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Effectively manage risk, create value, and elevate your career to the next level by enrolling in our most popular courses and programs. These opportunities will give you the tools you need to stay up to date with current risk management and insurance trends, and remain at the forefront of your field.
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Executing ERM in Your Organization
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Blockchain in Insurance
Explore the basics of blockchain, the existing and theoretical use cases, and the ways you can apply concepts to real-world situations. Arm yourself with a better understanding of how this technology will affect your day-to-day business operations.
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Take Your Next StepAffiliate Updates
Affiliates of The Institutes address all aspects of risk and insurance. From educating and connecting industry professionals and regulators to providing industry news and thought leadership to serving as the catalyst behind innovation and technology — The Institutes and affiliated organizations pave the way forward.

The Institutes CPCU Society Launches Facilitated Study Groups for CPCU Students
Professionals working towards earning their CPCU designation can now have the added support of Facilitated Study Groups offered by the CPCU Society. The groups provide the guidance and support students need to pass exams, learn how to apply key concepts in real-life scenarios, and discuss key questions with a group of peers.

The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative® First Notice of Loss Product, Rapid X, Now Available in Guidewire Marketplace
Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) and The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative® announced that RiskStream’s new Ready for Guidewire validated accelerator for ClaimCenter is now available in the Guidewire Marketplace. With this new integration, Guidewire users can use RiskStream’s Rapid X blockchain application to exchange loss information with other insurers more quickly and accurately.