Q&A: Allianz CRO on using smarter performance metrics

Risk teams can only do their job well if they think about value, says Tom Wilson, chief risk officer at Allianz and author of new book Value and Capital Management. Yet management often remains sceptical about using risk-adjusted metrics to measure performance

Tom Wilson, Allianz

In his new book, Value and Capital Management, and in this exclusive interview with Risk.net, Tom Wilson, chief risk officer (CRO) of Allianz, explains how and why the risk department can enhance a firm’s value and share price. Although this might be an area of concern traditionally reserved for the chief financial officer and ultimately the chief executive, the risk department has found itself increasingly involved in conversations about improving the business itself. No longer drawing lines in