Korea Institute of Finance

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Professional Experience
  • 2026.2~Present Committee Member, Public Funds Oversight Committee, Financial Services Commission
  • 2025.2~Present Committee Member, Fund Management Evaluation Team, Ministry of Economy and Finance
  • 2024.7~Present Director of Insurance and Pension Division at Korea Institute of Finance (KIF)
  • 2022.6~Present Research Fellow at Korea Institute of Finance (KIF)
  • 2023.4~Present Committee Member, Administrative Guidance Review Committee, Financial Services Commission
  • 2022.5~Present Associated Editor, Journal of Financial Regulation and Supervision
  • 2023.8~Present Committee Member, Risk Assessment Committee, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • 2023.11~Present Committee Member, Risk Management Committee, Public Officials Benefit Association
  • 2024.11~Present Committee Member, Retirement Pension Fund Committee, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation
  • 2019.7~2022.6 Research Fellow at Korea Insurance Research Institute (KIRI)
  • 2017.8~2019.7 Assistant Professor of Finance at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Awards
  • Risk Management and Insurance Review(RMIR) Award for Best Article(2025), American Risk and Insurance Association(ARIA)
  • Ministerial Commendation, Financial Services Commission(FSC)(2024)
  • Hagen Family Foundation Travel Award(2018), American Risk and Insurance Association(ARIA)
  • Chuck Gardner Fellowship in Risk Management and Insurance(2013~2017), Carson College of Business, Washington State University
Publications
(International Journals)
  • CEO Compensation for Luck or Skill and Corporate Governance in U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Firms, with Gyu Dong Kim, and Jeungbo Shim,Applied Economics, 2026, 58, pp. 833-845.
  • “CEO Past Distress Experience and Risk-Taking: Evidence from U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Firms”, with Gunratan Lonare, Gene C. Lai, and Chia-Ling Ho, Risk Management and Insurance Review, 27, pp. 5-39.
  • “Investigation into Outside Directors, Managerial Compensation, and Firm Performance in the Korean Insurance Industry" with Hyejeong Mun, Managerial Finance, 2023, 49, pp. 1938-1963.
  • “CEO Political Orientation, Risk-Taking, and Firm Performance: Evidence from the U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Industry”, with Kwangmin Jung, Economics of Governance, 2023, 24, pp. 1-39.
  • “Organizational Structure, Corporate Governance, and Reinsurance Decisions in the U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Industry”, with Chia-Ling Ho, Gene C. Lai, and Licheng Jin, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance-Issues and Practice”, 2022, 47, pp. 737-784.
  • “CEO Compensation in Korea: Is It Different than in the US? A Comparison between Korean Non-Life Insurance Firms and US Property-Liability Insurance Firms”, with Hyejeong Mun, International Journal of Financial Studies, 2021, 9(4), pp. 1-20.
  • “Corporate Transparency and Reserve Management: Evidence from U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Companies”, with Gene C. Lai, and Chia-Ling Ho, Journal of Banking and Finance, 2018, 96, pp. 379-392.
(Korean Journals)
  • “The Impact of Market Concentration on Financial Stability in the Korean Non-life Insurance Industry”, with Hyejeong Mun, Journal of Insurance and Finance, 2025. 36(4), pp. 61-94.
  • “The Impact of Outside Directors' Career Backgrounds on the Financial Stability and Firm Performance of Insurance Companies”, with Heewoo Park, Journal of Insurance and Finance, 2025, 36(1), pp. 59-93.
  • “A Study on the Association between Corporate ESG Policy and Business Efficiency of Insurance Companies”, with Kwangmin Jung, and Jongbin Yoon, Korean Insurance Journal, 2024, 138, pp. 1-39.
  • “Changes in Subjective Evaluation of the Possibility of Socioeconomic Class Elevation in Korean Society”, with Daehwan Kim, Journal of Research Methodology, 2021, 6, pp. 107-133.
  • “Determinants of Executive Compensation: Evidence from Korean Insurance Companies”, with Hyejeong Mun, Korean Insurance Journal, 2021, 126, pp. 1-32.
  • “Hedging and Firm Value: Evidence from U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Companies”, Journal of Insurance and Finance, 2020, 31, pp. 117-144.

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