Agata MacGregor

Agata MacGregor is a Lecturer and Honours Coordinator in the Insurance and Risk Management Division at the School of Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. She holds a BCom, MCom in Insurance and Risk Management, and a PGDE in Higher Education, and is currently pursuing a PhD in the School of Education at Wits.

Her educational background includes:

• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
• Master of Commerce (MCom) in Insurance and Risk Management
• Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDE)

Her research interests are centered on specialised liability risks and insurance regulation, with additional focus on insurance education, social theories of learning, assessment-as-learning, curriculum studies, and Legitimation Code Theory. This interdisciplinary work bridges insurance practice and educational theory.

Her publications reflect two main streams: risk management (including enterprise risk and terrorism insurance) and higher education (focusing on assessment and academic identity). Recent work explores the determinants of enterprise risk management adoption and learning-oriented assessment strategies.

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She supervises Honours and Masters students in Insurance and Risk Management. She also serves on the Teaching and Learning Committee, School Academic Misconduct Committee, and Faculty Postgraduate Writing Committee.