The Handbook of Credit Risk Management, 1st Edition

A comprehensive guide to the complex discipline of credit risk management

"The Handbook of Credit Risk Management" presents a comprehensive overview of the practice of credit risk management (CRM) for a large institution. The authors introduce readers to credit risk by defining it, outlining how institutions are exposed to it, explaining why its management is critical to the success of an institution, and why an institution's organizational structure matters.

Written a straightforward and accessible style—and presented in a logical format that is consistent with a commonly employed risk management framework—this reliable resource offers a holistic treatment of CRM.Covers the essential aspects of CRM from origination and credit risk assessment to portfolio management and distributionContains an in-depth analysis of the recent financial crisis and illustrates how the violation of basic CRM principles led to the debacleDesigned for both busy professionals who needs to learn about CRM independently as well as students looking to gain a better understanding of it

The rise of credit risk measurement and the credit derivatives market started in the early 1990s and has grown ever since. For anyone associated with this field, understanding credit risk measurement as a discipline is now more important than ever. "The Handbook of Credit Risk Management" can help you achieve this goal.

Sylvain Bouteille is Head Key Account Management and a member of the management team of the North American division of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. In 1996, he joined Swiss Re in Zurich, Switzerland, in the newly created credit risk management division. In 1998, Bouteille moved to New York where, as U.S. Head of Credit Risk Management, he was responsible for credit risk aspects of all insurance and capital markets transactions. In 2003, he became U.S. Head of Structured Credit Underwriting, where he originated and structured credit derivatives and financial guaranty reinsurance transactions. Since 2008, Bouteille has been working with risk managers of Fortune 500 companies to develop traditional and non-standard insurance solutions. Bouteille holds an MS in civil engineering from ENTPE (France) and an MBA from INSEAD (France). Diane Coogan-Pushner is Distinguished Lecturer and Director of the Graduate Program in Risk Management at Queens College, City University of New York. She began her career in financial services at the World Bank and held increasingly senior positions in finance and strategy at AT&T and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Coogan-Pushner moved to Swiss Re, and as Managing Director, originated and structured reinsurance transactions and other risk transfer solutions for insurance clients. Other credits include roles as a portfolio manager for a hedge fund and for a private equity fund both dedicated to financial services. She has served as a director for an insurer and as a member of S&P's Insurance Ratings Advisory Council, and consults to financial institutions in their asset management strategy. She received her PhD in economics from Boston University in 1992 and is a CFA charterholder.

With the economic fallout from the financial crisis, beginning in the late 2000s, it has become more crucial than ever for risk managers to have a clear understanding of sound credit risk management principles and processes. The Handbook of Credit Risk Management presents a comprehensive overview of the practice of credit risk management (CRM) for large institutions. In this hands-on resource, Sylvain Bouteill

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