The BELRIM Prize
The BELRIM Prize is a 2-yearly award, given to a student or a young risk professional with less than two years of professional experience for their outstanding work paper, study, or thesis. The focus is on the practical aspects, ease of implementation, or the direct impact of their work’s conclusions for professional risk- or insurance managers.
We are always on the lookout for the next outstanding candidate to receive the BELRIM Prize!
If you are
👉 a student at a Belgian educational institution, currently working on an end of study work, a thesis or a paper related to risk or insurance management,
👉 a young professional with less than two years’ experience in the domain of risk and/or insurance working on a specific project, white paper or business case around risk or insurance.
you can apply for the BELRIM Prize.
👉 Or maybe your are a risk professional or professor in Risk Management, and you know a young professional or student who might be the perfect candidate?
Our contact with academics in Risk Management
It is evident that establishing contact with academics is pivotal in the identification of potential candidates for the BELRIM Prize. We are currently seeking academics from a range of educational institutions, including universities of applied sciences (NL: hogescholen), colleges, universities and postgraduate programmes.
If you are acquainted with an academic in this field, let us know!
What the BELRIM Prize consists of
- A complimentary pass to the European FERMA Forum, held biannually, including all-inclusive participation rights.
- Return transportation arrangements from Brussels to the FERMA Forum and back.
- Accommodations at a hotel during the designated forum period.
- A complimentary membership to BELRIM.
The BELRIM Prize of 2026
Want to know more about the upcoming BELRIM Prize? Download the flyer here.
Or send us a message on info@belrim.com!
The BELRIM Prize of 2024
The BELRIM Prize winner of 2024 is Karo Vanparrijs with her paper “De hiaten in de indicatieve tabel, voor vergoeding van de gezinsleden, bij zware letselschade na een ongeval, in het kader van een minnelijke regeling.”
She is a student at Hogeschool Gent, for the Post graduate Claims and Risk Management.
You can find her workpaper, and that of other applicants, here.
The BELRIM Prize of 2022
In 2022 the winner was Juliette Lonhienne with her paper “Incorporating a failure learning orientation in the organizational culture: from theory to practice.” Her promotor was Professor Didier Van Caillie (HEC Liège).
You can find her workpaper, and that of other applicants, here.
