The Chief Risk Officer Forum ('CRO Forum') is comprised of the Chief Risk Officers of major insurance companies and financial conglome­rates. It was formed in 2004 to work on key relevant risk issues for advanced practitioners.

The CRO Forum is a professional risk management group focused on developing and promoting industry best practices in risk management. It intends to present large company views, with three core aims:

• Alignment of regulatory requirements with sophisticated / best practice risk management
• Acknowledgement of group synergies, especially diversification benefits
• Simplification of regulatory interaction