Posted 1/25/08
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON INSURANCE MARKETS AND REGULATION
Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
at Northwestern University School of Law
April 14th (9:30 AM) - April 15th (3:00 PM) 2008
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
at Northwestern University School of Law presents a
Research Symposium on Insurance Markets and Regulation
featuring rigorous, high-quality, policy-relevant research
by scholars from Northwestern University and other leading
academic institutions. Panels cover research on Optional
Federal Chartering of Insurance Companies; Competition in
Insurance Markets; Insurance Regulation in Theory and
Practice; Terrorism Insurance; Medical Malpractice; Tort
Reform; and Emerging Public Policy Issues and Research
Topics in Insurance.
The symposium features a Keynote Address by Representative
Melissa Bean (D-Illinois, 8th District) who has been a
major force in the recent bipartisan introduction of the
National Insurance Act of 2007. The Act would create an
optional federal charter (OFC) for life and property/
casualty insurance providers. The OFC is intended to reduce
regulatory obstacles to improving the cost and delivery of
insurance products to American consumers and businesses.
"Regulatory obstacles currently discourage insurance
innovation and nimble product development to capitalize on
emerging growth markets. Eliminating the need to
coordinate with 51 state regulators and accelerating the
time to market potential will foster greater industry
innovation and agility," said Rep. Bean. "It's time to
allow the insurance industry to move into the 21st century
so that consumers can benefit from reduced costs and
innovative products," Bean said. "The National Insurance
Act will promote a more robust and competitive insurance
industry domestically and internationally, . . . consumers
will realize those benefits."
CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS:
Aviva Abramovsky, Syracuse University College of Law
Andrea Attar, IDEI-Institut d'Economie Industrielle,
University of Toulouse I.
Ronen Avraham, Northwestern University School of Law
Tom Baker, University of Connecticut School of Law
Representative Melissa Bean (D-Illinois, 8th District)
Carole Bernard, University of Waterloo
Patricia Born, California State University, Northridge
M. Martin Boyer, Department of Finance, Universite de Montreal
Elizabeth F. Brown, University of St. Thomas School of Law
Alexia Brunet, Northwestern University School of Law
Henry N. Butler, Northwestern University School of Law
Leemore Dafny, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
University
William M. Gentry, Williams College
Martin F. Grace, Department of Risk Management, Georgia
State University
Lee A. Harris, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys
School of Law
Alessandro Iuppa, Zurick
Jason Scott Johnston, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Robert W. Klein, J. Mack Robinson College of Business,
Georgia State University
Jonathan Klick, Florida State University School of Law
Yu Lei, Barney School of Business, University of Hartford
J. Tyler Leverty, Henry B. Tippie College of Business,
University of Iowa
Jonathan Masur, University of Chicago Law School
Paul Mattera, Liberty Mutual Group
Amy B. Monahan, University of Missouri School of Law
Larry E. Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law
Barak Richman, Duke School of Law
Casey G. Rothschild, Middlebury College
Thomas Russell, Leavey School of Business
Max Schanzenbach, Northwestern University School of Law
Joan Schmit, University of Wisconsin
Hal Scott, Harvard Law School
Charles Silver, University of Texas School of Law
Sharon Tennyson, Cornell University
Jeffrey Ellis Thomas, University of Missouri-KC-School of
Law
Mary Weiss, Fox School of Business, Temple University
Abe Wickelgren, Northwestern University School of Law
Kathryn Zeiler, Georgetown Law Center
Martin Zelder, Departments of Economics, Northwestern
University
REGISTRATION:
The conference registration fee is $495, but will be waived
for academic affiliates and government employees.
To reserve a space at this event, you must send a message
with name, affiliation and contact information to:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
or
Tel: (312) 503-1811
Space is limited. Please register no later than April 7th.
Checks should be made payable to NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY and
sent to:
Postal: Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and
Economic Growth
Northwestern University School of Law
357 E. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Online registration will be open February 2008 at:
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter/conference/insurance/index.html
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT:
Northwestern University School of Law is an Accredited CLE
Provider in the state of Illinois. Through the Office of
Executive and Professional Education, the university is
awarding continuing legal education (CLE) credits for this
program. The estimated amount is 11.0 general CLE credits.
If you have any questions regarding CLE credits please
contact Megan Cahill, CLE Coordinator at 312-503-4213.
LOCATION:
Northwestern University School of Law
Wieboldt Hall, Room 250
340 East Superior Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For more information regarding this conference or other
initiatives of the Searle Center, please visit:
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter
Call: (312) 503-1811
or send an email to:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
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