In place of the in-person meeting in New York City, ARIA will be hosting a virtual World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress.

Welcome to the 4th World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress (WRIEC). The conference happens only once every five years and it combines three separate annual conferences: the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA), the European Group of Risk and Insurance Economists (EGRIE), and the Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA). The host rotates every 5 years and WRIEC 2020 is hosted by ARIA.

The in-person meeting of the WRIEC was scheduled for August 2-6 in New York City. Due to Coronavirus, the in-person meeting was canceled in late May and the conference is now virtual. This online program allows registered conference participants to access papers, videos, slides, and more. There are 3 plenaries, 15 research sessions, and 1 teaching session. In addition to the recorded content, there are 3 days of live research forums accessible through Zoom.

Given the many time-zones at play, the virtual meeting will mostly be asynchronous. For a modest conference fee, you will have access to all the research presentations.

Host Association

Founded in 1932, ARIA has a long tradition of supporting and educating professionals, scholars, and students in the insurance and risk management industry. We create opportunities to share and discuss high quality research, recognizing scholars from diverse backgrounds engaged in open collaboration strengthen our industry and our society. In the spirit of open collaboration and sharing, we host an Annual Meeting, which brings together a large and diverse group of experts to share and discuss cutting-edge research in risk management and insurance. Additionally, we publish two peer review journals. This open sharing of knowledge and information helps policy makers and practitioners learn from the past, mitigate present risk, and confidently make decisions.