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Overview

Program Description

The Risk Management Essentials program is designed to provide risk managers a foundation of knowledge and skills needed to identify, assess, monitor and limit risks. The courses in this program are required to complete the Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation and are recognized by the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and awarded by the Global Risk Management Institute (GRMI).

Upon successful completion of this program, a student can transfer all these courses into the Insurance & Risk Management graduate certificate program (IRM1) (admission requirements apply).

Courses

Program Requirements

Level 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
Expected Availability
CreditsFall Winter Summer
Risk PrinciplesINSR-30203NoYes
Students will develop an understanding of the risk management process, and its costs and benefits to an organization. This course focuses on identifying and analyzing loss exposures in the areas of property, liability, management, personnel and net income. Students will also be introduced to forecasting and understanding and applying cash flow analysis.
Assessing RiskINSR-30283YesNoNo
This course introduces students to the key methods for assessing and managing various types of risks, including both common and newer risks encountered by organizations. Students will learn practical assessment techniques, such as root cause analysis, which can be applied to different risk categories like hazard, operational, financial, and strategic risks. The course also covers the comparison of different risk management strategies, helping students understand the advantages of each approach.
Financing RisksINSR-30313NoYesNo
This course offers an introduction to risk financing, focusing on how different options are considered for managing an organization's various risks. Students will learn techniques for estimating losses from hazard risks and will explore the pros and cons of different risk financing methods, including insurance, reinsurance, captive insurance, and contractual risk transfer. The course also covers ways to transfer financial and hazard risks to the capital markets and discusses strategies for allocating hazard risk costs within an organization.

Program Residency
Students Must Complete a Minimum of 3 credits in this
program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency
requirement and graduate from this program

Program Details

Program Code
RME1
Delivery
In Class
Part-Time
Topic Area
Business

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