What is the risk management technique that allows the transfer of loss to another party through a contract?

The correct answer is the transfer of risk. This technique involves shifting the financial burden of a potential loss from one party to another through a contractual agreement. In the context of insurance, transferring risk typically occurs when an individual or organization purchases an insurance policy to protect against certain losses. By doing so, the insured party effectively transfers the responsibility for those losses to the insurance company, which agrees to compensate for covered incidents as outlined in the policy.

Reinsurance, while related to risk management, refers specifically to the practice of insurers insuring their own risk with other insurance companies to mitigate large losses. Risk pooling involves gathering a large number of similar risks together to, essentially, reduce the variability of potential losses among the members of the pool, but it doesn’t involve direct contractual transfer of risk. Liability coverage is a specific type of insurance that provides protection against claims resulting from injuries and damage to people or property, but it does not fully encompass the broadest definition of transferring risk as a general management technique.