Faculty and Research

The Insurance and Risk Management Department faculty includes a number of senior members who are considered among the premier scholars in the field. Faculty interests encompass a broad range of theoretical and applied subjects. Student teaching evaluations consistently place the Insurance and Risk Management Department faculty in the top category for teaching excellence. Research by the department has led to many regulatory reforms, influenced public policy, and been incorporated into business school curricula worldwide.

Faculty

Professors:

Neil A. Doherty, Ph.D.
Frederick H. Ecker Professor of Insurance and Risk Management; Chair, Insurance and Risk Management
3410 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.7652
doherty@wharton.upenn.edu

Jean Lemaire, Ph.D.
Harry J. Loman Professor; Professor of Insurance and Actuarial Science
3404 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.7765
 lemaire@wharton.upenn.edu

Olivia S. Mitchell, Ph.D.
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor; Professor of
Insurance and Risk Management and Business and Public Policy; Executive Director, Pension Research Council; Director, Boettner Center for Pensions and Retirement Research
3402 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.0424
mitchelo@wharton.upenn.edu

Associate Professor:

Kent Smetters, Ph.D.  
Associate Professor of Insurance and Risk Management;
3303 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.9811
 smetters@wharton.upenn.edu
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Assistant Professors:

Anastasia Kartasheva, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Insurance and Risk Management;
3010 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.4751
karta@wharton.upenn.edu
 
Gregory Nini, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Insurance and Risk Management;
3012 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.7770

Faculty with Secondary Appointments in the Department

Patricia M. Danzon (Health Care Systems)
Howard Kunreuther (Operations and Information Management)
Mark V. Pauly (Health Care Systems)

Scott Harrington (Health Care Systems)

Affiliated Faculty:

David A. Cather, Ph.D.
Lecturer
3000 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.7761
cather@wharton.upenn.edu

G. Victor Hallman, Ph.D.
Lecturer
3008 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.7764

Emeritus Faculty:

David F. Babbel, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
3006 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215-573-6849
babbel@wharton.upenn.edu


J. David Cummins, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
3000 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.7761
cummins@wharton.upenn.edu


Dan M. McGill, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
3000 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215-898-7761


Jerry S. Rosenbloom, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
Academic Program Director, Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) Program
3006 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
215.898.4749
rosenbloom@wharton.upenn.edu

   

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    Research

     

    Recent faculty research includes:

    bullet Corporate risk management,
    bullet Comparative analysis of merit-rating systems in automobile insurance,
    bullet Employee benefits, including pensions, health care, and international benefits,
    bullet Genetic testing for breast cancer and adverse selection in insurance,
    bullet Insurance company management and performances,
    bullet Insurance consumer behavior,
    bullet Regulation of insurance companies and markets,
    bullet Design and operation of government insurance programs.
     

    Two research centers are closely associated with the Insurance and Risk Management Department:

    S.S. Huebner Foundation for Insurance Education
     Pension Research Council

     

    Other research centers with which department faculty are affiliated are:

    Financial Institutions Center
    Huntsman Center for Global Competition and Innovation
    Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
    Risk Management and Decision Processes Center
    SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management

     

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