Risk appetite and key risk indicators

See how close you are to each limit the board set.

Each statement the board set, measured by its indicators in CORE, with the risks and processes behind each one.

Shown on Halden, our fictitious Lloyd's managing agent. See how Halden runs it

Halden · Risk appetite

Are we within appetite?

  • 10Within
  • 7Approaching
  • 3Outside
  • Large loss ratio to date18.1% · limit 18%Outside
  • Out-of-authority binding23 · limit 15Outside
  • Wording exceptions not approved4 · limit 2Outside
From Halden's risk appetite report, at 30 September 2026.
Why now

Appetite has to be shown in numbers, not only in words.

Our reading: as the market softens, a board needs to see how close each limit is while there is still time to act.

What Lloyd's and the PRA said in 2026
  1. Jan 2026 · Lloyd'sFor the Principles board attestation, managing agents should consider "not only a qualitative view but also what quantitative data is available to support the assessment".Source: Lloyd's, Principles Board Attestation: Guidance for 2026, p3 (opens in a new tab)
  2. 15 Jan 2026 · PRAThe PRA expects boards to hold underwriting discipline as the market weakens, and to price and reserve adequately.Source: PRA, Insurance Supervision: 2026 priorities, p4 (opens in a new tab)
  3. May 2026 · Lloyd'sLloyd's told the market: "Expectation for 2027 is not growth at any cost".Source: Lloyd's, Q2 2026 Market Messages, slide 16 (opens in a new tab)

What you get

  • See where you stand against appetite any day, not once a quarter.

    Each statement is measured by the indicators that test it, so the board reads a status, not a paragraph.

    Today
    Appetite in prose, read at committee
    With CoVi Analytics
    Each statement measured, any day
    Halden's risk appetite board in CoVi Analytics, at 30 September 2026: 10 indicators within appetite, 7 approaching the limit and 3 outside, across nine appetite statements.

    Halden's risk appetite report: nine statements, 20 indicators.

  • Spot an indicator nearing its limit before it becomes a breach.

    Each indicator shows its amber and red marks, so the 7 nearing a limit at Halden stand out before they cross it.

    Today
    Seen once it is red
    With CoVi Analytics
    Seen while it is amber
  • Go from a red indicator to the risks behind it in one click.

    Open any indicator to see the risks it watches, then switch views to see the processes where those risks arise.

    Today
    A red with no context
    With CoVi Analytics
    Each red opens onto its risks

Grow inside the appetite the board set.

The business sees how close it is to each limit, while there is still time to change course.

Bring your appetite statements. See them measured.

Tell us how your appetite and indicators are reported today, and leave knowing where to start.

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