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2026 Skills Report

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Spurred on by an impending RMI retirement wave, an explosion of AI, and an urgency to level-set skills across their organizations, learning and development leaders are rethinking how to approach continuous education and best equip employees with the right skills to drive success for their organization.

The Institutes Knowledge Group’s 2026 Skills Report dives into skill trends and actionable insights based on our expansive community of learners who enrolled in over 170,000 courses and earned more than 10,000 designations in the past year.

Inside the report you'll find:

  • The most in-demand skills, online courses, and designations among our learner base of RMI professionals.
  • A look into how AI is becoming embedded into daily insurance operations and recommendations on how to build AI fluency.
  • Insights into the shrinking half-life of skills and how upskilling, reskilling, and simulated learning can combat skill atrophy.
  • Predictions on how skills will continue to trend based on learner data, emerging technologies, evolving needs of RMI individuals and organizations, and more.
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The 2026 Skills Report will help you make informed decisions based on data-backed skill trends so you can put skills at the center of your L&D strategy, maintain client trust, and position your organization as a leader in risk management and insurance.

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