THE COBRA EFFECT in GRC : More Rules, More Committees, More Failures ????
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The recent data leak - STAR HEALTH opens another box.
BFSI is drowning in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) overkill. More checklists. More quarterly meetings. More audits. Yet, fraudsters and hackers are having a field day.
?? 1st Line (Business Teams) → Too busy chasing targets, risk becomes a formality rather than an actual business strategy.
?? 2nd Line (Risk & Compliance) → Stuck in static checklists that no one remembers when they were last updated. More box-ticking, less risk-thinking.
?? 3rd Line (Audit) → Comes in, performs the same checks, flags the same issues, and makes a big noise in committee meetings. But where is the actual risk mitigation?
?? The Cobra Effect in GRC The more rules we add, the more armies of risk & audit teams follow them blindly, killing bandwidth and delivering mediocre outputs. Meanwhile, fraudsters exploit the gaps between compliance and real risk detection.
?? The Harsh Reality?
? We audit yesterday’s problems
? We burden teams with governance instead of empowering them
? We create a false sense of security—regulations are followed, but risks still happen.
?? What Needs to Change?
? Shift from compliance-driven to intelligence-driven risk management.
? Automate redundant tasks instead of creating layers of approvals.
? Build a risk-aware culture, where controls serve the business, not just the auditors.
?? The real question: Is GRC truly reducing risk, or have we turned it into a bureaucratic treadmill?
Author: Kishore Mondal
#Compliance #BFSI #FraudPrevention #CorporateIllusions
LIC of India / Bajaj Allianz / Edelweiss Life // Sr Leadership , Distribution Management, Multi location overview,
1 周Bang on ! Very well defines the Malady that plagues the insurance industry. Time we start looking at the problems / risks more comprehensively and come up with a long term solutioning plan
Excellent idea, perfectly capturing the need in modern times to improve risk coverage.
Risk and Insurance - Advisory And Enthusiast
2 周Great advice