Dr. Yayuan Ren
Associate Professor
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SFHB State Farm Hall of Business 418
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- About
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Biography
Dr. Ren's research interests include insurance company operations, corporate risk management, and corporate governance. Her research has published in Journal of Risk and Insurance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, and Journal of Insurance Issue, etc.
Current Courses
FIL 355.001 Insurance Company Operations
FIL 354.001 Risk Management
FIL 354.002 Risk Management
FIL 355.001 Insurance Company Operations
FIL 355.002 Insurance Company Operations
FIL 354.001 Risk Management
Teaching Interests & Areas
Risk Management and Insurance, Insurance Company Operation, Life Insurance.
Research Interests & Areas
Insurance company operations, corporate risk management, corporate governance, and insurance regulation.
PhD Risk Management & Insurance
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
MA Finance
Peking University
Beijing, China
BA Economics
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
FIL Department Outstanding Researcher
Illinois State University
2012
Educating Illinois In Action Award
Illinois State University
2009
Grants and Contracts
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
Katie School of Risk Management and Insurance. August 2024 - September 2024
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
Katie School of Risk Management and Insurance. July 2023
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
Katie School of Risk Management and Insurance. July 2022
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
Katie School of Risk Management and Insurance. July 2021
University Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
Illinois State University. September 2021 - October 2021
Katie School Faculty Development Grant
Yayuan Ren
Katie School of Risk Management and Insurance Service. July 1 2020 - July 30 2021
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management. 2019 - 2019
Katie Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
2018 - 2018
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
2017 - 2017
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren, Yuluen Ma
2016 - 2016
Katie School Faculty Development Grant
Yayuan Ren
2015 - 2015
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren, Yuluen Ma
2014 - 2014
Katie School Faculty Development Grant
Yayuan Ren
2013 - 2013
Katie School Faculty Development Grant
Yayuan Ren
2011 - 2011
University Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
2011 - 2011
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
2010 - 2010
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren, Yuluen Ma
2009 - 2009
Katie School Faculty Development Grant
Yayuan Ren
2008 - 2008
Katie School Research Grant
Yayuan Ren
2007 - 2007
Conference Proceeding
Institutional Ownership and Earnings Management: Evidence from U.S. Property-Casualty Insurance Companies
Ren, Y.
Conference Proceedings of 2024 China International Conference on Insurance and Risk Management (CICIRM 2024), (2024), 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2024.043813
An Examination of Herding Behavior in Insurer Underwriting
Ren, Y.
China International Conference on Insurance and Risk Management, (2016)
Is Catering Rewarded?: Evidence from the Insurance Industry
Ma, Y., & Ren, Y.
World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress, (2015)
Herding and Rationality of Insurance Pricing
Ren, Y.
Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA), (2012)
Rationality of Insurance Pricing: Do Insurers Herd?
Ren, Y.
International Conference on Risk Management and Insurance, (2012)
Investment Cycles In the Insurance Industry
Ren, Y., Sun, Q., Sun, Z., & Yu, T.
Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA), (2009)
Are High-Franchise-Value Firms More Prudent?-Evidence from the Property and Casualty Industry
Ren, Y., & Schmit, J.
Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA), (2008)
Journal Article
InsurTech—Promise, threat or hype? Insights from stock market reaction to InsurTech innovation
Ren, Y.
Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 80, (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2023.102059
Insurer Risk and Performance Before, During and After the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis: The Role of Monitoring Institutional Ownership
Ren, Y.
Journal Of Risk And Insurance, 88 (2), 351-380, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1111/jori.12323
A New Measure of Insurer Franchise Value
Ren, Y.
Journal Of Insurance Issues, 43, 1-21, (2020)
The Role of Information: When is Directors' and Officers' Insurance Value-added?
Ren, Y.
Journal Of Banking And Finance, 97, 189-197, (2018)
Is Catering Rewarded?: Evidence from the Insurance Industry
Ren, Y., & Ma, Y.
Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice, 43 (3), 539-559, (2017)
Directors, Directors and Officers Insurance and Corporate Governance
MacMinn, R., & Ren, Y.
Journal Of Insurance Issues, 35 (2), 159-179, (2012)
Do Publicly-Traded Property-Casualty Insurers Cater to the Stock Market?
Ma, Y., & Ren, Y.
Journal Of Risk And Insurance, 79 (2), 415-430, (2012)
Is ORSA a Good Move for All the Stakeholders?
Ren, Y., & Xie, J.
Risk Metrics for Decision Making and ORSA, 24-26, (2012)
Do Underwriting Cycles Affect Property Casualty Insurer Investment Risk Taking? Stock versus Mutual Insurers
Ren, Y., Sun, Q., Sun, Z., & Yu, T.
Journal Of Insurance Regulation, 30 (1), 1-23, (2011)
Influence of the Stock Prices on Insurers' Managerial Decisions
Ma, Y., & Ren, Y.
Journal of Financial and Economic Practice, 11 (2), 77-83, (2011)
Mutual versus Stock Insurers: A Synthesis of the Theoretical and Empirical Research
MacMinn, R., & Ren, Y.
Journal Of Insurance Issues, 34 (2), 101-111, (2011)
Presentations
“Climate Change and Cost of Equity for Property Liability Insurers”
Yayuan Ren
American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, August 7, 2024
Institutional Ownership and Earnings Management: Evidence from U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Companies
Yayuan Ren
2024 China International Conference on Insurance and Risk Management, Ningbo, July 18, 2024
Institutional Ownership and Earnings Management: Evidence from U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Companies
Yayuan Ren
Department Research Seminar, New York, NY, November 14, 2023
Institutional Ownership and Earnings Management: Evidence from U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Companies
Yayuan Ren
Asian-Pacific Risk Managemenet and Insurance Association Annual Conference, Osaka, August 2, 2023
Life Annuity Puzzle?
Yayuan Ren
MSR Research Seminar, Online, April 28, 2023
Life Annuity Puzzle?
Yayuan Ren
RMI Department Research Seminar, Philadelphia, PA, March 30, 2023
“Institutional Ownership and Earnings Management: Evidence from U.S. Property-Casualty Insurance Companies”
Yayuan Ren
American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, August, 2022
“Promise or Threat? Insights from Stock Market Reaction to InsurTech Innovation”
Yayuan Ren
FIL Brown Bag Seminar, Normal, October 30, 2020
Stock Market Reaction to InsurTech Innovations
Yuluen Ma, Yayuan Ren
American Risk and Insurance Association Annual Conference, San Francisco California, August, 2019
Stock Market Reaction to InsurTech Innovations
Yuluen Ma, Yayuan Ren
Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA), Seoul Republic of Korea, July, 2019
Stock Market Reaction to InsurTech Innovations
Yuluen Ma, Yayuan Ren
China International Conference on Insurance and Risk Management, Chengdu China-PRC, July, 2019
Insurer Risk and Performance During and After the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis: The Role of Monitoring Institutional Ownership
Yuluen Ma, Yayuan Ren
Singapore Singapore, , 2018
Insurer Risk and Performance During and After the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis: The Role of Monitoring Institutional Ownership
Yuluen Ma, Yayuan Ren
Chicago Illinois, , 2018
Machine Learning and its Application in Insurance
Yayuan Ren
Baoding China, , 2018
Insurer Risk and Performance During the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis: The Role of Monitoring Institutional Ownership
Yayuan Ren
Guilin China-PRC, , 2017
Machine Learning and its Application in Insurance
Yayuan Ren
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, , 2017
Machine Learning and its Application in Insurance
Yayuan Ren
Chicago Illinois, , 2017
"An Examination of Herding Behavior in Insurer Underwriting"
Yayuan Ren
Beijing China-PRC, , 2016
"An Examination of Herding Behavior in Insurer Underwriting"
Yayuan Ren
Shanghai China-PRC, , 2016
An Examination of Herding Behavior in Insurer Underwriting.
Yayuan Ren
Xi'an China, , 2016
Institutional Ownership and the Impact of Financial Shocks on Insurers
Yayuan Ren
Maui Hawaii, , 2016
Is Catering Rewarded?: Evidence from the Insurance Industry
Yuluen Ma, Yayuan Ren
Munich Germany, , 2015
Move With the Market or Not: Real Options and Risk Implications
Yayuan Ren
Moscow Russia, , 2014
Move With the Market or Not: Real Options and Risk Implications
Yayuan Ren
Shenzhen China-PRC, , 2014
Group Affiliation: Strategies and Performance
Yayuan Ren
New York New York, , 2013