MSc in Insurance and Risk Management

The MSc in Insurance and Risk Management explores the growing relationship between insurance, risk management and financial services.

Management of risk is now a key issue for all major businesses. Risk takes many forms including operational and financial risks that surround all commercial enterprises. The Msc in Insurance and Risk Management combines a practical approach with sound theory, providing the all-round skills and knowledge necessary for success in a competitive global business environment.

Developed by Cass Business School and the CII, the MSc in Insurance and Risk Management explores the growing relationship between insurance, risk management and financial services. The programme combines a practical approach with sound theory, providing the all-round skills and knowledge necessary for success in a competitive global business environment.

Management of risk is now a key issue for all major businesses. Risk takes many forms: fluctuations in currencies, interest rates and commodity prices; threats to physical assets from earthquake, windstorm and other natural perils; man-made threats of terrorism, fraud and criminality. These are in addition to the host of operational and financial risks that surround all commercial enterprises.

This course will help you understand how to identify, control and finance risk by combining insurance programmes, hedging strategies and techniques such as Alternative Risk Transfer (ART).

Today’s employers recognise the value of relevant, post-graduate qualifications in helping managers and senior executives, and those who aspire to reach this level, to develop advanced technical and business skills.

Cass and CII: a meeting of minds

The MSc in Insurance and Risk Management is a ground-breaking collaboration between the premier insurance educational bodies. The CII, with over 90,000 members, is the world’s largest professional body dedicated to the insurance, savings and financial services sector. Cass houses Europe’s largest Faculty in insurance, risk and actuarial science and is universally respected for the breadth and quality of its teaching.