Call For Papers

• Published date: 01 December 2023
• Date: 01 December 2023
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jori.12456

Call for Papers

͞ůŐŽƌŝƚŚŵŝĐŝĂƐĂŶĚ&ĂŝƌŶĞƐƐŝŶ/ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ͗dĞƐƟŶŐ͕/ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ/ŵƉĂĐƚ͕ĂŶĚ

ZĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͟

The ƵƐĞŽĨŵŽƌĞŐƌĂŶƵůĂƌĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌĚĂƚĂĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƉƌĞĚŝĐƟŽŶĂůŐŽƌŝƚŚŵƐŝŶthe insurance

industry is increasingly raising concerns about ƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƉŽůŝĐLJŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ

individuals from minority groups. In response, in the United States, several states have issued

ŶĞǁůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶintending to protect consumers ĨƌŽŵŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐƚŚĂƚƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶƵŶĨĂŝƌ

ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ, such as Colorado Senate Bill 21-169 or the District of Columbia Department of

Insurance’s /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƚŽǀĂůƵĂƚĞhŶŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶĂůias.

,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJŽƉĞŶƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗

x How should companies test for the presence of algorithmic bias (see e.g. the Issue Brief by

the American Academy of Actuaries)?

x ,ŽǁĂŶĚƚŽǁŚĂƚĞdžƚĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐŵŝƟŐĂƚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůďŝĂƐĞƐŽŶĐĞĚĞƚĞĐƚĞĚ͍tŚĂƚ

ĂƌĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚƌĂĚĞŽīƐĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐĂŶĚŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞĐĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ͍

x How should regulators respond to the possibility of bias?

x tŚĂƚƐƉĞĐŝĂůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌďŝĂƐĂŶĚĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂƌŝƐĞǁŚĞŶŚƵŵĂŶĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂŬĞƌƐ

interact with algorithms and ĂƌƟĮĐŝĂůŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ŝŶƐĞƫŶŐƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƵŶĚĞƌǁƌŝƟŶŐ͕ĐůĂŝŵƐ

handling, and more?

x ,ŽǁĚŽƉŽůŝĐLJŚŽůĚĞƌƐĚĞĮŶĞďŝĂƐĂŶĚƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞǁŚŝĐŚƉƌĞĚŝĐƟǀĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĂƌĞĨĂŝƌ͍,ŽǁĚŽ

ƚŚĞƐĞĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĮ ŶŝƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚďLJƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌƐ͍

The Journal of Risk and Insurance ŝŶǀŝƚĞƐƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƐƚŚĂƚƐƉĞĂŬƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵ ĞŶƚƐ,

analyze the ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘tĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐĂƌĞ ŝŶĂ

ƵŶŝƋƵĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵ ƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƐƵďũĞĐƚ͘

Papers are due by June 1, 2024͘WĂƉĞƌƐǁŝůůďĞƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚŽŶĂƌŽůůŝŶŐďĂƐŝƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚ͕

ƐŽǁĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚĂƉĂƉĞƌƚŚĂƚĮƚƐƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƐƵĞƚŽƐƵďŵŝƚƉƌŝŽƌƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĂĚůŝŶĞ

when possible. All papers will undergo the standard peer-reviewed referee process.