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Chia-Chun Chiang

Director
Academic Director of the Risk Management Program and Academy

Associate Professor
Economics and Finance

Office Building: Business Administration Building
Office Room: 247
Phone: (915) 747-7167
Email: cchiang@utep.edu

Bio

Cici Chiang is an associate professor of Finance at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA). She received her Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in 2017. Her research has been published in the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Risk and Insurance. Her recent research focuses on insurance, and financial institutions.

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Service Award - UTEP (04/01/2023-04/30/2023)
Outstanding Research Award – Finance, UTEP - UTEP (05/01/2019-05/31/2019)
Hagen Family Foundation Travel Award - Hagen Family Foundation (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Presidential Fellowship - The Graduate School of the University of South Carolina (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)

Education

Ph D in Finance, University of South Carolina (2017)
Finance and Acturial Science, Society of Actuaries (2011)
MBA in Insurance, National Taiwan University (2005)

Publications

Market Discipline and Policy Loans Journal of Banking and Finance 159 (2024), Chia-Chun Chiang, Greg Niehaus.
Opaque Liabilities, Learning, and the Cost of Equity Capital for Insurers Journal of Risk and Insurance 89 4 (2022), Chia-Chun Chiang, Hugh Kim, Greg Niehaus.
Correlated Trading by Life Insurers and Its Impact on Bond Prices. Journal of Risk and Insurance 87 3 (2020), Chia-Chun Chiang, Greg Niehaus.
Does Having an Affiliated Bank Improve Life Insurer Performance in a Turbulent Market? Journal of Risk and Insurance 87 3 (2020), Chia-Chun Chiang.

Presentations

Climate Risk Information and Homeowners' Insurance Premium Rates (2023), Volume Chicago, Chia-Chun Chiang, Zifeng Feng.
Climate Risk Information and Homeowners' Insurance Premium Rates (2023), Volume DC, Chia-Chun Chiang, Zifeng Feng.
Climate Risk Information and Homeowners' Insurance Premium Rates (2023), Volume Asheville, Chia-Chun Chiang, Zifeng Feng.
Climate Risk Information and Homeowners' Insurance Premium Rates (2023), Volume New Orleans, Chia-Chun Chiang, Zifeng Feng.
The Impact of Natural Disasters on US Property Casualty Insurers' Capital Adjustment: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina (2022), Chia-Chun Chiang.
The Impact of Natural Disasters on US Property Casualty Insurers' Capital Adjustment: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina (2022), Volume Atlanta, Chia-Chun Chiang.
The Impact of Natural Disasters on US Property Casualty Insurers' Capital Adjustment: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina (2022), Volume virtual, Chia-Chun Chiang.
The Impact of Natural Disasters on US Property Casualty Insurers' Capital Adjustment: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina (2022), Volume virtual, Chia-Chun Chiang.
The Impact of Natural Disasters on US Property Casualty Insurers' Capital Adjustment: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina (2022), Volume virtual, Chia-Chun Chiang.
Market Discipline and Policy Loans (2021), Volume Online, Chia-Chun Chiang, Greg Niehaus.
Insurance Supply and Bank Risk (2021), Volume Online, Chia-Chun Chiang.
Market Discipline and Policy Loans (2021), Volume online, Chia-Chun Chiang, Greg Niehaus.
Market Discipline and Policy Loans (2021), Volume Online, Chia-Chun Chiang, Greg Niehaus.
Market Discipline and Policy Loans (2021), Volume Online, Chia-Chun Chiang, Greg Niehaus.
Market Discipline and Policy Loans (2021), Volume Online, Chia-Chun Chiang, Greg Niehaus.
Insurance Supply and Bank Risk (2021), Volume Online, Chia-Chun Chiang.
Interaction of Insurance Markets and Credit Markets (2020), Volume Virtual, Chia-Chun Chiang.

Grants

The Impacts of Climate- Induced Migration Patterns on Property and Casualty Insurance (08/01/2024 - 04/30/2025) - Society of Actuaries (SOA)
How Statutory Reserve Regulation Influences Life insurers’ asset allocations in a low-interest-rate environment - University of South Carolina

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	12942
Fall 2025	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	12941
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31008

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	12942
Fall 2025	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	12941
Spring 2025	FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II	23864	Syllabus
Spring 2025	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	23455	Syllabus
Fall 2024	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	13272	Syllabus
Fall 2024	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	13271	Syllabus
Spring 2024	FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II	24441	Syllabus
Spring 2024	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	25671	Syllabus
Spring 2024	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	23954	Syllabus
Fall 2023	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	13849	Syllabus
Fall 2023	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	13848	Syllabus
Spring 2023	FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II	25146	Syllabus
Spring 2023	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	24460	Syllabus
Fall 2022	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	17486	Syllabus
Fall 2022	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	17485	Syllabus
Spring 2022	FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II	27546	Syllabus
Spring 2022	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	20682	Syllabus
Spring 2022	FIN 6389 - Finance Independent Study	28583
Fall 2021	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	17336	Syllabus
Fall 2021	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	11337	Syllabus
Fall 2021	FIN 6389 - Finance Independent Study	20052
Spring 2021	FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II	28937	Syllabus
Spring 2021	FIN 5311 - Financial Management	27759
Spring 2021	FIN 4398 - Independent Study In Finance	29479
Fall 2020	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	17677	Syllabus
Fall 2020	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	17676	Syllabus
Spring 2020	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	29105	Syllabus
Spring 2020	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	29065	Syllabus
Fall 2019	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	18877	Syllabus
Fall 2019	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	18876	Syllabus
Spring 2019	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	20886	Syllabus
Spring 2019	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	20889	Syllabus
Fall 2018	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	18872	Syllabus
Fall 2018	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	11585	Syllabus
Spring 2018	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	20925
Spring 2018	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	28885

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	13272	Evaluation
Fall 2024	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	13271	Evaluation
Spring 2024	FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II	24441	Evaluation
Spring 2024	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	25671	Evaluation
Spring 2024	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	23954	Evaluation
Fall 2023	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	13849	Evaluation
Fall 2023	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	13848	Evaluation
Spring 2023	FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II	25146	Evaluation
Spring 2023	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	24460	Evaluation
Fall 2022	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	17486	Evaluation
Fall 2022	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	17485	Evaluation
Spring 2022	FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II	27546	Evaluation
Spring 2022	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	20682	Evaluation
Fall 2021	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	17336	Evaluation
Fall 2021	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	11337	Evaluation
Spring 2021	FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II	28937	Evaluation
Spring 2021	FIN 5311 - Financial Management	27759	Evaluation
Fall 2020	FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance	17677	Evaluation
Fall 2020	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	17676	Evaluation
Spring 2020	FIN 3310 - Business Finance	29105	Evaluation
Spring 2020	FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance	29065	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Service Award - UTEP (04/01/2023-04/30/2023)
Outstanding Research Award – Finance, UTEP - UTEP (05/01/2019-05/31/2019)
Hagen Family Foundation Travel Award - Hagen Family Foundation (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Presidential Fellowship - The Graduate School of the University of South Carolina (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)

Ph D in Finance, University of South Carolina (2017)
Finance and Acturial Science, Society of Actuaries (2011)
MBA in Insurance, National Taiwan University (2005)

Publications

Market Discipline and Policy Loans Journal of Banking and Finance 159 (2024), Chia-Chun Chiang, Greg Niehaus.
Opaque Liabilities, Learning, and the Cost of Equity Capital for Insurers Journal of Risk and Insurance 89 4 (2022), Chia-Chun Chiang, Hugh Kim, Greg Niehaus.
Correlated Trading by Life Insurers and Its Impact on Bond Prices. Journal of Risk and Insurance 87 3 (2020), Chia-Chun Chiang, Greg Niehaus.
Does Having an Affiliated Bank Improve Life Insurer Performance in a Turbulent Market? Journal of Risk and Insurance 87 3 (2020), Chia-Chun Chiang.

Presentations

Climate Risk Information and Homeowners' Insurance Premium Rates (2023), Volume Chicago, Chia-Chun Chiang, Zifeng Feng.
Climate Risk Information and Homeowners' Insurance Premium Rates (2023), Volume DC, Chia-Chun Chiang, Zifeng Feng.
Climate Risk Information and Homeowners' Insurance Premium Rates (2023), Volume Asheville, Chia-Chun Chiang, Zifeng Feng.
Climate Risk Information and Homeowners' Insurance Premium Rates (2023), Volume New Orleans, Chia-Chun Chiang, Zifeng Feng.
The Impact of Natural Disasters on US Property Casualty Insurers' Capital Adjustment: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina (2022), Chia-Chun Chiang.

The Impacts of Climate- Induced Migration Patterns on Property and Casualty Insurance (08/01/2024 - 04/30/2025) Society of Actuaries (SOA)
How Statutory Reserve Regulation Influences Life insurers’ asset allocations in a low-interest-rate environment ( - ) University of South Carolina

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

12942

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

12941

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

31008

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

12942

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

12941

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II

Section

23864

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

23455

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

13272

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

13271

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II

Section

24441

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

25671

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

23954

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

13849

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

13848

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II

Section

25146

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

24460

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

17486

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

17485

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II

Section

27546

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

20682

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

FIN 6389 - Finance Independent Study

Section

28583

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

17336

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

11337

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

FIN 6389 - Finance Independent Study

Section

20052

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II

Section

28937

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

FIN 5311 - Financial Management

Section

27759

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

FIN 4398 - Independent Study In Finance

Section

29479

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

17677

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

17676

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

29105

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

29065

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

18877

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

18876

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

20886

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

20889

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

18872

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

11585

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

20925

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

28885

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

13272

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

13271

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II

Section

24441

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

25671

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

23954

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

13849

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

13848

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II

Section

25146

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

24460

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

17486

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

17485

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II

Section

27546

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

20682

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

17336

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

11337

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

FIN 4341 - Actuarial Finance II

Section

28937

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

FIN 5311 - Financial Management

Section

27759

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

FIN 4340 - Actuarial Finance

Section

17677

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

17676

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

FIN 3310 - Business Finance

Section

29105

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

FIN 3317 - Principles of Insurance

Section

29065

Evaluation

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