Program Overview

Risk Management and Insurance, B.S.B.A.

Darla Moore School of Business

This major, consistently ranked as one of the best of its kind in the nation, focuses on developing decision-making skills in the face of uncertainty and providing an understanding of risk transfer markets.

The risk management and insurance program provides students with frameworks, models, analytical skills, and a holistic, enterprise-wide perspective of risk. Organizations of all kinds are placing greater emphasis on identifying and managing risk and creating demand for risk managers across a wide range of industry sectors.

Program Highlights

• A Global Center for Insurance Excellence Study at one of 12 schools in the nation and 20 in the world to receive this designation by the International Insurance Society.
• Your Own Fraternity Join our Lambda chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma international, a large and active risk management, insurance, and actuarial science fraternity.
• Risk and Uncertainty Management Center Learn more about risk management and decision-making skills through real-world project assessment and strategy development.

What You’ll Study

You'll earn 122 credit hours of coursework for this degree. In addition to the well-rounded Carolina Core and business core, you'll take a range of courses related to risk management and insurance, including life insurance, property and liability insurance, corporate risk management, and health economics. You may also pursue a business analytics concentration.

Building Skills

Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.

• Manage Risk Identifying potential hazards and implementing measures to mitigate or prevent negative outcomes
• Customer Service Providing assistance and support to customers to ensure satisfaction with a product or service
• Analytical Reasoning Breaking down complex problems or situations to identify patterns, connections, and solutions
• Understand Complexity Analyzing and synthesizing information to identify patterns and connections
• Critical Thinking Analyzing and evaluating information to make informed decisions or judgments
• Decision-making Expertise Applying critical thinking and analytical skills to make informed and effective decisions

Using Your Degree

Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.

Potential Careers

• Insurance Underwriter
• Insurance Broker
• Investment Analyst
• Risk Manager
• Insurance Marketing Representative

Workplace Settings

• Insurance
• Banking
• Small Business
• Corporations

"My education at the Moore School provided a complex framework of business skills that allowed me to be a confident and intellectual young professional. I learn something new every day, but my business acumen was originally crafted at the Moore School."

Myles Hilliard