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Jianren Xu

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Georgia, 2014
    Major: Business Administration
    Specialization: Risk Management and Insurance; Minor: Finance
  • MS, St. John’s University, 2008
    Major: Risk Management and Insurance
  • BS, Wuhan University, 2004
    Major: Insurance and Actuarial Science

Current Scheduled Teaching

RMIN 4600.001Corporate Risk ManagementFall 2024 Syllabus
FINA 6950.705Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
FINA 3770.700FinanceFall 8W1 2024 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

FINA 3770.402FinanceSummer 5W2 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.502FinanceSummer 5W2 2024 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 4600.001Corporate Risk ManagementSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6950.704Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
FINA 3770.700FinanceSpring 8W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 4600.001Corporate Risk ManagementFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6950.701Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
FINA 3770.002FinanceFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.003FinanceSummer 5W2 2023 Syllabus
FINA 3770.501FinanceSummer 5W2 2023 Syllabus
RMIN 4600.001Corporate Risk ManagementSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6950.701Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
FINA 3770.003FinanceSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 4600.001Corporate Risk ManagementFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6950.701Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
FINA 3770.002FinanceFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.008FinanceSummer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.501FinanceSummer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 4600.001Corporate Risk ManagementSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6950.701Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
FINA 3770.002FinanceSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 4600.001Corporate Risk ManagementFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6950.701Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
FINA 3770.009FinanceFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6950.710Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2021
FINA 6950.701Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
FINA 3770.002FinanceSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.502FinanceSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 4600.001Risk ManagementSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6950.701Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
FINA 3770.011FinanceFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 2500.002Introduction to Risk Management and InsuranceFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6950.708Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2020
FINA 6950.701Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
RMIN 2500.002Introduction to Risk Management and InsuranceSpring 2020 Syllabus
RMIN 4600.001Risk ManagementSpring 2020 Syllabus
FINA 6950.701Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
RMIN 2500.001Introduction to Risk Management and InsuranceFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 4600.001Risk ManagementFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 2500.002Introduction to Risk Management and InsuranceSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 4600.001Risk ManagementSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 2500.001Introduction to Risk Management and InsuranceFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 2500.002Introduction to Risk Management and InsuranceFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 2500.002Principles of Risk and Insurance ManagementSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 4600.001Risk ManagementSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 2500.001Principles of Risk and Insurance ManagementFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
RMIN 2500.002Principles of Risk and Insurance ManagementFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Che, X., Liebenberg, A., Xu, J. (2022). Usage-Based Insurance—Impact on Insurers and Potential Implications for InsurTech. North American Actuarial Journal.
  • Berry-Stölzle, T.R., Xu, J. (2022). Local Religious Beliefs and Insurance Companies’ Risk-Taking Behaviors. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41288-021-00211-z
  • Eastman, E.M., Xu, J. (2021). Market Reactions to Enterprise Risk Management Adoption, Incorporation by Ratings Agencies, and ORSA Act Passage. Risk Management and Insurance Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/rmir.12170
  • Barinov , A., Xu, J., Pottier, S.W. (2020). Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital for Insurance Firms with Multi-period Asset Pricing Models. The Journal of Risk and Insurance. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jori.12267
  • Ragin, M.A., Xu, J. (2019). An Ex-post Assessment of Investor Response to Catastrophes. North American Actuarial Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/10920277.2018.1536885
  • Berry-Stölzle , T.R., Eastman, E.M., Xu, J. (2018). CEO Overconfidence and Earnings Management: Evidence from Property-Liability Insurers’ Loss Reserves. North American Actuarial Journal. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10920277.2017.1421977?journalCode=uaaj20
  • Berry-Stölzle, T.R., Xu, J. (2018). Enterprise Risk Management and the Cost of Capital. Journal of Risk and Insurance. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jori.12152
  • Hilliard , J.I., Pottier, S.W., Xu, J. (2018). Trust-Preferred Securities and Insurer Financing Decisions. Journal of Risk and Insurance. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jori.12137/full
  • Pottier, S.W., Xu, J., Frederick, J.D. (2017). The Journal of Risk and Insurance: Authors of Influence. Risk Management and Insurance Review. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/rmir.12089

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Xu, J., "Summer Research Grant," sponsored by Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. ( - 2023).
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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