Risk Managers are in high demand! Distinguish yourself from the crowd and get the credential that sets you apart—Certified Risk Manager (CRM).
To earn the CRM designation, you must complete the five CRM courses and pass the corresponding exam for each course. You must pass all 2.5-hour exams within the five calendar years following the year you passed your first exam in order to earn the CRM designation.
The five CRM required courses are:
- Analysis of Risk
- Control of Risk
- Financing of Risk
- Practice of Risk Management
- Principles of Risk Management
Each course consists of 16 hours of instruction, including application exercises.
While there are no specific prerequisites for taking the CRM courses, it is recommended that participants in the program have at least two years of full-time experience in the insurance or risk management industry.
Earning the CRM designation demonstrates your expertise and shows that you are a part of an international network of respected and dedicated risk management professionals.
Who Should Attend CRM Courses?
Risk management is one of the many responsibilities of a variety of professionals, including accountants, attorneys, financial and insurance professionals, and specialists in loss control. If you are one of these practitioners, you may be ready to take courses or pursue your CRM designation.
If you:
- are a risk manager, financial or insurance professional, licensed agent, broker, accountant, or solicitor,
- have at least two years of full-time experience in the insurance industry or in risk management,
- have taken a CRM course through the UACRM program, or
- have served as a full-time risk management or insurance faculty member at an accredited college or university
Earn a Prestigious CRM Designation
To earn the designation, take all five CRM courses and pass the corresponding exams within five calendar years after you pass your first CRM exam.
Earning Multiple Designations
You can also achieve the CIC designation by completing any four CIC courses plus one CRM course. This option allows you to earn both the CRM and CIC designations by completing only nine courses—the four CIC courses of your choice, plus all five CRM courses.
Maintain Your Designation – CRM Designation Requirements
After receiving the CRM designation, no further examinations are required. To keep your designation current, you’ll need to complete any one of these yearly update options.
Satisfies your annual update - dues required:
- James K. Ruble Seminar
- PROFocus Series Seminar
- MEGA Seminar
- Dynamics of Selling
- Dynamics of Sales Management
- Dynamics of Company/Agency Relationships
Satisfies your annual update - no dues required
- Certified Risk Manager (CRM) course
- Certified Personal Risk Manager (CPRM) course
- Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) course
Emeritus Status
A status available to CRMs who are ready to retire, but not ready to give up the designation for which they worked so diligently and maintained for so many years. CRM Emeritus status is maintained with annual dues payment and no annual update is required. The CRM Emeritus status guidelines are:
- Candidates must be retired from the insurance or risk management industry
- years held designation plus age must equal 70 or greater, and
- CRMs must be dues-paid members in good standing.
Tenured Status
In recognition of the many milestones and achievements CRMs have made in their successful careers, the CIC Board of Governors initiated the Tenured CRM status in 2023. Significant educational achievements and a record of maintaining your designation have broadened each individual’s substantial base of knowledge. Therefore, this special recognition of tenure has been granted to CRMs who have met the following criteria:
- Held the designation for 25 or more years,
- or CRMs who have not held the designation for 25+ years, but are 70 years old or older,
- Designation is in good standing,
- AND membership dues are current.
These CRMs will be eligible for tenured status and may maintain their designation by paying CRM dues every year and attending a qualified program every other year. Best of all, tenured CRMs retain all of the rights and privileges of the designation and of their membership in the Society.
