KANSAI UNIVERSITY

27th APRIA 2023 Annual Conference
30th July to 2nd August 2023, Osaka, Japan

APRIA

Program

The Conference Program (Final)

Conference Venue: Kansai University (Senriyama Campus)
*All plenary and concurrent sessions are held in Centenary Memorial Hall (second floor)

  • Conference Program including all concurrent sessions and the Maps at Kansai University can be downloaded from HERE.
  • The papers for concurrent sessions and the presentation materials for plenary sessions can be downloaded using the link in the email from APRIA 2023 Organization Committee sent. (only APRIA 2023 participants can download).

Day 1:

30th July 2023 (Sunday)
Registration desk open on 13:00 to 17:00
(Centenary Memorial Hall (entrance))
10:30-12:00 APRIA Executive Committee Meeting
(By invitation)

Room A
12:00-14:00 Executive Committee Lunch
(By invitation)

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14:00-15:30 ARRIA Board of Governors Meeting
(By invitation)

Room A
18:00-20:00 Welcome Reception
(Open to all participants)

Rinpukan

Day 2:

31st July 2023 (Monday)
Registration desk open on 8:00 to 17:00
(Centenary Memorial Hall (entrance))
8:30-9:00 Opening Ceremony
  • Welcome Notes: Shigenori ISHIDA
     (APRIA 2023 Counselor General)
  • Welcome Address: Yutaka MAEDA
    (President, Kansai University)
  • Declaration of the Opening: Mahito OKURA (APRIA President)
 Lecture Hall
9:00-9:30 Keynote Address
Teruhisa KURITA
(Commissioner, FSA, Japan)
“Challenges in Insurance Supervision”
9:30-9:45 Group Photo Taking
9:45-10:15 Coffee and Tea Break Lobby 1
10:15-11:45Plenary Session I

Innovation in Insurance for the Reduction of Protection Gap:
Government and Market Perspectives


Moderator:
W. Jean KWON (Greenberg School of Risk Management, St. John’s University, USA)


Panelists:

  • Shih-Chieh “Bill” CHANG (Professor, NCCU, former Insurance Commissioner, FSC, Taiwan)
  • Yoshihiro “Yoshi” KAWAI (Professor, OECD Insurance and Pensions Committee Chair, former IAIS Secretary General, Japan)
  • Hunsoo “Brian” KIM (Professor, Sunchyunhyang University, former Chair of the Financial Supervision Advisory Committee (Insurance Section) of FSS, Korea)
  • James “Jim” WRYNN (Senior Managing Director of FTI Consulting, former Insurance Superintendent of New York, USA)
  • Tomohiro MIURA (Director, Insurance Business Division, FSA, Japan)
 Lecture Hall
11:45-13:00 Lunch Rinpukan
13:00-14:30Plenary Session II

Challenges in Aging Society with Low Birthrates: Long-Term Care, Pension, and Financial Literacy


Moderator:
Yoichiro FUJII (Associate Professor, Meiji University, Japan)


Panelists:

  • Bing NIU (Associate Professor, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan)
  • Hideto AZEGAMI (Professor, Toyo Gakuen University, Japan)
  • Yoshihiro ASAI (Professor, Meiji University, Japan)
 Lecture Hall
14:30-15:00 Coffee and Tea Break Lobby 1
15:00-16:30Concurrent Session I Rooms A,B,C,D,E
16:30-17:30 APRIA Annual General Meeting Lecture Hall
19:00-21:00 Dinner RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka

Day 3:

1st August 2023 (Tuesday)
Registration desk open on 8:00 to 17:00
(Centenary Memorial Hall (entrance))
8:30-10:00 Concurrent Session II Rooms A,B,C,D,E
10:00-10:30 Coffee and Tea Break Lobby 1
10:30-12:00 Plenary Session III

Application of Data Science Technology to Actuarial/Pricing Practice


Moderator:
Tadayoshi OTSUKA (Professor, Waseda University, Japan)


Panelists:

  • Dirk NIEDER (Regional Director, Gen Re, Germany)
  • Kenichi YANO (Assistant Manager, General Insurance Rating Organization of Japan, Japan)
  • Shunichi NOMURA (Associate Professor, Waseda University, Japan)
  • Yoshihiro MATSUMORI (Senior Risk Analyst, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., Japan)
 Lecture Hall
12:00-14:00 APRIA Presidential Luncheon Rinpukan
14:00-15:30 Concurrent Session III Rooms A,B,C,D,E
15:30-16:00 Coffee and Tea Break Lobby 1
16:00-17:30 Plenary Session IV

Protection Gap and Earthquake Insurance


Moderator:
Noriyoshi YANASE (Professor, Keio University, Japan)


Panelists:

  • Makoto HORI (President, The General Insurance Institute of Japan, Japan)
  • Shingo NAGAMATSU (Professor, Kansai University & Manager, Disaster Resilience Research Division, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Japan)
  • Shinichi KAMIYA (Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
  • Makoto KAWAGOE (General Manager, The General Insurance Association of Japan, Japan)
  • Haruka ONODA (Assistant Manager, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd., Japan)
 Lecture Hall

Day 4:

2nd August 2023 (Wednesday)
Registration desk open on 8:00 to 10:30
(Centenary Memorial Hall (entrance))
8:30-10:00 Concurrent Session IV Rooms A,B,C,D,E
10:00-10:30 Coffee and Tea Break Lobby 1
10:30-12:00 Concurrent Session V Rooms A,B,C,D,E
12:00-13:30 Farewell Luncheon Rinpukan