Insurance Management Impact Stories

Student

When Community Fear Becomes Business Risk

M.P.S. in Insurance Management student Nimo Adam examines how fear within a local community can translate into operational, human-capital, and reputational risks for organizations.

Faculty

Industry in the Classroom: The Corporate Advisory Network Behind Columbia’s Insurance Management Program

More than 150 insurance leaders help shape the student experience in the M.P.S. in Insurance Management program, offering mentorship, insight, and real-world perspective.

Student

From Fragmentation to Prevention: Rethinking Health Insurance in Dubai

Insurance Management student Mira Achkar explores how preventive care and continuity can reshape Dubai’s health insurance system.

Student

Insurance Management Student Drives Change Through SPSSG Leadership

Anthony Guzman shares how serving in SPS Student Government allows him to elevate student voices while building leadership skills that extend beyond the classroom.

Student

How One Insurance Professional Turned Curiosity into Career Growth at Columbia SPS

M.P.S. in Insurance Management student Sam Tarter shares how focus and drive helped him turn a chance internship into a thriving career, and why Columbia’s program was the right next step.

Student

Insurance Management Residency Welcomes Fall 2025 Cohort to SPS

The in-person residency provides incoming students with an opportunity to “begin building the bonds they will depend on during the problem-based learning that defines the program.”

Alumni

Can AI Predictive Models Create a Better Insurance Industry?

Columbia University M.P.S. in Insurance Management graduate Phil Offutt shares how AI is leveraged to find correlations and improve the accuracy of premium pricing models.

Faculty

Testing Profitability Outcomes to Help Insurance Companies Weather Storms

Insurance Management lecturer Nick Weltmann presents a simulation model for homeowners insurance companies to test the solvency of their hurricane planning choices.

Faculty

Leveraging Insurance Capacity in Support of Energy Project Finance

Students in the Columbia SPS M.P.S. in Insurance Management program develop innovative, finance-backed insurance strategies to combat climate change and support sustainable energy projects.

School

Introducing "The Change Catalysts: Risk and Insurance Insights"

The M.P.S. in Insurance Management program is excited to announce the launch of its first academic journal, "The Change Catalysts."

Alumni

Navigating the “Long Jump” Career Transition

After transitioning from corporate litigator to a new product manager role, Julie Meyer (’24SPS, Insurance Management) shares insights on how she took a major leap forward in her career.

Faculty

Scouting and Developing Insurance Talent One Individual at a Time

Over the past two years, M.P.S. in Insurance Management Program Director Teresa Chan has been kindling an unlikely connection—one that ultimately led to an encouraging career success story.