Niehaus, Greg

Professor

Greg Niehaus is a professor of insurance and finance at the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business. His current research interests include corporate finance, the economics of insurance, corporate pension plans, and corporate risk management.

Biographical Profile

College
Darla Moore School of Business
Department
Moore Sch - Dean's Office
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Risk management, insurance, financing
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences, Business and Entrepeneurship
Personal Focus Areas
Corporate finance, risk management, economics of insurance markets

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1985 Washington University Saint Louis, Missouri PhD Economics
1982 Washington University Saint Louis, Missouri MA Economics
1980 Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio AB Mathematics

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
2000 Professional Activity Vice-President for Local Arrangements Southern Finance Association
2010 - 2016 Professional Activity Editorial Board Insurance Markets and Companies: Analyses and Actuarial Computations
2012 - 2016 Professional Activity Editorial Board Journal of Applied Risk Management and Insurance
2012 - 2016 Professional Activity Editorial Board Journal of Financial Risk Management
2015 Professional Activity Gen Re Visiting Professor University of Cologne
2015 - Present Professional Activity Officer (President, 2016-2017) Risk Theory Society
2015 - 2018 Professional Activity Elected Officer (Secretary – 2015-16, Pres – 2016-17, Past Pres – 2017-18) Risk Theory Society
2015 - Present Professional Activity Editorial Board Journal of Risk and Insurance
2015 - Present Professional Activity Board Member American Risk and Insurance Association
2016 - Present Professional Activity Co-Editor Journal of Risk an Insurance
2018 Professional Activity Referee Review of Financial Studies
Professional Activity Referee Economic Modeling
Professional Activity Referee Financial Management
Professional Activity Referee Financial Practice and Education
Professional Activity Referee Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory
Professional Activity Referee International Review of Economics and Finance
Professional Activity Referee Insurance Markets and Companies: Analyses and Actuarial Computations
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Banking and Finance
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Business Research
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Corporate Finance
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Economics and Business
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Finance
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Financial Economics
Professional Activity Referee, Assistant Editor: 1991 - 1997, 2002 Journal of Risk and Insurance
Professional Activity Referee North American Actuarial Journal
Professional Activity Referee Pacific Basin Finance Journal
Professional Activity Referee Review of Business and Economic Statistics
Professional Activity Program Planning Committee for Annual Meeting: 1993, 1994, 1999, 2013 American Risk and Insurance Association
Professional Activity Chair, Kulp-Wright Book Award Committee, 1999 American Risk and Insurance Association
Professional Activity Awards Committee, 1993, 1995, 1997 American Risk and Insurance Association
Professional Activity Plenary Session Presentation, Annual meeting: "Corporate Pension Plans and Convergence." American Risk and Insurance Association
Professional Activity Early Career Award Selection committee, 2012, 2015 American Risk and Insurance Association
Professional Activity Journal of Risk and Insurance Editor Search committee, 2012 American Risk and Insurance Association
Professional Activity Elected Board Member, 2016-2018 American Risk and Insurance Association
Professional Activity Referee Economic Inquiry
Professional Activity Consulting (ESOP valuation) Burlington Industries
Professional Activity Consulting (captive insurer tax issues) U.S. Justice Department
Professional Activity Consulting (insurance market anti-trust issues) Missouri Department of Insurance
Professional Activity Program Planning Committee for Annual Meeting: 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005 Financial Management Association
Professional Activity Referee The Eastern Economic Journal
Professional Activity Referee The National Tax Journal
Professional Activity Referee The Financial Review
Professional Activity Referee Risk Management and Insurance Review
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Financial Research
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Financial Intermediation
Professional Activity Referee Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
1985 - 1990 Assistant Professor of Finance and Insurance University of Michigan
1990 - 1996 Associate Professor of Insurance and Finance University of South Carolina
1996 - 1997 A.J. Pasant Chair of Life Insurance and Financial Services Michigan State University
1997 - 1999 Associate Professor of Insurance and Finance University of South Carolina
1999 - Present Professor of Insurance and Finance, University of South Carolina University of South Carolina
2001 - 2004 Chair, Department of Banking, Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate University of South Carolina
09/2007 - 09/2011 Associate Dean for Research and Academics, Darla Moore School of Business University of South Carolina
2007 - 2011 Senior Associate Dean for Research and Academics University of South Carolina
2013 - 2016 Co-Director, Risk & Uncertainty Management Center University of South Carolina
2015 - Present Finance Department Chair University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
1992 Award International Insurance Society Research Paper Award
1994 Award Alfred G. Smith, Jr. Excellence in Teaching Award
1996 Award Robert Witt Award for the Best Feature Paper Journal of Risk and Insurance
2000 Award Outstanding 1st Year Professor MBA Program
2001 Award Outstanding 1st Year Professor MBA Program
2002 Award Outstanding 1st Year Professor MBA Program
2008 Honor Selected for and Completed Academic Leadership Development Program (2008-2009) Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium
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