Curriculum Vitae

 
Since 07/2016          University of Cologne

                                 Habilitation (Habilitand).
       
07/2016                    University of Cologne

                                 PhD (With the highest praise).
       
05/2012 – 07/2016   University of Cologne

                                  PhD Student, 
                                  Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences,
                                  Department of Risk Management and Insurance.
       
01/2015 – 02/2015   Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

                                  Visiting Research Scholar,
                                  Department of Risk, Insurance & Healthcare Management,
                                  Fox School of Business.
       
08/2012 – 09/2012   Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
                                  Visiting Research Scholar,
                                  Department of Risk Management and Insurance,

                                  Robinson College of Business.

02/2011 – 07/2011   Fudan University, Shanghai, China
                                 Semester abroad.

10/2009 – 04/2012   University of Cologne

                                  Master of Science,
                                  Major: Business Finance; Minor: Controlling.
      
                           

Lectures

University of Cologne

Department of Risk Management and Insurance

• Versicherungsmanagement

Research Interests

• Financial Markets and Regulation
• Interconnectedness in the Financial Services Sector
• Enterprise Risk Management

Publications

Rauch, J., & Wende, S. (2015). Solvency prediction for property-liability insurance companies: Evidence from the financial crisis. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Issues and Practice, 40(1), 47-65.

Altuntas, M., Rauch, J., & Wende, S. (2016). Strategic Group Performance and Dynamics under Different Economic Conditions. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance-Issues and Practice, 41(2), 325-347.

Berk, I., & Rauch, J. (2016). Regulatory interventions in the US oil and gas sector: How do the stock markets perceive the CFTC's announcements during the 2008 financial crisis?. Energy Economics, 54, 337-348.

Altuntas, M., Bernhardt, C., & Rauch, J. (2016). Market segmentation, performance differences and strategic orientation-the case of German reinsurers. Zeitschrift für die gesamte Versicherungswissenschaft, 105(1), 51-67.

Current Research

Altuntas, M., Garven, J.R., & Rauch, J. (2016). On the Demand for Reinsurance: Evidence from the Global Reinsurance Market.

Altuntas, M., & Rauch, J. (2016). Concentration and Financial Stability in the Property-Liability Insurance Sector: Global Evidence

Berk, I. & Rauch, J., (2016). The Effect of OPEC Announcements on US Oil and Gas Related Stocks.

Grace, M.F., Rauch, J., & Wende, S. (2016). Policy Interventions and Banking Shocks: Evidence from the Insurance Sector.

Rauch, J., Weiss, M.A., & Wende, S. (2016). Contagion at the Firm and Sector Level in Banking and Insurance: A Global Analysis.   

Academic Conferences Presentations

2016

European Finance and Banking Conference, Bologna, Italy.
American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Jahrestagung des Deutschen Vereins für Versicherungswissenschaft (Annual Congress of the German Insurance Science Association), Vienna, Austria.

2015

Research Seminar, Department of Economics, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress (WRIEC), Munich, GER.
Workshop on Systemic Risk and the Insurance Industry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference, Venice, IT.
Jahrestagung des Deutschen Vereins für Versicherungswissenschaft (Annual Congress of the German Insurance Science Association), Berlin, GER.
PhD Seminar, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

2014

13th Symposium on Finance, Banking, and Insurance, Karlsruhe, GER.
American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Banking and Insurance – Interconnectedness, Systemic Risk and Regulation, Conference organized by Center of Excellence SAFE (Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe) and the International Center for Insurance Regulation (ICIR), Frankfurt am Main, GER.
Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference, Maastricht, NL.
Jahrestagung des Deutschen Vereins für Versicherungswissenschaft (Annual Congress of the German Insurance Science Association), Stuttgart, GER.

2013

European Finance Association (EFA) Annual Meeting, Cambridge, UK.
American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Messekongress Finanzen und Risikomanagement (Congress for Finance and Risk Management),Berlin, GER.
Jahrestagung des Deutschen Vereins für Versicherungswissenschaft (Annual Congress of the German Insurance Science Association), Berlin, GER.
Western Risk and Insurance Association Annual Meeting (WRIA), Las Vegas, NV.

2012

Roundtable on Insurance Regulation and Governance at St. John’s University, New York, NY.
Research Seminar at University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (Invited Talk).