Riskcenter specializes in the field of risk management, insurance and finance. It was founded at the University of Barcelona (UB) in 1992 by academics from the Department of Econometrics. It main line of research is the analysis, evaluation, management and control of risk in finance and insurance. Members are specialists in actuarial statistics, insurance and financial econometrics. Their main contributions include fraud in insurance, longevity,long-term care, pricing and interest rate structure. RISC has about thirty members and affiliates including academics, researchers, PhD students, and administrative staff.

The UB is leader in post-graduate education with a Master of Science in Actuarial Sccience and Finance. It also offers jointly with the Technical University of Catalonia a Master of Science in Statistics and Operations Research with a field in Economics, Actuarial Science and Finance. The University of Barcelona occupies the most-highly ranked position among Spanish research institutions in national, European and worldwide ranking tables. Members of the UB have also been the recipients of prizes and distinctions awarded by a variety of institutions for their contributions to higher education, research, and the work conducted in their professional careers.


Please, contact with us by email to: rfa@ub.edu