As a risk and insurance manager, you have the combined duties of a risk manager and an insurance manager. Risk management is the practice of controlling risk through tactics that offset the likelihood of financial loss. Insurance management, on the other hand, is used to develop ways to limit or those losses by purchasing insurance against risks, such as disability payments or employee accidents. Your combined responsibilities as a risk and insurance manager revolve around reducing risk while developing safety nets to prevent loss on risks the company does take. This is especially crucial in corporate risk management, in which you are often dealing with risky investments on which the company is unwilling to take a full loss.