The "2nd International Workshop on Optimal (Re)Insurance" was successfully held by the China Institute for Actuarial Science (CIAS) from July 13 to 14, 2018. The workshop attracted more than 60 experts coming from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA), University of Iowa (USA), University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA), Michigan State University (USA), University of Waterloo (Canada), University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Peking University, Renmin University, Wuhan University, China Property and Casualty Reinsurance Company, and other universities, research institutes, and insurance companies.
The workshop has more than 20 invited presentations, including speakers Researcher Xia Jianmingof the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Tim Boonen of the University of Amsterdam, Professor Ka Chun Cheung of the University of Hong Kong, Professor Alfred Chong of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor Mario Ghossoub and Professor Wang Ruodu of the University of Waterloo,theChiefActuaryLi Xiaoxuan ofChina Property and Casualty Reinsurance Company, Professor Liu Haiyan of Michigan State University, Professor Ambrose Lo of the University of Iowa, Professor Philip Yam of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Keytopicscovered in this workshop include optimal reinsurance, reinsurance pricing, insurance demand, reinsurance and financing, insurance contract design, risk assessment, moral hazard, systemic risk, investment strategy, balanced dividend strategy, dependence model, and other topics.
The workshop providedagreatacademic exchange platform for scholars engaged in optimal(re)insuranceand related research.The workshop fostered the interplay between theoretical research and practical significance. At the same time, the workshop also raised the profile of CIAS and its domestic and international impact on the related research output.
The workshop wassupportedby China Institute for Actuarial Science,National Natural Science Foundationof China,China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
