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CPCU 500: Becoming a Leader in Risk Management and Insurance

Weekly sessions begin on April 9 and conclude on May 28, 2025.

Register by Friday, April 4, 2025.

Facilitator

Chris Orrison

Schedule:

Facilitated study groups take place virtually on the following Wednesdays at 7 p.m. ET. Sessions last 90 minutes.   

All assignments and exam prep will be covered throughout eight sessions.

April 9
Session 1 
April 16
Session 2
April 23
Session 3
April 30
Session 4
May 7
Session 5
May 14
Session 6 
May 21
Session 7  
May 28
Session 8 
 

Get ready to learn! Please come prepared to discuss assignment one on the first day. Not a member? Join the Society today for 2025 and get the support you need through our facilitated study groups.

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Get to Know Your Facilitator 

Chris Orrison, MBA, CPCU, AINS, API, AIS is a lifelong learner and teacher. He recently retired from GEICO, where he spent the last 20 years as a senior licensing instructor. As an adjunct instructor at the Mercer University Stetson-Hatcher School of Business, he developed and instructed the first courses in the university's risk management and insurance program. 

He is currently a career advisor at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), where he has previously taught business courses and served as chair and vice chair of the Board of Trustees. In 2024, he launched CORR Media LLC. He publishes a business newsletter as well as offering continuing education and study aids for insurance.

Chris is a member of the global CPCU Society Student Action Committee and has served as his local chapter's president and vice president. He and his wife Melissa were co-presenters at the 2022 In2Risk conference.

Chris has an MBA and has earned the designations of CPCU, AINS, API and AIS from The Institutes. Chris lives in the middle Georgia area with Melissa and their two-year-old son Jack, where they enjoy spending time at the golf course.

 

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