"Public Policy Issues Confronting the Insurance Industry"
January 8-9, 2004
The seventh annual conference of the Brookings-Wharton Papers on Financial Services
The Divergent Paths of Insurance: Theory and PracticeRichard Zeckhauser and David Cutler (Harvard University)
Discussant: Jeff O'Connell, University of Virginia Law School
The Crisis in Malpractice Insurance
Pat Danzon (Wharton)
Discussant: Henry Aaron, Brookings
Insuring Against Terrorism: The Policy Challenge
Kent Smetters (Wharton)
Discussant: Howard Kunreuther, University of Pennsylvania
Tort Law, Insurance Rates and the Insurance Cycle
Scott Harrington (USC)
Discussant: Ralph Winter (University of British Columbia)
Redesigning Insurance Contracts to Minimize Ex Post Litigation Risk
Neil Doherty and Alex Muermann
(Wharton)
Discussant: Warren Schwartz (Georgetown Law School)
Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Why Do They Happen? How Do They Affect Market Structure?
Dave Cummins (Wharton) and Allen Berger (FRB)
Discussant: Larry White (NYU)
Coping with International Regulatory Complexity in the Insurance Industry: Panel Discussion
Ernie Patrikis (AIG)
Terri Vaughan (IID)
Brant Free (Chubb)