Essence of methods and tools of financial risk management of insurance companies are defined. It has been founf out that the methods of financial risk management of the insurer can be called a system of techniques in the field of financial risk management. Its use allows to solve a number of tasks to a certain extent. For example, it can allow to foresee the occurrence of risk events in the process activities of insurance companies and identify different ways of their avoidance, minimization, and transfer, and to take measures to reduce the consequences of occurrence of such events to the insurer. It has been defined that the tools of financial risk management of the insurance company are the totality of means. With their help we can make the analysis, control and funding of possible financial risks of the insurer that can arise in the process of implementation of economic activity. The methods and tools of financial risk management are closely connected. The main methods of financial risk management of the insurance company are analyzed. The most common methods of risk management in insurance are risk assessment, risk avoidance, risk reduction, risk acceptance, risk transfer. The instruments of financial risk management of the insurer, in particular, stress testing, early warning tests, Monte-Carlo, VaR-methodology, methods, which are based on calculation of indicators of ES, EVA and RAROC, as well as hedging, diversification, valuation, self-insurance, co-insurance and reinsurance are defined. The necessity to use the methods and tools of financial risk management by insurance companies is defined. It has ben provrd that the insurance company should choose the most appropriate methods and tools for risk management. The company should also take into account all the peculiarities of its activities and will assist in the evaluation and control of existing and prevention of possible risks.
THEORETICAL ORDERING OF THE METHODS AND TOOLS OF FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
