Gerry Dickinson

Having worked as an investment analyst, Professor Dickinson became ABI Research Fellow in Insurance at the University of Sussex and later Associate Professor of Finance at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He has been AIG Visiting Professor of Insurance at the Graduate School of International Business, Thunderbird Campus, Arizona. He is the author of three books and is a regular contributor to the insurance, risk management and investment literature. He is Honorary Vice Secretary General of the Geneva Association, serves on the Council of the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau and is advisor on insurance industry issues to the OECD, Paris, and the European Commission, Brussels.

Qualifications

BA Econ (Manchester) and DPhil (Sussex).

Book

Dickinson, and Winter, L. (2001). Global Marine Review 2001: Forecasting the Size and Growth of the Global Marine Insurance Market. WIS Research Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9540111-0-9.

Chapters (2)

• Dickinson, (2002). The development of China’s insurance industry. China in the World Economy The Domestic Policy Challenges (pp. 269–269). Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). ISBN 978-92-64-19707-7.
• Dickinson, (2001). Insurance finds a Blend of Innovation and Tradition. Mastering Risk Concepts (pp. 195–200). Financial Times/ Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-273-65379-0.

Journal Articles (14)

• Zheng, W., Liu, Y. and Dickinson, G. (2008). The Chinese insurance market: Estimating its long-term growth and size. GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE, 33(3), pp. 489–506. doi:10.1057/gpp.2008.19.
• Dickinson, (2005). Enterprise Risk Management: The Reasons Behind its Recent Development. Journal of Risk Management and Insurance, 10 .
• Dickinson, G. and Liedtke, P.M. (2004). Impact of a fair value financial reporting system on insurance companies: A survey. GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE, 29(3), pp. 540–581. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0440.2004.00302.x.
• Dickinson, (2003). An international accounting standard for insurance: the current challenge. Journal of Insurance Research and Practice -, 18(2), pp. 50–60.
• Dickinson, G. (2003). The Search for an International Accounting Standard for Insurance: Report to the Accountancy Task Force of the Geneva Association. Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 28(2), pp. 151–175. doi:10.1111/1468-0440.00215.
• Atchinson, B.K., Cronin, K.T., Csiszar, E.M., Dickinson, G., Gibbons, R.J. and Nolle, D.E. (2002). Comments on the 25(th) annual lecture. GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE, 27(1), pp. 29–45. doi:10.1111/1468-0440.00150.
• Dickinson, G. (2001). Enterprise risk management: Its origins and conceptual foundation. GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE, 26(3), pp. 360–366. doi:10.1111/1468-0440.00121.
• Dickinson, , Dinenis, E. and Siokis, V. (2001). Rethinking the solvency margin system in Europe. Journal of Insurance Research and Practice, 16(1), pp. 36–46.
• Dickinson, G. (2001). Comments on Stephen Ross's paper on "Financial regulation for the new millennium". GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE, 26(1), pp. 19–22.
• Dickinson, G. (2000). The Implications of Lower Interest Rates for Insurers: A Comment. Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 25(1), pp. 59–62. doi:10.1111/1468-0440.00048.
• Dickinson, G. (1998). The Economic Role of the Insurance Sector in the Risk Transfer - Capital Market Nexus. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 23(4), pp. 519–529. doi:10.1057/gpp.1998.45.
• BEENSTOCK, M., DICKINSON, G. and KHAJURIA, S. (1988). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROPERTY-LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND INCOME - AN INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS. JOURNAL OF RISK AND INSURANCE, 55(2), pp. 259–272. doi:10.2307/253327.
• BEENSTOCK, M., DICKINSON, G. and KHAJURIA, S. (1986). THE DETERMINATION OF LIFE PREMIUMS - AN INTERNATIONAL CROSS-SECTION ANALYSIS 1970-1981. INSURANCE MATHEMATICS & ECONOMICS, 5(4), pp. 261–270. doi:10.1016/0167-6687(86)90020-X.
• DICKINSON, G. (1984). THE INVISIBLE BANKERS - TOBIAS,A. WORLD ECONOMY, 7(1), pp. 120–121.