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IIAP-Recognized Designation

Certified Risk Planner, PhilippinesCRPP®

Your clients have risks they don't see.

A practitioner-grade framework for identifying client risks, structuring protection strategies, and confidently leading conversations on legacy planning — the discipline that separates the trusted wealth planner from the ordinary insurance agent.

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Course at a Glance
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Next Run

September 30 – October 2, 2026

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Schedule

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily

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Venue

Makati Sports Club

Course Fee
PHP 17,500
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What You Will Master

Course objectives

The CRPP® is designed to give financial professionals a structured, practitioner-grade approach to risk management — grounded in Philippine financial and insurance realities.

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Build a risk identification framework — a systematic method to surface the risks your clients don't see.

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Master health and life insurance planning as a strategic wealth tool, not just a product, in the Philippine context.

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Lead legacy planning conversations — confidently guide clients through protection, continuity, and intergenerational wealth.

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Earn a designation recognized by the Insurance Institute for Asia & Pacific (IIAP), setting you apart in a crowded advisory market.

What's Inside

Course curriculum

3 days · 9 sessions · 8 hours each. Full syllabus provided upon enrollment.

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Introduction to the CRPP® Framework

  • The Global Financial System — how it shapes client risk exposure
  • The Six Counter-Intuitive Principles of Risk Planning
  • The Planning Process — an introduction to the Tripod of Comprehensive Wealth Planning
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Healthcare and Life Insurance Planning

  • Anchoring in the highest game of vision and purpose
  • Insurance as key to sustainable wealth
  • Labor income vs. capital income
  • Health care planning in the Philippine context
  • Risk in the insurance context
  • Risk response and treatment strategies
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Life Risk Planning and Protection Strategies

  • Risk profiling and needs analysis for life and disability planning
  • Structuring protection solutions for individual and family wealth
  • Business risk planning — key person insurance and buy-sell agreements
  • Practical case study — designing a comprehensive risk plan for a client
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Legacy Planning and Wealth Conservation

  • Estate risk — understanding what clients stand to lose without a plan
  • Legacy planning conversations — how to open and lead the discussion
  • Philippine-specific estate considerations — tax exposure, succession, transfer instruments
  • Integrating risk planning into a holistic wealth plan
After Completing CRPP®

What you'll be able to do

Tangible competencies you carry into every client conversation from day one after the course.

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Identify Hidden Risks

Surface the financial, health, and legacy risks most clients don't know they have, using a structured framework.

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Design Protection Strategies

Match the right products and structures to each client's risk profile, and explain the reasoning with confidence.

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Lead Legacy Conversations

Open and guide discussions on estate planning and wealth continuity — a skill most advisors avoid but clients need.

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Earn the CRPP® Designation

Add an IIAP-recognized credential that signals a level of competence that builds instant client trust.

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Apply the Tripod Framework

Integrate risk planning seamlessly into a unified wealth plan, positioning you as a holistic advisor.

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Serve HNW Clients Credibly

Walk into high-stakes advisory conversations with the framework, language, and credentials to be taken seriously.

Your Course Leader

Learn from a practitioner, not just a professor

Aristides Jong Merida Jr.

"He turns decades of experience into insights you can use to help your clients — starting Day 1."

Aristides "Jong" Merida, Jr.

Course Leader, CRPP®

Works as an Independent Adviser with a focus on private wealth advisory and solutions services. Jong uses a Tripod of Comprehensive Wealth Planning that seamlessly integrates a client's wealth creation, protection, and conservation requirements into one comprehensive family wealth plan.

This approach distinguishes his practice from the crowded and highly competitive financial advisory circuit. He is a sought-after speaker on private wealth management and an acknowledged authority on health finance in the Philippines.

Independent Wealth Adviser Health Finance Authority WMC Faculty
Practical Information

Schedule, venue & fee

Course Dates
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 20263-day intensive run
Class Schedule
9AM – 5PMDaily, all three days
Venue
Makati Sports ClubMakati City, Metro Manila
Course Fee
PHP 17,500Designation recognized by IIAP
Your Path to Designation

How to earn the CRPP®

A clear, achievable path — designed for working financial professionals.

1

Enroll in the CRPP® course. Secure your slot for the September 30 – October 2, 2026 run. Course fee is PHP 17,500. Contact WMC to confirm availability.

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Attend and pass the module exams. Complete at least 2 of 3 sessions per module and pass all module examinations. Sessions run 9AM–5PM at Makati Sports Club.

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Receive your Certificate of Attendance. Issued once attendance and examination requirements are met — the prerequisite for the designation exam.

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Pass the Revalida Exam. A comprehensive examination covering all three modules. Passing earns the designation recognized by IIAP.

Your clients have risks they don't see.

The CRPP® designation gives you the framework, language, and credentials to be the advisor who does.

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