2025 EERIA CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Venue: School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo

Trg oslobođenja – Alija Izetbegović 1, https://share.google/iVneDcxMEMLJzM1jn 
 

DAY 1 – THURDSAY, SEPTEMBER 25

18:00 – 20:00 Welcome Reception
Venue: Hotel Europe, Vladislava Skarića 5, https://share.google/yRbH8SDsM5WkEiYZ5 
 

DAY 2 – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

09:30 – 10:00 Conference Registration

Venue: Reception, Ground Floor

10:00 – 10:20  Opening Ceremony

• Prof. Meliha Bašić, Dean of School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo
• Prof. Meldina Kokorović Jukan, Dean of Faculty of Economics, University of Tuzla
• Prof. Jasmina Selimovic, Chairman of the Governing Board/ Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Professor at the School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo
• Prof. Patricia H. Born, EERIA President, Florida State University, USA

Venue: Room E-net Center 1 (Third floor)
 

10:20 - 10:50 Keynote Speech

Venue: Room E-net Center 1 (Third floor)
 
 10:50 – 11:00 Group Photo Taking
Venue: Reception, Ground Floor
 
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break (Venue: Room E-net Center 2 (Third floor))
 
11:30 – 12:00 Keynote Speech

12:00 – 13:00 Panel Discussion

Moderator: Prof. Em. Karel Van Hulle, KU Leuven and Goethe University Frankfurt: "Tackling the natural catastrophe insurance protection gap: challenges and possible solutions"

Panellists:

• EIOPA representative (TBC)
• BIPAR representative (TBC) 
• Zlatan Filipović, CEO of Bosna Reinsurance Company Limited, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Katja Vavpetic, Insurance Supervision Agency, Slovenia 

Venue: Room E-net Center 1 (Third floor)
 
 13:00 – 14:00  Lunch Break (Venue: Room E-net Center 2 (Third floor))
 
 14:00 – 15:30 Research Paper Session I - Banking and Cross-Sector Dynamics

Moderator:  Prof. Patricia H. Born, Florida State University, USA

1. Felix Langwald: “ Analysis of Bancassurance as Insurance Distribution Channel”
2. Sebastian Schlütter: “Banks and non-banks stressed: liquidity shocks and the mitigating role of insurance companies”
3. Zuzana Szkorupova, Iveta Paleckova: “Sustainability in the banking sector in selected EU countries”
4. Jelena Z. Stanković, Mirjana Jemović, Jovica Stanković, Ivana Marković – Cross-Sector Volatility Spillovers into Developing Markets During Global Crises: Evidence from Western Balkan Capital Markets
5. Alessia Palma, Renata Karkowska, Andrea Paltrinieri, Szczepan Urjasz: “Banking and Insurance Sector versus Energy Transition: Exploring Volatility Spillovers Between U.S. and European Markets” 
6. Martietta Janowicz-Lomott, Ilona Tomaszewska: “Can mutuality limit the financialization of the insurance market”

Venue: Room E-net Center 1 (Third floor)
 
 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break (Venue: Room E-net Center 2 (Third floor))

16:00 – 17:30 Research Paper Session II - Insurance Sector Developments
Moderator: Prof. Klime Poposki, University St. Kliment Ohridski, N. Macedonia

1. Armine Blrtsyan: “Evaluation of Earthquake Risk in Armenia’s Insurance Sector: Implications for Regulatory Practice”
2. Slađana Filipović, Safet Kozarević: “Risk Factors Selection for Motor Insurance Premium Tariffs in Bosnia and Herzegovina”
3. Piotr Manikowski, Jacek Lisowski: “Economic Driving Style as a Risk Assessment Factor in Fleet Motor Insurance – Underwriters Perspective”
4. Meri Šuman Tolić, Maja Mihelja Žaja: “ Bridging literacy knowledge and coverage gap in personal insurance in Croatia”
5. Aleksandra Hęćka-Sadowska, Dorota Wiśniewska: ” Market State and Concentration in the Insurance Sector of Central and Eastern Europe”
6. Bojan Srbinoski, Rakesh Arrawatia, Łukasz Kuryłowicz: “Distribution mix and bad faith in insurance: The case of the non-life insurance market in North Macedonia”

Venue: Room E-net Center 1 (Third floor)
 
 19:00 Conference Dinner

(Venue: Restaurant Pod lipom, Prote Bakovića 4, https://share.google/tzkDMeIFMd5IJ7vQ3 )
 

DAY 3 – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

09:30 – 10:00  Special Presentation I

Venue: Room E-net Center 1 (Third floor)
 
10:00 – 11:30 Research Paper Session III - Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in Insurance

Moderator: Prof. Maja Mihelja Žaja, Faculty of Economics & Business Zagreb, Croatia

1. Michela Mantovani, Stefano Miani: “ The Determinants of Market Value in Insurance Companies: An Empirical Approach Tested on the European, North American, and Asian Markets”
2. Lenka Přečková: “Digitalisation of Insurance in the Czech Republic: An Analysis of the Level of Digitalisation Processes and Their Impact on Client Communication”
3. Mirko Kraft, Regina Rumler: “Ethical Artificial Intelligence in the Insurance Industry – Regulatory Developments and Governance Principles”
4. Adam Śliwiński, Renata Pajewska-Kwaśny: “Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Insurance Sector: Sales and Distribution”
5. Desislav Danov: “ Insurance Company as a Software Solution”
6. Anita Raggiotto, Stefano Miani, Marco Zorzi: “ The AI InsurTechability”

Venue: Room E-net Center 1 (Third floor)
 

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break  (Venue: Room E-net Center 2 (Third floor))
 
12:00 – 12:15  Closing Ceremony

12:15 – 13:00 EERIA Members’ Meeting 

Venue: Room E-net Center 1 (Third floor)
 
13:00 – 16:00 Excursion and Lunch 

(Meeting Point: Reception, Ground Floor)