Cass Business School, City University

Course Details

MSc(in Insurance & Risk Management)

Course Description

The MSc in Insurance and Risk Management is a well-established course that explores the multi-faceted world of risk management and reflects the growing interplay between insurance, risk management and financial services. As such, it will equip you with the all-round skills necessary to succeed in a constantly developing business environment. The programme combines a practical approach with sound theory to create a learning experience that is both challenging and stimulating. You will emerge with a well-regarded and flexible postgraduate degree, solidly positioned to build a successful career in an exciting and increasingly complex business world. Cass's location, close to the City of London, has enabled us to establish close links with many leading financial organisations. This will help you to access outstanding networking and career opportunities. Professional examinations Students have the opportunity to earn substantial exemptions from professional examinations in the field of insurance and risk management, including 205 - 210 credits towards the 290 required for the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Advanced Diploma. Exemptions are also given from some examinations of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM). Individual Appointments If you would like to arrange an individual appointment to discuss this programme please email eva.matiaskova.1@city.ac.uk 'The MSc in Insurance and Risk Management has enabled me to combine the theory and the practical aspects of both risk management and the insurance market. I was genuinely surprised as to how much I learnt and how much I was able to apply to my previous risk management job within the Lloyd's of London insurance market. There is no question that this degree has had a considerable positive impact on my career. Thoroughly recommended.' Alastair Christmas, MSc in Insurance & Risk Management Now Head of Internal Audit at Paternoster Insurance Limited

Course Duration

NumberDuration
1year

Career outcomes

Our graduates enjoy senior positions across the world in many types of businesses including international insurance, reinsurance and insurance broking firms, Lloyd's of London, leading investment and retail banks, leading accountancy firms, management consultancies, risk management departments of major corporations, regulatory authorities and many other fields. MSc in Insurance & Risk Management Employability Our Graduate Destination Survey (pdf) of last year's MSc in Insurance & Risk Management cohort shows that 90% of graduates are now either in work (86%) or not job seeking as they are in further study, military service etc. (4%)* *Based on 2012 survey respondents Among the many organisations whose staff have benefited from the course are: Accenture ACE Insurance AIG Allianz Cornhill Aon Risk Services AXA Insurance Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of China Brit Insurance China Life Insurance Credit Suisse Deloitte Goldman Sachs Heath Lambert Group Hiscox Jardine Lloyd Thompson Lloyd's of London Lloyds TSB Marsh McKinsey Munich Re PwC RSA Swiss Re Tokyo Marine & Fire Insurance Company Towergate Willis Re Wilson Re (P&I) Ltd Zurich Insurance Cass Careers Service 'I am very passionate about the topic of risk management and aim to couple my MSc with various industry related certificates to further develop my knowledge. I endeavour to successfully investigate the application of behavioural economics, find a consistent application of enterprise risk management within Financial Institutions and hopefully in the future, spearhead a Strategic Risk Management Consultancy. My MSc has definitely helped me realise my ambitions.' Andreas Zarifis, MSc in Insurance and Risk Management Now employed as a Graduate Trainee with Zurich Insurance plc in Alternative Risk Financing.




MSc(in Insurance & Risk Management) Cass Business School, City University