Past Winners White Papers

THE GENEVA ASSOCIATION/IIS RESEARCH PROGRAM
SHIN RESEARCH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE


Toronto 2011

 

Chair:

Joan Lamm-Tennant, PhD, Global Chief Economist and Risk Strategist, Guy Carpenter & Company, United States

 

Author:

Robert Klein, PhD, Department of Risk Management and Insurance Research, Georgia State University, United States

Presentation

 

Business Discussant:

Volker Deville, Executive Vice President, Allianz, Germany

Presentation

 

Authors:

Mary Kelly, PhD, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

Group Presentation

 

Anne Kleffner, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business, Canada 

 

Darrell Leadbetter, Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation, Canada 

 

Business Discussant:

Rolf Peter Hoenen, President, GDV, Germany 

Presentation

 

Madrid 2010

 

Chair:
Joan Lamm-Tennant, PhD, Global Chief Economist and Risk Strategist, Guy Carpenter & Company, United States
Video


Authors:
Faisal Baluch, Fixed Income Analyst, Commerzbank, United Kingdom
Video


Chris Parsons, Professor, Cass Business School, United Kingdom
Presentation
Video


Business Discussant:
Stephen Packard, Firm Director, Deloitte, United States
Presentation
Video


Author:
Dorothea Diers, PhD, Provinzial NordWest Holding AG, Germany
Video


Business Discussant:
Joan Lamm-Tennant, PhD, Global Chief Economist and Risk Strategist, Guy Carpenter & Company, United States
Presentation
Video

 

Jordan 2009

 

Chair:

 

Sherry Manetta
Conning Research and Consulting, Inc., United States

Presentation

 

Title:

The Cost Efficiency of Takaful Insurance Companies
 

Author:

Hale Abdul Kader, University Nottingham, United Kingdom
Presentation

 

Business Discussant:   

Andrew Rear, Oliver Wyman, United Kingdom

 

Title:

Successful Business Strategies for Insurers Entering and Growing in Emerging Markets
 

Author:

Robert E. Hoyt, University of Georgia, United States
Presentation


 

Business Discussant:

Stephen Packard, Deloitte Consulting, United States
Presentation

 

Title:

An Analysis of Organizational, Market and Socio-cultural Factors Affecting the Supply of Insurance and Other Financial Services by Microfinance Institutions in Developing Economies

 

Author:

W. Jean Kwon, St. John’s University, United States
Presentation

 

Business Discussant:
Andrew F. Giffin, Towers Perrin, United States


 

Taiwan 2008

 

The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Issues and Practices

 

Title:

The Life Insurance Market's Response to Ageing: Mega or Mini?
 

 

Author:

Gustavo Ferro, Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, Argentina
Presentation

 

Business Discussant:
Andrew Rear, Oliver Wyman, United Kingdom
Presentation

 

Title:

Mortgage Backed Securities And Capital Of Life Insurers: Was The Industry Prepared For The Credit Crunch Of 2007-2008?

 

Authors:

Thomas W. Sager, The University of Texas at Austin, United States
 

Etti  Baranoff, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
Presentation

 

Business Discussant:

Andrew F. Giffin, Towers Perrin, United States

 

Title:

New Paradigm For International Insurance Comparison:With An Application To Comparison Of Seven Insurance Markets 

 

Author:

Wei Zheng, Peking University, People's Republic of China
Presentation

 

Business Discussant:
Stephen Packard
, Deloitte Consulting, United States
Presentation

 

Berlin 2007

Title:

ERM: Global Warming-Climate Change Risks

 

Author:

Dan Anderson, Leslie P. Schultz, Professor of Risk Management and Insurance University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Business, United States
Paper
Presentation

 

Business Discussant:
Stephen Packard, Deloitte Consulting, United States
Presentation

 

Title:

ERM: Insurer Pricing, and Capital Allocation
 

Authors:

Michael Sherris, University of New South Wales, Australia  

 

Shaun Yow, The Boston Consulting Group, Australia Paper

Paper
Presentation

 

Title:

Capital Allocation and the Price of Insurance: M&A Activity in the U.S.Property-Liability Industry
 

Author:

Jeungbo Shim, Georgia State University, United States
Paper
Presentation

 

Business Discussant:
Andrew Rear, Oliver Wyman, United Kingdom
Presentation