About
Organized by FSU’s Risk Management & Insurance Center, the RMI Research Symposium brings together some of the world’s leading risk management scholars to present their original research and discuss emerging trends, debate issues and share perspectives on the risk management and insurance marketplace.
FSU held its inaugural Research Symposium on February 2-4, 2023, at the Hotel Effie in Miramar Beach, Florida. The event was made possible with funding from FSU’s Dr. William T. Hold/The Alliance's Program in Risk Management and Insurance, as well as from the American Risk and Insurance Association. Seven papers on various topics related to risk and insurance were presented by authors from universities around the world. The authors received pointed feedback from discussants, as well as participants of the seminar. The event served to highlight the important role FSU’s RMI program plays in helping to advance knowledge in the discipline of risk management and insurance.
The third annual RMI Research Symposium is scheduled for January 23-25, 2025 at the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa in Safety Harbor, Florida. We hope to see you there!
Call for Papers
The Dr. William T. Hold/The Alliance's Program in Risk Management & Insurance at Florida State University invites authors to submit papers on any topic related to risk management and/or insurance. The goal of the symposium is to facilitate a setting where authors can present their work in detail and receive helpful and critical feedback from a group of risk and insurance economists. Authors of accepted papers will be given approximately one hour to present their work, and each paper will also be assigned a discussant to provide detailed feedback on the paper.
Call for Papers – Print Version
Submission Procedure
Submissions are due on September 27, 2024. Submissions should be emailed as PDF attachments to rmi-center@business.fsu.edu with the subject line Research Symposium. Although most submissions and most accepted papers are likely to be in full draft or essentially completed form, we actively encourage submission of works-in-progress that would benefit from the longer presentation times. The FSU RMI faculty will serve as the program committee and authors of accepted papers will be notified on October 15, 2024, or soon thereafter.
Agenda
If you have any questions about the symposium or if you are interested in being a discussant, please contact us at rmi-center@business.fsu.edu.
Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
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| Welcome Dinner | 6 – 8 PM |
Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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| Breakfast Buffet | 7:30 – 8:30 AM |
| Welcome/Introductions Presenting: J. Brad Karl, Charles Nyce |
8:30 – 8:45 AM |
| “Private Equity in Public-Provider Markets: Cost Efficiency vs. Cream-Skimming” Author(s): Cameron M. Ellis, Meghan I. Esson Presenting Author: Meghan I. Esson Discussant: Greg Nini |
8:45 – 9:45 AM |
| “The Spillover Effects of Insurer Climate Supervision Into Shadow Markets” Author(s): Weiling Liu, Saptarshi Mukherjee, Kandarp Srinivasan Presenting Author: Kandarp Srinivasan Discussant: Joan Schmit |
9:45 – 10:45 AM |
| Break | 10:45 – 11 AM |
| “Imperfect Flood Insurance Enforcement and Business Misallocation” Author(s): Xudong An, Yongheng Deng, Dayin Zhang Presenting Author: Dayin Zhang Discussant: Rob Hoyt |
11 AM – 12 PM |
| “Health Risk, Incomplete Retirement Markets, and the Value of Health and Longevity” Author(s): Univa Song, Daniel Bauer, Darius Lakdawalla, Julian Reif Presenting Author: Univa Song Discussant: Dave McCarthy |
12 – 1 PM |
| Lunch | 1 – 2 PM |
| “How Do Health Insurance Costs Affect Low- and High-Income Workers?” Author(s): Janet Gao, Shan Ge, Lawrence D. W. Schmidt, Cristina Tello-Trillo Presenting Author: Shan Ge Discussant: Cameron M. Ellis |
2:15 – 3:15 PM |
| “Learning Spillovers About Insurance Benefits and Healthcare Utilization: Evidence From the Identified Poor Households in China” Author(s): Justin Sydnor, Yi (Kitty) Yao, Haotian Zhang, Wei Zheng Presenting Author: Haotian Zhang Discussant: Evan Saltzman |
3:15 – 4:15 PM |
| “Picking up the PACE: Loans for Residential Climate-Proofing” Author(s): Aymeric Bellon, Cameron LaPoint, Francesco Mazzola, Guosong Xu Presenting Author: Aymeric Bellon Discussant: Tingyu Zhou |
4:30 – 5:30 PM |
| Reception | 5:30 PM |
Saturday, January 25, 2025 |
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| Breakfast | 7:30 – 8:30 AM |
| “Adverse Selection and the Interdependence of Annuity and Long-Term Care Insurance Markets” Author(s): M. Martin Boyer, Franca Glenzer Presenting Author: M. Martin Boyer Discussant: Richard Peter |
8:30 – 9:30 AM |
| Break | 9:30 – 9:45 AM |
| “Wildfire Risk and Municipal Bond Yields” Author(s): Thomas R. Berry-Stölzle, Yi Hao Presenting Author: Thomas Berry-Stölzle Discussant: Yanjun (Penny) Liao |
9:45 – 10:45 AM |
| “Insurer Capitalization and the Performance of State Guaranty Associations” Author(s): Lawrence Powell, Kenny Wunder, Boyi Zhuang Presenting Author: Boyi Zhuang Discussant: Jingshu Luo |
10:45 – 11:45 AM |
| Adjourn | 11:45 AM |
Hotel/Travel Information
The Dr. William T. Hold/The Alliance's Program in Risk Management & Insurance will provide hotel accommodations (2 nights) at the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa for one author of each accepted paper. Hotel accommodations will be made by FSU RMI staff.
Safety Harbor Resort & Spa
105 N Bayshore Dr, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
(727) 726-1161
Information on the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, along with information about the Safety Harbor area, can be found at https://www.safetyharborspa.com.
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