About us
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. These topics include reinsurance, retirement planning, value-based management of financial institutions, communicative leadership, and digital innovation. The research focuses of the institute include insurance theory, disaster risk and climate risk management, risk classification, insurance fraud, and risk aversion.
Research
We are passionate about driving insurance forward through research. Our research addresses topics in insurance economics, law and mathematics, and risk management. We provide a wide range of seminars and services for interested researchers.
Research at the Institute for Risk Management and Insurance
Learn more about our areas of interest and opportunities for research at our institute.
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Publications
Our team regularly publishes articles in renowned journals, books and other research papers.
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Research projects and seminars
Detailed information can be found on the homepage of the Munich Risk and Insurance Center.
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Course Overview
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for economics and mathematics students
Ranking
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UNL Global Research Insurance Business School Rankings - JRI (2021-2023)
Team Alumni
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Former employees
Latest news and events
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14 Nov—31 JanFinance & Risk Seminar Winter 2023/2024The 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.
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New Publication in the Journal of Risk and InsuranceThe paper "Mitigating moral hazard with usage-based insurance" by Julia Holzapfel, Richard Peter, and Andreas Richter was published in the Journal of Risk and Insurance.
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CEAR/MRIC Behavioral Insurance Workshop 2022On December 12-13, 2022, the MRIC hosted the annual CEAR/MRIC Behavioral Insurance Workshop at the LMU Munich.
