Henry B. Tippie Research Fellow, Finance

Associate Professor, Finance

PhD, University of Cologne

MA in Economathematics, University of Ulm

risk management

insurance company operations

insurance markets

insurance regulation

Outstanding Service Contribution by a Faculty Member - Tippie College of Business, 2024

Early Career Scholarly Achievement Award - American Risk and Insurance Association, 2017

Harold D. Skipper Award for the Best Paper - Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association, 2014

Honors Day Recognition of Outstanding Teachers - University of Georgia, 2010

IIS Research Award - The Geneva Association, 2009

Best Paper in Insurance Track Award - SWFA, 2016

Berry-Stölzle, T., Fritzsch, S., Scharner, P., & Weiß, G. (2024). Insurers’ Climate Change Risk Management Quality and Natural Disasters. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 91 (2) pp. 263–298.

Berry-Stölzle, T. & Irlbeck, S. (2021). Religiosity and Risk-Taking: Is There a Demand-Side Effect?. Journal of Corporate Finance. 71 pp. 102117.

Altuntas, M., Berry-Stölzle, T., & Cummins, J. (2021). Enterprise Risk Management and Economies of Scale and Scope: Evidence from the German Insurance Industry. Annals of Operations Research. 299 (1) pp. 811-845.

Berry-Stölzle, T., Eastman, E. M., & Xu, J. (2018). CEO Overconfidence and Earnings Management: Evidence from Property-Liability Insurers' Loss Reserves. North American Actuarial Journal. 22 (3) pp. 380-404.

Berry-Stölzle, T. & Xu, J. (2018). Enterprise Risk Management and the Cost of Capital. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 85 (1) pp. 159-201. DOI: 10.1111/jori.12152.

Altuntas, M., Berry-Stölzle, T. R., & Wende, S. (2015). Does One Size Fit All? Determinants of Insurer Capital Structure Around the Globe. Journal of Banking and Finance. 61 pp. 251–271.

Berry-Stölzle, T. R., Nini, G. P., & Wende, S. (2014). External Financing in the Life Insurance Industry: Evidence from the Financial Crisis. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 81 (3) pp. 529-562.

Berry-Stölzle, T. R., Hoyt, R. E., & Wende, S. (2013). Capital Market Development, Competition, Property Rights, and the Value of Insurer Product-Line Diversification: A Cross-Country Analysis. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 80 (2) pp. 423-459.

Berry-Stölzle, T. R., Liebenberg, A. P., Ruhland, J. S., & Sommer, D. W. (2012). Determinants of Corporate Diversification: Evidence from the Property-Liability Insurance Industry. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 79 (2) pp. 381-413.

Berry-Stölzle, T. & Xu, J. (2022). Local Religious Beliefs and Insurance Companies’ Risk-Taking Behaviors. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice. 47 (2) pp. 242-278.

Faculty Director, Vaughan Institute, Finance, University of Iowa, 2021 - 2024

Nationwide Faculty Fellow, Finance, University of Iowa, 2018 - 2024

Associate Editor, Risk Management and Insurance Review, January 2016 - December 2026.

Associate Editor, Journal of Insurance Issues, January 2011 - January 2020.