Mini International Symposium “Contemporary Issues for Insurance Agents: A Japanese-German Comparison”
【Host】Sustainable Technology and Law Institute, Waseda University
【Co-host】Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University and School of Law, Waseda University
【Date and time】Thursday, 3 October 2024, 10:00-11:45 (Japan time)
【Venue】Classroom 201, Bldg. 14, Waseda Campus
【Participation format】Face-to-face and Zoom (All face-to-face participants will be provided with a Zoom URL. Please use the translated captions function at your convenience.)
【Language】English
【Interpretation】Available (only for discussion and Q&A, 11:00-11:45)
【Audience】Students, faculty and staff, and the general public are welcome to attend.【Caretaker】Tadao Koezuka (Sustainable Technology and Law Institute Research Staff; Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
Overview of the Program and Symposium
【Program】
10:00-10:05 (5 mins.)
Opening remarks Kenji Shimoyama (Research Director, Sustainable Technology and Law Institute; Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University) video
10:05-10:10 (5 mins.)
Explanation of purpose Tadao Koezuka (Sustainable Technology and Law Institute Research Staff; Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
10:10-11:40 (90 mins.) (English with Zoom translated captions)
Lecture Moderator Satoshi Nakaide (Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University)
(1) “The Current Situation and Issues of Insurance Agents in Germany (tentative)” 10:10-10:35 (25 mins.)
Christian Armbrüster, Professor, Freie Universität Berlin
(2) “The Current Situation and Issues Regarding Conflicts of Interest of Insurance Agents in Japan (tentative)” 10:35-11:00 (25 mins.)
Hideaki Otsuka, Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University
(3) Discussion and Q&A 11:00-11:45 (40 mins.) consecutive interpretation available
11:40-11:45 (5 mins.)
Closing remarks UENO, Tatsuhiro(Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
【Abstract】
In 2023, a major used car dealer was exposed for making fraudulent insurance claims, which garnered much media attention. The fact that the dealer, which had close ties with non-life insurance companies, was an insurance agent while also in the auto repair business is said to have led to this incident.
As there was also the issue of price controls on insurances for companies, the Financial Services Agencies established the “Expert Panel on Structural Issues and Competition in the Non-Life Insurance Sector,” which published a report this past June.
The issues facing insurance agents are common across the world and universal in nature, and with high interest from the industry, they must be addressed. It is also hoped that new technology will provide clues for a solution.
Therefore, this symposium invites Professor Christian Armbrüster of Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) and Professor Hideaki Otsuka of Waseda University (Japan), from the perspective of comparing the regulations on the insurance sector in Japan and Germany.
<Event details and registration>
Caretaker
Tadao Koezuka (Sustainable Technology and Law Institute Research Staff; Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
To register, please make sure to write “Mini International Symposium (Co-host: Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda) in the subject line. You will be sent the Zoom URL to use the translated captions function.
Please note that registration for Part II (the lunch talk after the symposium), on the homepage of the Japanese Society of Insurance Science, is closed.
Link to Japanese page
