Risk Theory Society Annual Seminar

April 19-21, 2024

Iowa City, IA

Reception: Pappajohn Business Building, 21 E Market Street
Presentations: Pomerantz Center, 213 N Clinton Street

General Information

The Risk Theory Society, originally founded in August 1963 as the Risk Theory Seminar, is a self-administered organization within the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) whose purpose is to foster research into topics in risk theory and risk management. The Society accomplishes its mission by hosting an annual meeting where papers distributed to members before the meeting are presented and critically discussed in an extended format.

Registration

Registration is open only to current RTS members, presenters and their co-authors, and invitees. There are no exceptions for this limited event.

Conference hotels

We have reserved blocks of rooms at three hotels (hotelVetro, the Graduate, and Hilton Garden Inn). All hotels are within one block of each other in the heart of Iowa City and about a 10-minute walk from the Tippie College. If you would like to arrive a few days earlier or stay an additional night, we recommend the hotelVetro.

	Wed, April 17	Thurs, April 18	Fri, April 19	Sat, April 20	Sun, April 21
hotelVetro ($129/room)	5 Rooms	10 Rooms	15 Rooms	15 Rooms	10 Rooms
The Graduate ($99/room)	-	-	20 Rooms	20 Rooms	-
Hilton Garden Inn ($119/room)	-	-	15 Rooms	15 Rooms	-

hotelVetro: Reservations must be made by 3/18/2024. Call 1-800-BRAND or 319-259-7111 and ask for the Risk Theory Conference – Vaughan Institute room block.

The Graduate: Reservations must be made by 3/20/2024. Call 319-337-4058 and reference the group code: 5106086.

Hilton Garden Inn: Reservations must be made by 3/20/2024. Call 319-24-6100 and ask for the Risk Theory Conference – Vaughan Institute room block.

Seminar locations and hotel — *Click image to view a larger map*

Travel information

The closest airport to Iowa City is in Cedar Rapids, IA (CID). From CID to the conference hotels is about 25 miles and normally takes around 30 minutes. Uber/Lyft are available in the area, but there is no guarantee that you can find a ride from the airport on short notice. We recommend using the Express Midwest shuttle service. If you like, we can help organize group shuttle service for you. Just indicate whether you would like to use the shuttle service and provide your flight details. We will then coordinate with Express Midwest for you. Shuttle pricing will vary by number of individuals in the shuttle but should range from $30 (shared rate) - $90 (solo rate). Once flight information is received via registration, the shuttle service will contact patrons to confirm your ride and set up payment. If you will not be using the shuttle services, please note this in your registration information.

Program

Friday, April 19

Times	event	location
5:00 – 6:00 pm	Reception	Pappajohn Business Building (21 E Market St.) – Room S401 Head to the South Galleria in the business building and take the Galleria elevator to the 4^th floor. Follow signage. Please note, not all elevators go to the 4^th floor, so using the South Galleria elevator is a must!
6:00 – 7:15 pm	Does Health Insurance Reduce Consumption Risk? Evidence from Medicaid Expansions Anita Mukherjee, University of Wisconsin - Madison Daniel W. Sacks, University of Wisconsin - Madison Hoyoung Yoo, University of Wisconsin - Madison	Pomerantz Career Center (213 N Clinton St.) – Room C425 From the Pappajohn Business Building, head north across Market St. to the Pomerantz Career Center. Use elevators to go to the 4^th floor. Once off the elevator, turn left and classroom C425 will be on your left.
7:15 – 7:20 pm	Break	Pomerantz Career Center – Exchange Room When exiting PCC C425, turn right and the Exchange room will be at the end of the hallway on your left.
7:20 – 8:35 pm	Changes in Risk-based Capital and Reaching for Yield Florian Weinlich, Vienna Graduate School of Finance	Pomerantz Career Center – Room C425
9:00 – 10:00 pm	Informal Social	Brix Wine and Cheese Bar (209 N Linn St)

Saturday, April 20

Times	Event	location
7:30 – 8:00 am	Breakfast	Pomerantz Career Center – Exchange Room
8:00 – 9:15 am	Regulatory Capital and Catastrophe Risk Evan Eastman, Florida State University Kyeonghee Kim, Florida State University	Pomerantz Career Center – Room C425
9:15 – 9:30 am	Break	Pomerantz Career Center – Exchange Room
9:30 – 10:45 am	Optimal Insurance Scope: Theory and Evidence from US Crop Insurance Sylvia Klosin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Adam Solomon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Pomerantz Career Center – Room C425
10:45 – 11:00 am	Break	Pomerantz Career Center – Exchange Room
11:00 am – 12:15 pm	Investment Policies and Risk Sharing by Corporate Pensions C. Wei Li, University of Iowa Tong Yao, University of Iowa Jie Ying, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Pomerantz Career Center – Room C425
12:15 – 1:15 pm	Lunch	Pappajohn Business Building (21 E Market St.) – W401 Head to the West Galleria in the business building and take the Galleria elevator to the 4^th floor. Follow signage. Please note, not all elevators go to the 4^th, so using the West Galleria elevator is a must!
1:15 – 2:30 pm	Managing Behavioral Hazard: Value-Based Insurance Design and Inertia Lynn Hua, Harvard University	Pomerantz Career Center – Room C425
2:30 – 2:45 pm	Break	Pomerantz Career Center – Exchange Room
2:45 – 4:00 pm	The Value of Health and Longevity with Stochastic Health Risk and Partial Annuitization Univa Song, University of Wisconsin - Madison Dani Bauer, University of Wisconsin - Madison Darius Lakdawalla, University of Southern California Julian Reif, University of Illinois	Pomerantz Career Center – Room C425
4:00 – 4:15 pm	Break	Pomerantz Career Center – Exchange Room
4:15 – 5:00 pm	Annual Business Meeting	Pomerantz Career Center – Room C425
6:30 pm	Dinner	Orchard Green (521 S Gilbert St., Iowa City)

Sunday, April 21

Times	Event	location
8:00 – 8:30 am	Breakfast	Pomerantz Career Center – Exchange Room
8:30 – 9:45 am	The Optimality of Debt Pierre Chaigneau, Queen’s University Alex Edmans, London Business School Daniel Gottlieb, London School of Economics	Pomerantz Career Center – Room C425
9:45 – 10:00 am	Break	Pomerantz Career Center – Exchange Room
10:00 – 11:15 am	Classification risk in health insurance: The interaction of genetics, prevention, and insurance Julia Holzapfel, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	Pomerantz Career Center – Room C425
11:15 am	Adjourn

Things to do

Old Capitol Museum - oldcap.uiowa.edu/visit
Museum of Natural History - mnh.uiowa.edu
Stanley Museum of Art - stanleymuseum.uiowa.edu
Prairie Lights Bookstore - prairielights.com

Contact

Thomas Berry-Stoelzle

Faculty Director
The Emmett J. Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance
thomas-berry@uiowa.edu