The ARM Designation is the gold standard in the risk management industry, providing critical education to equip students with the tools and expertise required to excel in Risk Management roles; participation in ARM courses is an effortful, significant, and respectable accomplishment.
To further support those seeking to obtain the ARM designation and expand their risk management expertise, EIP and the Risk Management Study Group will once again be hosting the ARM webinar series throughout the 2025/26 Program Year. The webinar series consists of the following three core courses required to achieve the ARM designation, in addition to a final exam and ethics exam:
- ARM 400 – Risk in an Evolving World: This course offers an introduction to risk management and its evolution from focusing on hazard risk to enterprise-wide risks that are often not insurable.
- ARM 401 – Holistically Assessing Risk: Learn cutting-edge techniques that will enable you to utilize data produced by smart sensors and predictive models within your risk management strategies.
- ARM 402 – Successfully Treating Risk: Discover effective strategies for holistically treating risks, the role of insurance in risk treatment, alternative risk financing strategies, protecting intellectual property, navigating legal and regulatory risk, internal controls and operational risks, protecting capital, and optimizing risk for strategic advantage.
The first webinar course available in 2025 will be, ARM 402 – Successfully Treating Risk, begins on January 15, 2025. Each course will last eight weeks and be held on Tuesday nights from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (recorded for those unable to attend). There is a small fee for supplementary materials ($365 - online textbook; $225 - exam). Erike Young, CIRA Deputy General Manager (eyoung@cira-jpa.org), has taught the ARM courses for many years and will continue to facilitate the current series. Register today by clicking the links below, which already include a discount for PRISM and EIP members to only $99 for the live course.
Don’t miss this great professional development opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in risk management!
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact Erike at eyoung@cira-jpa.org
Course |
Length |
Start date |
Est. Ending date |
Testing Window |
ARM 402 – Successfully Treating Risk |
8 weeks |
January 7 |
March 4 |
January 15 – March 15 |
CPCU 551 – Managing Commercial Property Risk |
8 weeks |
January 9 |
March 6 |
January 15 – March 15 |
ARM 400 – Risk in an Evolving World |
8 weeks |
April 8 |
May 27 |
April 15 – June 15 |
CPCU 552 - Managing Commercial Liability Risk |
6 weeks |
April 10 |
May 15 |
April 15 – June 15 |
ARM 401-  Holistically Assessing Risk |
8 weeks |
July 8 |
September 8 |
July 15 – September 15 |
ACRM 401- Effectively Managing Cyber Risk |
6 weeks |
July 24 |
August 28 |
July 15 – September 15 |
CPCU 530 – Applying Legal Concepts to Insurance |
6 weeks |
October 7 |
November 11 |
October 15 – December 15 |
ACRM 402 - Successfully Implementing Cyber Coverages |
6 weeks |
October 9 |
November 13 |
October 15 – December 15 |