Joël Wagner
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Full Professor
Department of Actuarial Science Contact Joel.Wagner@unil.ch Tel 021.692.33.58 Postal address Université de Lausanne Quartier UNIL-Chamberonne Bâtiment Extranef 1015 Lausanne Autres coordonnées Personal website |
Research
Research areas
Actuarial ScienceLife and Pension Insurance
Insurance Economics
Market trends, company value, customer behavior
Risk Management
Risk measures
Regulation and Reporting
Solvency, guaranty funds, IFRS 4
Management of Insurance Companies
Strategy, value creation chain, products, pricing, distribution, claims
Collaborations
Interuniversity
Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (Chair of Information Management), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ZurichSwitzerland
http://www.im.ethz.ch
Haute Ecole de Gestion, HES-SO Genève
Switzerland
http://www.hesge.ch/heg/
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen
Switzerland
http://www.ivw.unisg.ch
Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen
Switzerland
http://www.ifb.unisg.ch
With professional background
Die Mobiliar - Versicherung & VorsorgeSwitzerland
http://www.mobi.ch
Pittet Associates
Switzerland
http://www.pittet.net
Swiss Insurance Association
Switzerland
http://www.svv.ch
Vaudoise Assurances
Switzerland
http://www.vaudoise.ch
Events
Conferences
See http://people.unil.ch/joelwagner/ for a complete list.Suisse
Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Actuarial Sciences and Finance International Conference (MAF), 30 March - 1 April 2016, Paris
Contributed talk: On the Adequate Funding Ratio in Occupational Pension Funds from the Insured's Perspective
France
Jahrestagung Deutscher Verein für Versicherungswissenschaft, 10-11 March 2016, Vienna
Contributed talk: Impact of Catastrophe Events on Insurance Companies' Market Valuation - an Event Study Analysis
Autriche
Western Risk and Insurance Annual Meeting (WRIA), 3-6 January 2016, Maui
Contributed talk: On the Optimal Funding in Occupational Pension Funds from the Insured's Perspective
U.S.A.
The Swiss Risk and Insurance Forum, 16-17 November 2015, Rüschlikon
Meeting 2015: Old-age provision - past, present, future
Organizers: H.J. Albrecher (University of Lausanne), P. Embrechts (ETH Zurich), D. Filipovic (EPFL Lausanne), P. Koch-Medina (University of Zurich), and J. Wagner (University of Lausanne).
Suisse
World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress (WRIEC), 2-6 August 2015, Munich
Contributed talks:
- Multichannel Distribution, Customer Characteristics and Consumption in Non-Life Insurance: A Data-Driven Approach
- Determinants of Research Shopping Behaviour in the Insurance Sector: An Empirical Analysis
Allemagne
Jahrestagung Deutscher Verein für Versicherungswissenschaft, 18-19 March 2015, Berlin
Contributed talk: Von der Recherche zur Kaufentscheidung: Eine empirische
Analyse von Research-Shopping in der Versicherungsbranche (presented by co-author)
Allemagne
2nd European Actuarial Journal (EAJ) Conference, 10-12 September 2014, Vienna
Contributed talk: What Transaction Costs are Acceptable in Life Insurance Products from the Policyholders' Viewpoint?
Autriche
Congres
Cycle de Conférences en Assurances, 1 / 2016, 22 March 2016, LausanneInvited talk: Gestion du Cyber Risk et assurabilité
Suisse
Cycle de Conférences en Assurances, 3 / 2015, 2 December 2015, Prangins
Invited talk: Perspectives sur la prévoyance vieillesse
Suisse
Cycle de Conférences en Assurances, 2 / 2015, 5 October 2015, Nyon
Invited talk: Assurance auto - tendances de marché et conséquences pour la tarification
Suisse
Cycle de Conférences en Assurances, 1 / 2015, 18 June 2015, Lausanne
Invited talk: Défis actuels et futurs de l'assurance vie
Suisse
Journées de la Prévoyance, 10-12 June 2015, Montreux
Invited talk: Invalidité en Suisse : un risque maîtrisé ?
Suisse
1st Anniversary Event MobilarLab at ETHZ, 30 October 2014, Zurich
Invited talk: Smart consumer - research collaboration Mobilab and HEC Lausanne
Suisse
CRO Forum 10 Year Anniversary Conference, 26 September 2014, Bologna
Invited panelist: Risk Management - Past & Future
Italie
Annual Meeting of the Swiss Association of Actuaries, 5 September 2014, Davos
Invited talk: Défis dans la prévoyance vieillesse et l'assurance-vie - 2014, 2020 et au-delà
Suisse
Chambre Vaudoise des Agents Généraux, tba.
Invited talk: Tendances dans le marché d'assurance en Suisse - quelles évolutions pour la distribution ?
Suisse
Seminaires
Swiss Insurance Association, 18 January 2016, NeuchâtelInvited talk: Digitalisierung in der Assekuranz: Chancen? Risiken? Herausforderungen!
Suisse
Swiss Life, 19 and 20 January 2016, Lausanne and Geneva
Invited talk: Assurance vie - moins de garantie, plus de valeur pour le client?
Suisse
Kessler & Co, 7 October 2015, Lausanne
Invited talk: Cyber Risk - un risque maîtrisé ?
Suisse
La Mobilière, 10 December 2014, Nyon
Invited talk: Enjeux actuels et futurs de l'assurance-vie
Suisse
Séminaires Lyon-Lausanne, 11 December 2014, Lyon
Invited talk: Current challenges in life insurance
Suisse
Formations continues
(Undisclosed) Swiss insurance company, 28 August 2015, NyonInvited talk
Suisse
(Undisclosed) Swiss insurance company, 14 November 2014, Nyon
Invited talk: Tendances dans le marché des assurances
Suisse
(Undisclosed) Swiss insurance company, 15 September 2014, Madrid
Invited talk: Les marchés d'assurance européens en 2020 - enjeux stratégiques et facteurs de succès
Espagne
CIM-HSG St.Galler AssekuranzForum, 5 September 2014, St. Gallen
Invited talk: Die Zukunft des Versicherungsvertriebs
Suisse
Publications
Curriculum
Education
Privatdozent (venia legendi) in Business Administration with special emphasis on Risk Management, 2014Habilitation in Risk Management and Insurance, 2013
University of St. Gallen
Ph.D. in Mathematics (Dr. ès sc.), 2006
Doctoral Thesis in Applied Mathematics
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
Master of Science in Physics (ing. phys. dipl. EPF), 2002
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
Work experience
Full Professor in Actuarial ScienceFaculty of Business and Economics (HEC), University of Lausanne (since 2014)
Swiss Finance Institute Professor
Faculty Member, SFI@UNIL (since 2017)
Invited Professor
Executive MBA, University of Geneva (since 2016)
Assistant Professor in Risk Management and Insurance
School of Management, University of St. Gallen (2010-2014)
Member of the Executive Board of the Institute of Insurance Economics
University of St. Gallen (2013-2014)
Executive Director at the Responsible Corporate Competitiveness profile unit
University of St. Gallen (2010-2014)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Project Leader
Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen (2010-2013)
Strategy Consultant in Financial Services and Insurance
The Boston Consulting Group, Zurich (2006-2009)
Visiting Research Scholar
Department of Mathematics, University of Houston, USA (2002, 2003)
Research and Teaching Assistant
Chair of Analysis and Numerical Analysis, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (2002-2006)
Academic honors
International Congress of Actuaries 2018 Best Paper AwardBest Paper Award in the subject area "Demographic Change and Longevity" for the paper entitled "Long-Term Care Models and Dependence Probability Tables by Acuity Level: New Empirical Evidence from Switzerland"
Année : 2018
Récipiendaire : Michel Fuino, Joël Wagner
Dr. Hans Kessler Award
Best published research paper in 2012 at the Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen
Année : 2013
Récipiendaire : Joël Wagner
Dr. Hans Kessler award
Best published research paper in 2011 at the Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen
Année : 2012
Récipiendaire : Joël Wagner
Auguste Dommer award
University-wide best average grade for the whole diploma program, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
Année : 2002
Récipiendaire : Joël Wagner
Jean Landry award
Scientific work with outstanding personal research, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
Année : 2002
Récipiendaire : Joël Wagner
René Cousin award
Best average grade in first and second year and special abilities in mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
Année : 2000
Récipiendaire : Joël Wagner