About us
FERMA brings together 23 risk management associations in 22 European countries. They represent nearly 5000 professional risk managers active in a wide range of business sectors. FERMA acts on their behalf at European level and promotes the risk management profession.
What we do
Provide a risk management perspective on European issues.
Speak for the profession with European institutions.
Strengthen the profession through our European risk management certification, rimap.
Promote communication on risk with events and publications.
Support the global risk management community as members of the International
Federation of Risk and Insurance Management
Associations.
Our history
In 1974, three organisations got together to speak for corporate insurance buyers in Europe. In time, those
organisations became FERMA…
We are a Brussels-based non-profit federation.
What is risk management?
Managing the threats and opportunities to organisations within acceptable limits is the essence of risk management. The principles of risk management are identifying, measuring and preparing for any events that could interfere with the organisation’s plans. Enterprise risk management (ERM) is a strategy that applies these concepts across the whole organisation.
The Risk Manager is a Coordinator, Educator and Communicator
Risk managers bring professional expertise to this role and support the success of their organisations. They play a central role by coordinating risk aspects of functions across the organisation. In addition, risk managers will be responsible for technical activities of the work, such as risk assessment, risk mapping and insurance purchase. They report to senior management and the board about risk issues.
Risk managers typically come from different professional backgrounds, such as finance, engineering, law or insurance. Today, an increasing number are starting their careers with dedicated training to become professional risk managers. The FERMA certification, rimap, provides a European professional qualification for all practitioners.