COLLECTING RISK EVENTS
A typical event capture form is given in Figure 8.2.
Who reports the data?
Some firms allow anonymous reporting of losses, while most require the name of the person who detected the event. But the person who reports the event may not necessarily be the person who detects it. And the person who reports it may not necessarily be the person responsible for the event occurring, if anyone is responsible. Some firms require the name of the person’s manager and will send an automatic e-mail to the manager as validation and confirmation of the event. That can, however, discourage whistle-blowing, which can be a useful source of identifying potential or actual high-impact/low-frequency events.
Figure 8.2 Reporting events
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