Sample the Associate in Risk Management
Sample the online ARM with this 30-60 minute free micro-course to make sure it’s the right fit for you.
Sample a Risk Management Course
Free Micro-Course
Online ARM Micro-Course
- Topics
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- The Evolution of Risk Treatment
- The Risktech Ecosystem
- Managing Supply Chain Risk
- Organizational Culture’s Influence
- Average Completion Time
- 30-60 Minutes
Gain On-the-Job Skills
See what skills you’ll gain from the Associate in Risk Management (ARM).
What You'll Gain With an ARM
- Skills to collaborate with key business stakeholders and lead holistic risk management strategies
- Techniques to create effective risk management strategies that combine insurance coverage with other measures and mitigate the impact of losses on an organization’s bottom line
- A comprehensive understanding of an organization’s risk, including cyber and reputational liabilities, by speaking the language of data scientists, risk specialists, and other experts
- Best practices to navigate risk by understanding the ramifications of laws and regulations on an organization’s liability
Score Higher with Exam Prep Tools
All ARM courses include proven, comprehensive exam prep materials to help you take your exam with confidence.
Score Higher With Our Exam Prep Materials
Practice Quizzes
Quickly see where your knowledge gaps are with online practice quizzes for each assignment and for the full course. And bonus – you can take them as many times as you want.
Simulated Exam
Designed to give you the full experience of your final exam, the simulated exam is a timed exam that you can only take once. It mimics the exam structure and level of questions you’ll find on the actual exam. Students who take their Institutes simulated exam pass their exams at higher rates than students who don’t.
Discussion Boards
Better understand how concepts you’re learning apply to real-life, professional experiences by connecting, gaining tips, and sharing best practices with other individuals in your field.
Flashcards
Test yourself on key terms with flashcards to help you fit studying into your busy schedule.
ARM at a Glance
Gain skills you can use right away with the ARM designation. This program includes:
- 3 courses, plus ethics
- 9–12 month completion time
- 100% online courses
- Virtual exams for all courses
- Mailed diploma upon completion
Ready-Made Career Skills:
- Risk Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Organizational Leadership
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Data Analysis
- Compliance
- Risk Analysis
- Cyber Risk Management
- Risk Financing
- How to best collaborate with key business stakeholders and lead holistic risk management strategies
- Proven techniques to effectively create risk management strategies that combine insurance coverage with other measures and mitigate the impact of losses on an organization’s bottom line
- How to speak the language of data scientists, risk specialists, and other experts to create a comprehensive understanding of an organization’s risk, including cyber and reputational liabilities
- Best practices to navigate risk by understanding the ramifications of laws and regulations on an organization’s liability
Once you complete the ARM designation, you’ve knocked out 3 of 5 core courses for CPCU. Keep your momentum going and earn 2 of The Institutes’ most popular designations in as little as 2 years. Learn more about the ARM Path to CPCU.
You can select a testing window when you purchase your exam and take it any time during that window. ARM virtual exams are timed and you will have 65 minutes to complete 50 questions.
In addition to using other exam prep materials included in your course, we recommend taking the simulated exam before you take your credentialing exam. It mimics the exam structure and level of questions you’ll find on the actual exam, and students who take it pass their exams at higher rates than students who don’t.
If you aren’t sure if ARM is the right fit, sample the content for free by enrolling in the Online ARM Micro-Course. The micro-course includes actual content from the program, so you can decide if it’s the best choice for you.
Still Wondering if ARM is Right for You?
Here are some final facts to help you decide if this is the right designation for your role as well as your future career goals.
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Who should take ARM?
Anyone who makes decisions based on risk:
- Risk managers, analysts and consultants
- Chief risk officers
- CFOs
- Business continuity, supply chain, and safety and loss control professionals
- Executives concerned with risk
- Agents and brokers
- Agency principals
- Client executives in brokerage firms
- Data analytics professionals
- Cyber risk professionals
- Claims managers and analysts
- Underwriters
- Public entity risk managers
- Line of business managers and executives
- Employee benefits managers
- Municipal managers and executives
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Does earning this designation give me credit toward others?
Completing this program may earn you credit toward:
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