Institute for Risk Management and Insurance

The Institute of Risk Management and Insurance is committed to research and teaching with a focus on insurance economics, as well as insurance and risk management.

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Course overview

The institute offers a wide range of courses that cover both the fundamentals of economics and insurance as well as current economic and business problems related to risk management and insurance. In addition to the academic aspect, the institute places great emphasis on industry contacts. Therefore, the course offerings are supplemented by applied courses taught by executives from the insurance industry.

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Research

The research focuses of the institute include insurance theory, disaster risk and climate risk management, risk classification, insurance fraud, and risk aversion. We provide a wide range of seminars and services for interested researchers.

Munich Risk and Insurance Center

News and events

15 Dec

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16 Dec

15/12/2026 - 16/12/2026 CEAR/MRIC Behavioral Insurance Workshop 2026
The workshop will be hosted by the Munich Risk and Insurance Center (MRIC) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich, Germany, and organized by Andreas Richter and Jörg Schiller.
25 Nov

25/11/2026 Tipping into the Wild Unknown
Aled Jones (Anglia Ruskin University) reveals the biodiversity and nature-loss risks facing insurance and investment.
03 Nov

03/11/2026 The Price of a Promise: Life Insurance and the 2027 Pension Reform
Dr. Robert Rühl (die Bayerische) examines what Germany's 2027 pension reform means for life insurers' guarantee-based models.
27 Oct

27/10/2026 The only Constant in Life [Insurance] is Change
Mari-Lizette Malherbe (Munich Re) unpacks how demographic shifts, capital rules and new technology are reshaping life insurance.
29/07/2026 In Memory of Professor Walter Karten
Prof. Richter remembers his doctoral supervisor, mentor, and fatherly friend, Prof. Walter Karten.
17/06/2026 A First Step Toward a Career in Risk Management
Over the past few weeks, 19 students from 10 countries came together at the Munich Risk and Insurance Center (MRIC) at LMU Munich for this year’s Case Studies in Enterprise Risk Management seminar.
04/05/2026 Call for Papers CEAR/MRIC Behavioral Insurance Workshop 2026
The CEAR/MRIC Behavioral Insurance Workshop invites researchers to submit papers that offer new experimental, econometric or theoretical insights into human behavior in the insurance context.
30 Jan

30/01/2026 Climate Risks & the Role of Insurance in Resilience
Lena Fuldauer (Allianz Commercial) shares insights on climate risks, resilience and the role of insurance in enabling climate adaptation.
11 Nov

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04 Feb

11/11/2025 - 04/02/2026 Finance & Risk Seminar Winter 2025/2026
The Finance & Risk Seminar aims to facilitate the scientific interaction between professors, postdocs and Ph.D. students about current research questions on finance and risk management.
30/09/2025 Two Theses from the Institute Honored with the Hamburg Excellence Award
Two theses from the Institute for Risk Management and Insurance were honored last week with the Excellence Award from the Hamburg Insurance Science Promotion Association (VFVH).
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