ARIA listserv announcements #12 - week of March 8, 2010
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Greetings ARIA members: Today’s listserv contains the following:
- ARIA By-Laws Amendment passes ARIA Notice of Forthcoming Election of ARIA Officers & Board Members for 2010-2011 ARIA Excellence in Teaching Award deadline reminder Hagen Family Foundation Travel Award deadline reminder Penn State University Statistics Department seeks a Ph.D. to teach actuarial science Butler University College of Business seeks associate or assistant professor in risk management and insurance Sixth International Longevity Risk and Capital Markets Solutions Conference Call for Papers National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAMIC) Financial Summit announcement
- ARIA Spring Newsletter – last call for news!
By-Laws Amendment Passes ARIA’s membership recently approved an amendment to the By-Laws that will increase the composition of ARIA’s Board with the addition of two elected members. The two new Board positions will represent ARIA’s diversity of membership, including increasing numbers from other countries. The selection of these two representatives coincides with the election of officers for 2010-2011. Nominees for the upcoming Board election are announced below.
To: American Risk and Insurance Association membership From: Vickie Bajtelsmit, President Subject: Notice of Forthcoming Election of ARIA Officers/Board of Directors for 2010-11 ARIA’s Nominations Committee approved a slate of nominees for the forthcoming election of officers and directors. The slate is listed below. THIS IS NOT A BALLOT. According to ARIA’s By-Laws, “additional nominations may be made by any group of 20 or more voting members who shall prepare, sign, and forward their additional nomination(s) to the Executive Director of the Association within 30 days after the report of the Committee on Nominations is distributed.” This year’s election ballot will be sent electronically to all ARIA members who have paid their dues for the current year. If you prefer to receive a paper ballot, please contact the ARIA Executive Office at aria@cpcuiia.org or call 1-610-640-1997. Please be sure that the Executive Office has your current email address so you will have the opportunity to vote. The slate of nominees for the 2010-2011 election of officers follows: PresidentGene Lai, Washington State University President-ElectDavid Sommer, St. Mary’s University Vice President & Program ChairTerrie Troxel, Indiana State UniversityGeorge Zanjani, Georgia State University Board Seat 1 (term to 2013)Jeffrey Brown, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMartin Grace, George State University Board Seat 2 (term to 2013)Martin Ellingsworth, President, ISO Innovative AnalyticsBob Hartwig, President, Insurance Information Institute International Board Seat 1 Andreas Richter, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Germany International Board Seat 2 Jennifer WangNational Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan Additions to this slate of nominees and the 20 signatures are due in the Executive Office by April 8. Additional nominees should be mailed to: Tony BiacchiARIA Executive Director716 Providence RoadMalvern, PA 19355-3402aria@cpcuiia.org Thank you for your support of ARIA.
Excellence in Teaching Award for 2010 This award recognizes excellence in risk management and insurance teaching. Applicants should have a distinguished record of excellent teaching throughout their academic career. The Excellence in Teaching Award is a non-monetary award and will be awarded only when an exceptional candidate is identified. The application and supporting materials should be mailed to Dr. Karen Epermanis at Appalachian State University. The application deadline is March 30, 2010. Please see the attached documents for additional information and application.
Hagen Family Foundation Travel Award for 2010 Applications are now being accepted for the Hagen Family Foundation Travel Award. Awards of up to $1,500 each will be granted to faculty and/or doctoral students who attend and present a paper at the 2010 World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress (WRIEC) July 25-29 in Singapore. The application deadline is March 19, 2010. Please see the attached document for additional information. Questions about the award should be directed to the Hagen Family Foundation Travel Award Committee Chair Jennifer Wang at jenwang@nccu.edu.tw
Penn State University Smeal College of Business The Statistics Department at Pennsylvania State University is accepting applications for a Ph.D. to teach actuarial science beginning this August. Please see the attached document for additional information.
Butler University College of Business The College of Business at Butler University is accepting applications for an associate or assistant professor in Risk Management and Insurance to begin in August 2010. Please see the attached document for additional information.
Sixth International Longevity Risk & Capital Markets Solutions Conference Call for Papers University of New South Wales (UNSW) through the Australian Institute of Population Ageing Research in the Australian School of Business is hosting the Sixth International Longevity Risk and Capital Markets Solutions Conference on the 9th and 10th of September 2010 in Sydney, Australia at Swiss-Grand Resort & Spa, Bondi Beach. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2010. Please see the attached document for additional information.
NAMIC Financial Summit The Financial Services Regulatory Division of NAMIC is pleased to announce the 5th Financial Summit will be held June 2-4, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. Please visit the website for conference updates at www.naic.org or contact Linda Hunsucker at lhunsuck@naic.org
ARIA Newsletter – last call for spring issue
ARIA News Spring edition will soon be going to press. If the membership knows of any news about members or has a personal tidbit for inclusion in the newsletter, please e-mail Diana Lee ASAP. Diana’s e-mail address is diana.lee@pciaa.net