a clear understanding or respect for each other's roles. Peter and Penelope are in the Storming stage of team development, where the members are in conflict and disagreement. At this point, a leader should encourage participation and ask them to shelve their differences to complete the task at hand. Suppose Maurice, who seems to be the leader, accomplished this step appropriately with their meeting. In that case, Peter and Penelope will move past the Storming phase into the Norming stage, where order and cohesion are established. I have worked in the restaurant industry for over twenty years now, and being part of a team is the only way I know. We depend on one another to complete our tasks with each paying guest who walks through the door, beginning with our hostess. From the moment a guest walks into the building, our team begins completing service professionally and efficiently. The team is the staff as a whole in a restaurant. If one part of the team falters or makes a mistake, the entire team has to help correct the error and hustle to get back on track to complete the task and complete service. There have been many shifts in my time that another team member, a kitchen staff member, or myself has made an error that you can feel like dominoes, hitting everyone and every piece on its way down. For example, I forgot to ring in one of my four guest's orders, and it is a well-done steak entrée. At my restaurant, I would have to immediately let a manager know the error, ring that steak dinner in, let the kitchen know that I need that entrée as soon as possible, and run to apologize to my guests. Now, because I have made this error, a manager has to stop what they are doing to apologize to the guest and check-in with the kitchen ensuring that the entrée will be coming out on the fly. Above that, we have stopped the train in the kitchen; that steak has become a top priority moving all other orders down the line putting everyone else's order in the restaurant behind it. This immediately puts every server in the building into fight or flight mode, trying to run as much food as possible to help alleviate the situation. It is a domino effect that creates almost a tidal wave effect on everyone in the team and their guests that they are taking care of. Every member of the team is vital and contributes to the success of the group. Cheers, Jessica Hamilton Reference: https://blog.doist.com/small-team-collaboration/  For your reply post, discuss whether or not there was a better approach that your classmate could have taking to resolve their conflict? How would you have handled the situation? Remember to be specific!