ARIA listserv announcements #14 - week of April 2, 2012
Greetings ARIA members:
Today’s listserv contains the following:
- Kent State University at Salem seeks faculty in insurance program
- 8th International Microinsurance Conference Call for Papers
- NAIC Financial Summit: 2012 Leadership Initiatives
- Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) Global Risk Conference announcement
- Bob Hedges Undergraduate Student Award for 2012
- Kulp-Wright Book Award for 2012
- ARIA 2012 Annual Meeting
Kent State University at Salem
Kent State University at Salem’s insurance program in Salem, Ohio is accepting applications for non-tenure track faculty positions. Please see the attached document for additional information.
8th International Microinsurance Conference Call for Proposals
The 8th International Microinsurance Conference is scheduled for November 6-8, 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The application deadline is May 15. This event will be hosted by the Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network, supported by GIZ/BMZ, TIRA, ATI, AIO, MFW4A, iRA, UIA, CEAR and AfDB. The target audience will be around 400 participants and experts from around the world will exchange experiences and discuss the challenges of microinsurance. Participants will include representatives of insurance and reinsurance companies, international organizations, NGOs and development-aid agencies, as well as academics, policymakers, and supervisory regulators. Please see the attaché document for additional information.
NAIC Financial Summit
The NAIC Financial Summit: 2012 Leadership Initiatives is scheduled for May 30-June 1 in Washington, D.C. Registration, along with additional information including the sessions and schedule, is available online at: http://www.naic.org/frs_financial_summit.htm
PRMIA Global Risk Conference
The PRMIA Global Risk Conference “Navigating the Dynamic Financial Landscape” is scheduled for May 14-16, 2012 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Please see the attached document for the conference agenda and visit the website at http://www.prmia.org/globalriskconference/index.phg for conference information and registration.
Bob Hedges Undergraduate Student Award for 2012
Since 2003, ARIA has offered an annual award in honor of Bob Hedges, an ARIA past president and long-time active member of our organization. This tradition will continue for 2012. The Hedges Undergraduate Student Award is made to an undergraduate student studying risk management and insurance or a related field, and is intended to cover expenses for the student to attend the ARIA Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting will be held August 5-8 at The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The deadline for proposals is May 1, 2012. Please see the attached document for additional information. All proposals should be submitted by email to:
Prof. Paul Thistle
Hedges Award Committee Chair
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Please include "Hedges Award Application" in the subject
Kulp-Wright Book Award for 2012
The Kulp-Wright Book Award is presented annually by the American Risk and Insurance Association to the author(s) of a book considered to be the most influential text published on the economics of risk management and insurance. The author(s) of the winning publication will be presented with an award certificate at ARIA 2012 Annual Meeting which will be held August 5-8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Kulp-Wright Book Award committee is reviewing publications for the 2012 award. To be eligible for the 2012 Kulp-Wright Book Award, the book must have been published in 2010. The primary contribution of the book should lie in the primary fields of risk management and insurance, and should appeal to a broad cross-section of persons concerned with the fields of risk management and insurance.
The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2012. If you would like to suggest that the committee review a specific book, please send the title, author(s), and publisher information to Tyler Leverty atty-leverty@uiowa.edu
ARIA 2012 Annual Meeting
Make plans to attend this year’s annual meeting scheduled for August 5-8 at The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Online meeting registration will begin in mid May. ARIA President David Sommer is pleased to announce Pete Miller, President & CEO of The Institutes will speak at the President’s Luncheon on Monday, August 6. Plans are underway for a special Monday evening 80th anniversary dinner celebration. Additional meeting information will be available soon.
