CAS Corporate Risk and Insurance Management

The CAS executive education program is designed for:

• Corporate risk and insurance managers, current and aspiring, in medium to large companies who manage risks, insurance programs, loss events, risk reporting and stakeholder communication, provide risk leadership, and want to deepen their risk expertise and strengthen their analytical capabilities.
• Commercial insurance and reinsurance underwriters, brokers and captive managers who want to strengthen their understanding of corporate risk management from the perspective of their clients.
• Risk engineers and other risk professionals who work at the interface of risk analysis, prevention, insurance, risk financing and corporate decision-making.
• Professionals in finance, treasury, legal, compliance, audit or operations who are involved in corporate risk, insurance or risk financing topics and want to strengthen their understanding of enterprise risk management.

• State-of-the-Art Corporate Risk Management: Design and run corporate risk management systems and connect to finance and compliance.
• Global Risks and Resilience: Assess current trends and global risks and their implications for your organization.
• Insurance, Claims and Risk Financing: Manage insurance programs, handle losses, and cooperate effectively with brokers and insurers.
• Risk Leadership and Crisis Management: Lead risk topics, communicate priorities to stakeholders and manage loss events and crises.
• Risk Analytics and Finance: Translate risk information, financial statements and data sources into risk insights and decisions using analytical and financial methods.
• Methods, Scenarios and Transfer Solutions: Apply qualitative and quantitative methods, develop scenarios, aggregate exposures and assess hedging, financing, insurance and alternative risk transfer instruments.
• Practical Application: Apply the acquired knowledge and methods to your own risk management project and derive evidence-based recommendations.

• Design and run state-of-the-art corporate risk management, including ERM frameworks, governance and risk appetite
• Understand global and emerging risks and apply prevention and sustainable risk management approaches
• Manage insurance programs, inspect risks, handle claims and large-loss events
• Report, communicate and lead risk topics with internal and external stakeholders
• Manage business continuity, events and crises

• Translate risk reports, financial statements and data into insights and decisions
• Apply qualitative and quantitative methods to financial and non-financial risks
• Develop scenarios, aggregate risks and assess exposure against risk appetite and capacity
• Bridge risk management, insurance and finance, including financial market and transfer solutions
• Use technology and AI for risk management insights and apply methods to a practical project

The learning methods encompass lectures, on-site visits, exercises, practical projects and independent study. Learning materials consist of scripts, case studies and an AI-Tutor.

The course combines full-day Friday in-person classroom sessions and half-day Saturday online classroom experiences.

The course is taught by lecturers from the Institute of Risk & Insurance at ZHAW School of Management and Law and top industry professionals with many years of hands-on expertise. Please refer to the program schedule for more information.

This executive risk management program is developed and run in close cooperation with the Swiss Association of Insurance and Risk Managers. 

For applicants with a university degree

• Degree (Diploma, Licentiate, Bachelor’s or Master’s) from a state-recognised university or an equivalent predecessor institution 
• At least two years of relevant professional experience
• The program director reserves the right to invite applicants for an interview and to obtain references

Admission requirements for applicants without a university degree

• Tertiary-level B qualification (Federal Diploma of Higher Education (Fachausweis), Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education (HF), or qualification from a Higher Technical School) 
• At least two years of relevant professional experience 
• Successful completion of an admission interview 

Admission decision

The program director decides whether an applicant is admitted or rejected.

(For details see study regulations under "Downloads")