Annual Seminar
Fostering research in risk theory, risk management, and insurance
Annual Seminar
Fostering research in risk theory, risk management, and insurance
Welcome to the Risk Theory Society
Our Mission
The Risk Theory Society (RTS), originally founded in August 1963 as the Risk Theory Seminar, is a self-administered organization within the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA). RTS is a group of economists, financial economists, and actuaries who undertake theoretical and applied research in the areas of insurance economics, financial economics related to insurance markets, actuarial science, and more generally in the economic analysis of risk and uncertainty. Membership in the society is earned by presenting a paper at the annual seminar and forfeited by missing two consecutive meetings
Our 2026 Sponsors
Florida State Universtiy
Papers of the 2026 Risk theory society seminar
RTS Customs and Traditions
“ Members present at the meeting pledge to read all papers prior to the annual seminar (…) and should be ready to ask any questions they might have for each paper. ”
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The Source of Nonprofit Risk Aversion: Theory and Evidence from Hospitals
Meghan I. Esson (University of Iowa), Jingshu Luo (University of Mississippi) and Cameron M. Ellis (University of Iowa)
Homeowners Insurance and Housing Prices
Evan M. Eastman (Florida State University), Kyeonghee Kim (Florida State University), and Tingyu Zhou (Florida State University)
When Insurance Markets Fail: Catastrophe-Risk Frictions and Public Reinsurance
Adam Solomon (NYU)
Economics of Property Insurance
Hyeyoon Jung (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) and Jaehoon (Kyle) Jung (NYU)
Regulating Inaction: The Case of Price Walking
Jamie Coen (Imperial College London), Alessandro Gavazza (LSE), Daniel Gottlieb (LSE) and Tarun Ramadorai (LSE)
Experience Rating and Moral Hazard in Insurance Markets
Honglin Li (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Hao Zheng (University of International Business and Economics)
Optimal Privacy with Coarse Labels in Screening Markets
Niklas Haeusle (Leipzig University), Daniel Quigley (University of Oxford), Casey Rothschild (Wellesley College), Yanwei Sun (Imperial College London) and Andre Veiga (Imperial College London)
Benchmark-Based Stochastic Dominance
Rachel Huang (National Central University), Larry Tzeng (National Taiwan University) and Lin Zhao (Southwestern University of Economics and Finance)
Lodging in Tallahassee
Hyatt House Tallahassee Capitol–University:
Risk Theory Society | Hyatt House
Booking deadline: April 11, 2026
Hampton Inn & Suites Tallahassee Capitol–University:
Risk Theory Society | Hampton Inn & Suites.
Booking deadline: April 10
Contact
Getting here: The Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) is a 10 to 15 minute drive from campus
TLH has multiple daily flights from Atlanta (ATL), Charlotte (CLT), Dallas (DFW), Miami (MIA), and Washington DC (DCA).
Alternative airports with approximate driving times:
- Jacksonville International (JAX) 3 hours
- Orlando International (MCO) 4 hours
- Tampa International (TPA) 4 hours
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (ATL) 4.5 hours
Please register (see top of page)
