For Students
Degree Programs
Saint Joseph's offers an undergraduate major and a minor in Risk Management and Insurance.
Through the program, students gain a thorough understanding of how insurance companies make pricing, underwriting, investment, and financing decisions. Students will also become familiar with the risks facing financial institutions, corporations, and individuals, and will learn how to measure and manage these risks.
Scholarships
In July 2017, James and Frances Maguire bestowed a $50 million gift on Saint Joseph’s University, a portion of which will establish multiple endowed funds in support of Saint Joseph's risk management and insurance program, providing critical support for faculty, scholarship opportunities for students and professional development opportunities for both.
Learn more about the available scholarships for Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) students.
Gamma Iota Sigma
Gamma Iota Sigma is a professional fraternity organized to promote, encourage and sustain interest in insurance, risk management and actuarial sciences as professions.
The Alpha Omega Chapter at Saint Joseph’s University seeks to cultivate relationships by connecting educators, students and representatives from the insurance industry to encourage and foster further interest in insurance and risk management as well as network for careers upon graduation.
Anyone who is a full or part time student at Saint Joseph's University and is interested in Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) is welcome to join The Alpha Omega Chapter for free. If interested, please send an email to the Maguire Academy Executive Director, Mary Ann Cook, Ed.D., MBA, CPCU, AU, AAI at: mcook@sju.edu.
Careers
Insurance and risk management is the fastest growing service industry in the United States with a multi-trillion-dollar market. More than 1,800 U.S. insurance companies offer personal and commercial products to protect individuals and businesses from losses resulting from medical needs, accidents, theft, natural disasters, legal actions and many other unexpected perils.
Check out hiring insurance companies through the Career Center using the access code: sjucdc.
Professional Designations and Certifications
- The Institutes - Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
The Institutes CPCU - The Institutes - Associate in Insurance Data Analytics (AIDA)
The Institutes AIDA - The Institutes - Associate in Risk Management (ARM)
The Institutes ARM - Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) Institute
CLU Institute - American College, Bryn Mawr, PA – professional certifications (LUTCF, ChFC, CLU)
American College - International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (CEBS)
ISCEBS