Nat Pope

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article

• Pope, N., Ishida, C., Kaufman, P. (2022). The Service Contracts Model Act: 25 Years and Counting - What Now?. Journal of Insurance Regulation. No. 41 (5) https://naic.soutronglobal.net/Portal/Public/en-US/RecordView/Index/25541
• Ma, Y., Pope, N. (2019). The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on Property-Casualty Insurer Loss Reserve Estimates. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice. 45 (2) 313-334.
• Pope, N., Goebel, D. (2017). What is the Value of an RMI Degree to the Insurance Industry. 7 (1) 5-26. Journal of Risk Education. www.jofriskeducation.org
• Inoguchi, M., Ma, Y., Pope, N., Suzawa, Y. (2016). Insurance business synergies, economic growth and strategic planning. Other. 8 (3) 191-216. Inderscience Publishers.
• Pope, N., Ma, Y. (2016). The Role of Loss Reserves in Smoothing Insurer Cost of Capital. 20 (1) 1-18.
• Pope, N., Ishida, C., Kaufman, P., Langrehr, F.W. (2014). Extended Warranties in the US Marketplace: A Strategy for Effective Regulation. Journal of Insurance Regulation. 33 (3) 1-26.
• Ma, Y., Pope, N., Xie, X. (2014). Insurer Performance and Intermediary Remuneration: The Impact of Abandonment of Contingent Commissions. Other. 39 (2) 373-388. Springer Nature. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/gpp.2013.12
• Ma, Y., Pope, N., Xie, X. (2014). Contingent Commissions, Insurance Intermediaries, and Insurer Performance. Risk Management and Insurance Review. 17 (1) 61-81. Wiley-Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rmir.12004
• Ma, Y., Pope, N., Yeung, R. (2013). Foreign Participation and Its Relationship with Non-Life Insurer Performance in the Northeast Asian Markets. Other. 38 (1) 43-61. Springer Nature. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/gpp.2012.20
• Huang, L., Ma, Y., Pope, N. (2012). Foreign Ownership and Non-Life Insurer Efficiency in the Japanese Marketplace. Risk Management and Insurance Review. 15 (1) 57-88. Wiley-Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6296.2011.01202.x
• Pope, N., Ma, Y., Xie, X. (2009). Insurer Performance and Contingent Commissions: What's the Relationship?. 63 (5) 53-56.
• Pope, N. (2009). The Economics of Human Life Value Estimates: The Income Distribution Project. 63 (5) 53-56.
• Pope, N., Ma, Y. (2008). The Market Structure-Performance Relationship in the International Insurance Sector. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 75 (4) 947-966. Wiley-Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6975.2008.00292.x
• Elango, B., Ma, Y., Pope, N. (2008). An Investigation Into the Diversification-Performance Relationship in the U.S. Property-Liability Insurance Industry. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 75 (3) 567-591. Wiley-Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6975.2008.00275.x
• Ma, Y., Pope, N. (2008). Foreign Share, Insurance Density, and Penetration: An Analysis of the International Life Insurance Market. Risk Management and Insurance Review. 11 (2) 327-347. Wiley-Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6296.2008.00143.x
• Pope, N. (2006). The Value of a Life in the 21st Century. 60 (3) 43-49.
• Pope, N., Ma, Y. (2005). Applicability of the Permanent Income Hypothesis to Life Insurance Consumption Habits. 5 (2) 1-9.
• Pope, N., Ma, Y. (2005). Market Deregulation and Insurer Pricing Strategies: The Japanese Experience. Other. 30 (2) 312-326. Springer Nature. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.gpp.2510028
• Pope, N. (2004). Deregulation in the Japanese insurance marketplace: Sizzle or fizzle?. Journal of Insurance Regulation. 22 (3) 19.
• Pope, N., Ma, Y. (2004). Grade-Risk: An Insurable Event in the Classroom. Risk Management and Insurance Review. 7 (2) 189-196. Wiley-Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1098-1616.2004.00045.x
• Pope, N. (2003). Life Insurance Demand in Japan - Not What You Think. 8 19-38.
• Ma, Y., Pope, N. (2003). Determinants of International Insurers' Participation in Foreign Non-Life Markets. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 70 (2) 235-248. Wiley-Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1539-6975.00058
• Pope, N. (2002). Japanese Consumers' Demand for Cash Value Life Insurance: A Case of Mistaken Identity. Journal of Insurance Issues. 25 (1) 85-91.

Magazine/Trade Publication

• Pope, N., Ma, Y. (2013). SOX Has No Impact on P/C Reserving; Earnings Management Persists. Feb (14) http://www.carriermanagement.com/features/2013/02/14/100000.htm

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Ma, Y. (Co-Principal), Pope, N. (Co-Principal), "Implications of Loss Reserve Misestimation: Are There Penalties for Excessive Reserving Errors?," sponsored by Katie School of Insurance and Financial Services, Other, $16000 Funded. (2015 - 2015).
• Pope, N., Ishida-Lambert, C. (Co-Principal), Kaufman, P. (Co-Principal), "Enhanced Disclosure's Impact on Extended Warranty Purchases," sponsored by Katie School of Insurance and Financial Services, Other, $2500 Funded. (2015 - 2015).
• Pope, N., Ma, Y., "Synergistic Effects of Life and Nonlife Insurance Industries on International Economic Development," sponsored by Illinois State University, State, $5000 Funded. (2012 - 2013).
• Pope, N., Ishida-Lambert, C. (Co-Principal), Kaufman, P. (Co-Principal), Langrehr, F. (Co-Principal), "Extended Warranties in the U.S. Marketplace: A Strategy for Effective Regulation," sponsored by Katie School of Insurance and Financial Services, Other, $4000 Funded. (2011 - 2012).
• Pope, N. (Co-Principal), Goebel, D. (Co-Principal), "What the Insurance Industry Wants in a New Hire," sponsored by The Katie School of Financial Services, Other, $8000 Funded. (2011 - 2011).
• Ma, Y. (Co-Principal), Pope, N. (Co-Principal), "Insurer Performance in the Asian Marketplace: An Examination of the Impact of Market Structure and Foreign Participation," sponsored by Illinois State University, Other, $16000 Funded. (2010 - 2010).

Grant - Teaching

• Ma, Y. (Co-Principal), Pope, N. (Co-Principal), "Professional Education Program," sponsored by Spencer Educational Foundation, National, $16500 Funded. (2021 - 2023).
• Ma, Y. (Co-Principal), Pope, N. (Co-Principal), "Incorporating RMI Professional Designations into Undergraduate RMI Curriculum," sponsored by Spencer Educational Foundation, National, $15000 Funded. (2019 - 2020).