Overview

The organizers are delighted to invite you to attend the 15th IME Congress in Trieste, Italy, June 14-17, 2011.

The IME Congress is an important forum for researchers to focus on the latest advances, trends and developments in the area of actuarial science and insurance and financial modelling. The aim is to bring together scientists, academicians and insurance professionals from all over the world. The theory and methods of actuarial science, and its applications in insurance, finance and risk management will be the core of the presentations at the Congress.

The Congress was created by the editorial board of the Elsevier journal "Insurance: Mathematics and Economics". The journal began publication in 1982 and has developed into one of the leading journals in the field of actuarial science, life and non-life insurance and financial risks.

The first IME Congress was held in 1997 in Amsterdam, and since then the annual Congresses have been held in major cities of Europe, North America and Asia. It is a great honour to be chosen to host the 2011 Congress in Trieste.

Trieste offers a suitable venue for an IME Congress. A number of insurance companies were established here during the 19th century: among these, Assicurazioni Generali and Riunione Adriatica di Sicurtà. Since then, the insurance industry has played a major role in the local economy. Trieste hosts now the headquarters of two leading companies, Assicurazioni Generali and Allianz S.p.A. Important academic institutions in the field of actuarial and insurance studies witness the local vocation for working and teaching in this sector.