Gain the risk management and insurance knowledge you need to thrive from The Institutes.
To compete in the fast-moving insurtech and consulting world, you need to know your stuff. You have the technology and consulting know how, but do you have the knowledge you need about the risk management and insurance industries? Can you speak the language of your clients and prospects? Do you understand how their business works — their processes, what defines their success?
For more than 100 years, The Institutes have been the premier provider of risk management and insurance knowledge solutions. Now you can learn from the same organization that has educated decades of industry professionals and thought leaders. With offerings that range from short online courses to full designation programs — there’s a knowledge solution made just for you and your team.
Associate in Cyber Risk Management
.Build cyber resilience and gain in-demand skills to manage and mitigate cyber risks while protecting your clients and organization from evolving threats.
Insurance Essentials
.Gain a basic understanding of foundational risk management and insurance concepts and operations.
Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance
.Confidently serve your customers with an understanding of basic risk management and insurance principles. Build a foundation in insurance functions and regulation, the risk management process, and the claims and underwriting decision processes.
Associate in Insurance
.Select the program path that matches your career goals and gain foundational knowledge in risk management and insurance.
Associate in Insurance Data Analytics
.Learn how to speak the language of data and gain the data analytics skills employers are looking for to help you stay at the forefront of the continuously evolving risk management and insurance field.
Associate in Reinsurance
.Create effective reinsurance programs that protect insurers from risk through an understanding of reinsurance products, transactions, and contracts.
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.
Maximizing Value with Data and Technology
Maximizing Value with Data and Technology (CPCU 550)
Build your competitive advantage and add value as you dive into emerging tech and how it supports the predict and prevent model. Explore AI, cyber risk, data quality, privacy, and the ethics of data management.
Earn a digital badge to showcase your expertise in this emerging field upon passing this course!
Enroll today!Industry Specialization Online Courses
Discover endless opportunity with courses crafted to help you better understand the nuances of risk management and insurance in specialized industries.
Select one course that focuses on your clients’ industry-specific risks and coverage gaps to become their trusted, consultative partner – or dive into multiple courses to find the industry that suits you best.
Understanding Risks in the Construction Industry
.Explore the unique combination of risks your clients in the construction industry face. Build your knowledge of worker safety, fire, equipment-related, and owner- and subcontractor-related risks. Master strategies to recommend policies and coverage levels that protect your clients.
Understanding Risks in the Hospitality Industry
.Dive into existing and emerging risks your clients in the hospitality industry face. Develop skills to assess and mitigate cyber threats, food, and liquor liability risks. Master strategies to recommend policies and coverage levels that protect your clients.
Understanding Risks in the Real Estate Industry
.Understand and develop effective strategies to manage risks your clients in the real estate industry face. Learn to manage flood, windstorm, natural catastrophe, terrorism, ordinance and law compliance, and vacant property risks. Master strategies to recommend policies and coverage levels that protect your clients.
Understanding Risks for Public Entities
.Discover prominent and emerging risks faced by public entities including natural disasters, cyber risk, and general and auto liability. Understand how public entity pools operate as well as their benefits and limitations.
Understanding Risks in the Transportation Industry
.Build the skills to minimize traditional and emerging risks in the transportation industry including fleet management, cyber threats, and regulatory compliance. Understand why labor shortages constitute a significant threat to the transportation industry.
Understanding Risks in the Manufacturing Industry
.Discover traditional and emerging risks faced by manufacturers including product liability and cyber risks as well as how to protect intellectual property and trade secrets. Examine strategies to mitigate supply chain risks.
Understanding Risks in the Healthcare Industry
.Examine the risks faced by healthcare entities including data management and patient safety. Explore the significant ways COVID-19 has permanently transformed the industry. Understand how healthcare entities can manage regulatory challenges including HIPPA, ACA and risks associated with compliance.
Micro-Certs
Our curated collection of concentrated, topic-focused Micro-Certs sharpen your skills and advance your knowledge. Each on-demand Micro-Cert is designed for busy professionals like you and won’t eat up your free-time or weekends. Complete assignment modules in as little as 5 minutes, or a whole assignment in as little 25 minutes.
Plus, as you earn Micro-Certs you’ll earn digital badges to display in your email signature and social media profiles to showcase your expertise.
Managing Clients' Cyber Risks
.Explore the variety of cyber risks clients are exposed to whether they are sole proprietorships or large corporations.
Leading and Coaching Skills
.Learn the essentials of recruiting, developing, and leading your team as you explore emotional intelligence, motivational methods, and the keys to managing virtual teams.
Closing Commercial Coverage Gaps
.Dive into how to best serve your clients and close commercial coverage gaps to reduce risks. Familiarity with standard commercial lines products is helpful in the completion of this course, but not required.
Identifying Commercial Clients' Risks
.Understand of risk classifications and categories to collaborate with your clients as you manage their risk and build resilient organizations.
Helping Clients Prepare for the Worst
.Explore disaster coverages and develop skills to categorize property, sources of risk, and how to value physical property.
Understanding Supplemental Personal Lines
.Understand what personal lines cover and where your clients may be exposed to risk. Familiarity with standard personal lines products is helpful in the completion of this course, but not required.
Understanding RMI Market Cycles
.Understand unique factors that impact the insurance marketplace and cycles. Examine trends that that influence insurers’ bottom line. Review underwriting’s effect on cycle phases. Explore reinsurance, surplus lines, reinsurance to understand how they shape the marketplace.
Exploring Today's Risk Management and Insurance Landscape
.Assess cyber risk and data liability exposures. Explore how big data and technology influence RMI strategy. Understand why parametric insurance has emerged and how it works.
Understanding P&C Ratemaking and Pricing
.Explore the purpose of personal rate regulation and rate-making principles. Explain how underwriters use rating plans to tailor insurance pricing on commercial accounts.
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Hunter Fausnacht | President | fausnacht@theinstitutes.org
