May 30, 2012
The
Peter J. Tobin College of Business would like to congratulate Dr.
Petra Steinorth, assistant professor of risk management, insurance
and actuarial science, for receiving the 2011 Ernst-Meyer Prize
from the Geneva Association for her doctorial thesis on “Essays on
the Economics of Selected Multi-Period Insurance Decisions with
Private Information.”
The Geneva Association, an international association for the study
of insurance economics, identifies fundamental trends and strategic
issues where insurance plays a substantial role or which influence
the insurance sector. Every year, the Association awards the
prestigious Ernst Meyer Prize for university research work, usually
in the form of a doctoral thesis, which makes a significant and
original contribution to the study of risk and insurance
economics.
In addition to this recent accomplishment, Dr. Steinorth’s doctoral
thesis has won several awards including the national prize for the
best insurance economics dissertation from the Hamburg Center for
Insurance Sciences and an outstanding dissertation award from
Munich School of Management. She was awarded her doctoral degree in
public economics with a concentration in risk management and
insurance from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Germany in
November 2010.
In the field of research, Dr. Steinorth focuses on topics on health
and retirement insurance. She has recently published in the Journal
of Health Economics, Journal of Insurance Issues, Journal of
Applied Social Sciences Studies and the German Journal of Risk and
Insurance and has been awarded a research grant from the TIAA-CREF
Institute for a project on Variable Annuities.
About the Peter J. Tobin College of Business
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business has provided a high-quality
business education for over eighty years, offering individuals from
throughout the world the opportunity to study in New York’s dynamic
business environment. The innovative curriculum emphasizes an
analytic and hands-on understanding of business practice that
prepares graduates to excel in today’s global marketplace.
About St. John’s University School of Risk
Management
The School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science was
founded in 1901 as the Insurance Society of New York and over the
years evolved into The College of Insurance (TCI). In June
2001, TCI merged with St. John’s University, becoming a school of
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business. Located in New York
City’s downtown financial district, SRM awards undergraduate,
M.B.A., and M.S. degrees in the insurance, risk management and
actuarial science disciplines. Through its Center for
Professional Education, SRM also provides education, training and
consulting services to the industry, governments and regulators
worldwide.
For more information about this or other programs at the Peter J.
Tobin College of Business, please contact Asia Hauter at (718)
990-6218 or hautera@stjohns.edu.