Core Courses
During the first phase of the Master in Insurance & Risk Management, participants hone their knowledge and Master fundamental management tools, methodologies and techniques with a focus on insurance and risk management.
The program covers 7 educational areas, including several specialized courses.
1. Fundamentals (8 credits)
Provides tools and covers fundamental principles for a comprehensive understanding of course topics.
Courses:
Courses:
- Finance (2 credits)
- Accounting (2 credits)
- Data Analytics (2 credits)
- Financial Mathematics (2 credits)
2. Insurance Business Management (15,5 credits)
Courses:
- Insurance Reporting and new IFRS (2 credits)
- Digital Transformation of the Organization (2 credits)
- Customer-centricity and Value-driven Marketing (2 credits)
- Corporate Finance (3,5 credits)
- Strategic Management (4 credits)
- ESG investments, Reporting and KPIs (2 credits)
3. Insurance Actuarial Management (10 credits)
Courses:
- Actuarial Risk Management (2 credits)
- Life Insurance (3,5 credits)
- Non-life Insurance (3 credits)
- Health, Welfare and Pensions (1,5 credits)
4. Risk Management (7,5 credits)
Focuses on risk and insurance theory, analysis concepts and models for identifying and effectively managing business risk.
Courses:
Courses:
- Enterprise Risk Management (2,5 credits)
- Hedging, Derivatives, and Financial Risk Management (3 credits)
- Enterprise Risk Management in Insurance (2 credits)
5. Business Innovation (6 credits)
Courses:
- Machine Learning for Business Analytics (3 credits)
- New Product and Service Development (3 credits)
6. Leadership Dynamics & Accountability track (4 credits)
MIRM distinguishes itself from other specialized Masters for its dedication to developing soft skills in the belief that the network of relationships and the impact of one's attitude on others is important.
During the Master’s program, participants learn to recognize their potential and develop personal resources to support their career paths while improving skills related to managing oneself and others.
Achieving goals faster and with less effort, taking responsibility, developing new organizational and operational patterns and models, working efficiently under pressure, supporting one’s own ideas, leading responsibly: these are the skills that distinguish a MIB graduate.
Themes covered throughout the course:
During the Master’s program, participants learn to recognize their potential and develop personal resources to support their career paths while improving skills related to managing oneself and others.
Achieving goals faster and with less effort, taking responsibility, developing new organizational and operational patterns and models, working efficiently under pressure, supporting one’s own ideas, leading responsibly: these are the skills that distinguish a MIB graduate.
Themes covered throughout the course:
- Assertiveness and Leadership
- One-to-one communication
- Team working
- Giving and Receiving feedback
- Setting goals and personal objectives
- The different profiles of an accountable leader
- Public speaking
- Impact of Corporate decisions on social responsibility and business sustainability issues
- Cross-cultural communication
MIRM helped me face the world of work with an enterprising spirit and awareness. I learned to work in a group, share the trials and challenges, and fully understand the meaning of the word responsibility.
Marco Lokar
Senior Director Independent Distribution, MetLife
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