The Institutes
Not-for-profit provider of risk management and insurance education, professional designations, research and thought leadership, founded in 1909.
The Institutes is a not-for-profit provider of risk management and insurance education and resources, founded in 1909 and operating globally. The organisation serves roughly 1.1m-1.3m professionals and individuals a year and comprises nearly 20 affiliated business units. Its stated mission is to educate, elevate and connect people in risk management and insurance.
Its work spans professional designations and certification, online courses, certificate programmes and masterclasses. The Institutes offers more than 30 professional designations in risk management and insurance disciplines, among them the CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) designation in property and casualty underwriting and risk management.
Beyond education, the organisation conducts research and publishes thought leadership for the industry. The Insurance Research Council serves as its research arm, and the wider output includes publications, podcasts and events. Media outlets draw on the organisation's expertise more than 22,000 times a year.
With over 115 years of institutional history, The Institutes works across risk management, insurance, and education and professional development.
