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Thursday, January 3, 2002
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM WRIA Board Meeting
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Registration- Koi Pond
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Opening Reception – Koi Pond


Friday, January 4, 2002
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM Sessions Begin and Registration Continues


8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Session A Room: Portofino

Topic: Alternative Risk Management
Moderator: Beverly J. Frickel, Unversity of Nebraska at Kearney

  1. “Company-Specific Loss Ratio Warrants: A New Step in Insurance Securitization”
    Sylvie Bouriaux, Illinois State University
    David T. Russell, Illinois State University
  2. “An Analysis of Age-Related Financial Options on Hotel Services for U.S. Retirees”
    Anju Ramjee, B. Ramjee, A. Frank Thompson
  3. “Weather Derivatives, Commodity Forwards, and the Theory of Firm”
    Mulong Wang, University of Rhode Island
  4. “Insurance Products to Ease Mergers and Acquisitions”
    Ryan B. Lee, University of Calgary
    Norma L. Nielson, University of Calgary

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Coffee Break


9:45 AM – 11:00 AM Session B Room: Portofino

Topic: Insurer Performance
Moderator: Nat Pope, Bradley University

  1. “The Impact of Property-Casualty Insurer Operations and Characteristics on Insurance Complaints”
    James M. Carson, Florida State University
    Kathleen A. McCullough, Florida State University
    David T. Russell, Illinois State University
  2. “Managerial Discretion and the Outcomes of Insurance Company Litigation”
    Dana A. Kerr, University of Wisconsin – Madison
  3. “Mediation as a Cost Containment Mechanism in Insurance: Public Perceptions and Insurer Benefits”
    Linda L. Golden, University of Texas at Austin
    Patrick L. Brockett, University of Texas at Austin


11:00 AM –11:15 AM Coffee Break

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Session C Room: Portofino

Topic: Insurance Demand
Moderator: Randy Dumm, Florida State University

  1. “Determinants of International Life Insurer’s Involvement in Foreign Markets”
    Yu-Luen Ma, Illinois State University
  2. “Country Characteristics and Its Influence on the International Operations of the U.S. Reinsurance Industry”
    B. Elango, Illinois State University
  3. “The Global Reinsurance Aspects of 9/11”
    Bruce Evans, University of Dallas

Friday Presentation Sessions End


Saturday, January 5, 2002

8:00 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions (Saturday Only)


8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Concurrent Sessions D1 Room: Portofino

Topic: Employee Benefits and Estate Planning
Moderator: Jerry Todd, St. Mary’s University

  1. “The Tax-Deductibility of Employee Benefit Premiums Paid to Captive Insurers”
    Gene Lai, Washington State University
    Michael J. McNamara, Washington State University
  2. “Optimal Asset Balancing Among Heirs”
    Peter M. Ellis, Utah State University
  3. “Metrics of HMO Performance: Complements or Substitutes?”
    Patricia H. Born, California State University
    J. Tim Query, Illinois Wesleyan University
  4. “Cost and Coverage Differences of California’s Workers’ Compensation Benefits”
    Patricia A. Cheshier, California State University, Sacramento

 

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Concurrent Sessions D2 Room: Marseilles

Topic: The International Insurance Market
Moderator: Alex Hamwi, University of Southern Mississipi

  1. “Underwriting Cycles in Israel: Regulation Aspects and the Case for Separating Property and Liability Insurance from Life and Health Insurance”
    Yoram Eden, College of Management - Academic Studies, Tel Aviv
    Ben Ami Zuckerman, College of Management – Academic Studies, Tel Aviv
  2. “Life Insurance Industry in India: The Past, Present and the Future”
    S.S. Chitgopekar, Illinois State University
    Dharmendra Kumar, Life Insurance Corp. of India
  3. “Privatizing Pensions in the USA: Learning from Latin America”
    Tapen Sinha, ITAM, Mexico, University of Nottingham
  4. “Global Reinsurance: The Challenge of Dealing with Cross Cultural Ethical Conflicts”
    Robert W. Cooper, Drake University


9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Coffee Break

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions E1 Room: Portofino

Topic: Issues in Auto Insurance
Moderator: Yu Leun Ma, Illinois State University

  1. “Economies of Scale in Underwriting: Interaction and Quality Effect in Automobile Insurance”
    Chao-chun Leng, Temple University
    Emilio C. Venezian, Rutgers University
  2. “Salvage Recovery in the Canadian Auto Insurance Market”
    Randy E. Dumm, Florida State University
  3. “Price Competition in the Japanese Auto Insurance Market: Has Tariff Liberalization been Effective?”
    Nat Pope, Bradley University



9:45 AM – 11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions E2 Room: Marseilles

Topic: Issues for Insurers
Moderator: Bill Ferguson, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

  1. “Is Underwriting Obsolete? A Raisin in the Sun”
    Joseph J. Launie, California State University, Northridge
  2. “Calculating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital for a Mutual Insurance Company”
    Saul W. Adelman, Miami University
    Mark L. Cross, Miami University
  3. “Gender and Earnings in the Insurance Industry”
    Thomas M. Carroll, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Paul D. Thistle, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

 

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Coffee Break

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions F1 Room: Portofino

Topic: Technology & Risk Management
Moderator: Pat Brockett, University of Texas, Austin

  1. “The Information Revolution and the Integration of the Financial Services Industry”
    Richard PonArul, California State University
  2. “The Merging of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithms”
    Arnold F. Shapiro, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University
  3. “Electronic Risk Management: Tools for the New Millennium”
    Tapen Sinha, ITAM, Mexico, University of Nottingham, UK


11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions F2 Room: Marseilles

Topic: Academic Issues
Moderator: Richard Corbett, Seattle University

  1. “A Comparison of Group Interaction: Classroom Instruction vs. Online Learning”
    Peter Mikolaj, Indiana State University
    Sharon Guan, Indiana State University
  2. “Assessment of Undergraduate Risk Management and Insurance Programs”
    William R. Feldhaus, Georgia State University
    Lorilee A. Schneider, Georgia State University
  3. “Issues in Academic Assessment”
    Mark S. Dorfman, Belk College of Business, UNC Charlotte
    Tamela D. Ferguson, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
    William L. Ferguson, University of Louisiana, Lafayette


Saturday Presentation Sessions End

Saturday, January 5, 2002
12:30 – 1:30 PM WRIA Sponsored Luncheon Koi Pond
1:30 – 2:00 PM WRIA Annual Business Meeting


Sunday, January 6, 2002

8:30 AM – 10:45 AM Regular Sessions Continue


8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Session G Room: Portofino

Topic: Issues Related to Litigation & Liability
Moderator: Anne Kleffner, University of Calgary

  1. “Nursing Home Litigation: A Case for Reform”
    William J. Warfel, Indiana State University
  2. “Bias in the use of Life, Participation and Employment Approach”
    Monica Her, California State University, Northridge
    William Jennings, California State University, Northridge
    Albert Kinderman, California State University, Northridge


9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Coffee Break

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM Session H Room: Portofino

Topic: Risk Management
Moderator: Mark Power, Iowa State University

  1. “Risk Management Response to an Extraordinary Event: The 2001 Nisqually Earthquake”
    Richard B. Corbett, Seattle University
  2. “The Effect of Corporate Governance on the use of Enterprise Risk Management: Evidence from Canada”
    Anne E. Kleffner, University of Calgary
    Ryan B. Lee, University of Calgary
  3. “Enterprise Risk Management: The New Language of Risk”
    James Kallman, St. John’s University
    Tarun Kishinchandani, St. John’s University

WRIA 36th Annual Meeting Concludes