2006 Risk Theory Society Annual Seminar
Virginia Commonwealth University

The walk from VCU to the Linden Row Inn is slightly less than 1 mile

**RTS Attendees must Reserve rooms by 3/21/06**

Friday, April 21, 2006

4:30 PM	Shuttle to VCU Temple Building
5:00-6:00 PM	Welcome Reception - VCU Temple Building Lobby
6:00-8:30 PM	Paper Presentations - VCU Temple Building - Room 1169
6:00-7:15 PM	Health Care Costs of Medicaid Disenrollment Richard J. Butler Brigham Young University William G. Johnson Arizona State University Mary Rimsza Arizona State University
7:15-8:30 PM	The Value of Real and Financial Risk Management Marcel Boyer University of Montreal M. Martin Boyer University of Montreal Rene Garcia University of Montreal
8:30 PM	Shuttle to Linden Row Inn

Saturday, April 22, 2006

7:15-8:00 AM	Breakfast - Linden Row Inn

8:00 AM	Shuttle to VCU Temple Building
8:30-12:30	Paper Presentations - VCU Temple Bldg Rm 1169
8:30-9:45 AM	Optimal Expectations under Anticipated Regret Christian Gollier University of Toulouse Alexander Muerman University of Pennsylvania
9:45-10:00 AM	Coffee & Drink Break

10:00-11:15 AM	Property-Liability Insurer Reserves Error-Motive, Manipulation, or Mistake Martin F. Grace Georgia State University J. Tyler Leverty University of Iowa
11:15-12:30 PM	Incorporation Behavioral Effects in the Valuation of Medical Research and Improvements to Public Safety Michael Hoy University of Guelph Mattias K. Polborn University of Illinois
12:30-1:30 PM	Box Lunches

1:30-4:15 PM	Paper Presentations - VCU Temple Bldg Rm 1169
1:30-2:45 PM	Effects of Disability-Based Underwriting Prohibitions on the Labor Market Ping Wang St. Johns University
2:45-3:00 PM	Coffee & Drink Break

3:00-4:15 PM	Catastrophe Bonds, Reinsurance, and the Optimal Collateralization of Risk Transfer Darius Lakdawalla Rand Corporation George Zanjani Federal Reserve Bank of NY
4:15-5:00 PM	Annual Business Meeting
5:00 PM	Refreshment Break
5:30 PM	Bus Tour of Richmond
8:00 PM	Linden Row Inn Patio - Southern Traditional Dinner (cash bar available)

Sunday, April 23, 2006

7:00-7:45 AM	Breakfast - Linden Row Inn

7:45 AM	Shuttle to VCU School of Business
8:15-12:15	Paper Presentations - School of Business, MBA Fast Track Room 4115
8:15-9:30 AM	Redistribution by Insurance Market Regulation: The Effect of Banning Gender-Based Retirement Annuities Amy Finkelstein MIT Jim Poterba MIT Casey Rothschild MIT
9:30-9:45 AM	Coffee & Drink Break

9:45-11:00 AM	Actuarial Geometry Stephen J. Mildenhall Aon RE
11:00-12:15 PM	Comparison of Methods and Software for Modeling Nonlinear Dependencies: A Fraud Application Richard Derrig Louise Francis
12:15 PM	Adjourn - Shuttle to Linden Row Inn HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME