日本保険学会 Official Web Page -保険学会のご案内

Thank you for visiting the Web pages of the Japanese Society of Insurance Science.

The Japanese Society of Insurance Science (J.S.I.S.) is one of Japan’s oldest academic societies. Continuing the work of its preceding organization, “The Insurance Society” (1895-1940), J.S.I.S. was founded in November 1940, and is dedicated to the advancement of insurance science as a scholarly field of study in Japan. By providing a forum for discussion and the free exchange of ideas, J.S.I.S. aims to stimulate communication and cooperation among its members, and to facilitate relationships between its members and fellow insurance professionals abroad.

The concept of insurance developed from the need to manage risk. Practices somewhat similar to insurance have been around since ancient times, but insurance contracts as we know them today first appeared Italy in the 14th century. From there the practice of insurance gradually spread to the rest of Europe and the Americas, finally finding its way to Japan in the Meiji Era. I believe it is safe to say that, today, insurance is found wherever risk exists.

As a result of the impact of the information age on societies, we now live in a time and a world where an array of unprecedented and increasingly complex risks are emerging. Many of these risks can no longer be effectively managed in the traditional way, and novel approaches to risk mitigation will be required.

J.S.I.S. will continue to disseminate the opinions and research findings of its members via the “Journal of Insurance Science” (published quarterly), as well as through the Annual Meeting and the various regional meetings of the local chapters. This Web site is intended as an additional resource to provide information on our activities.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have supported and continue to support the Japanese Society of Insurance Science and its activities.

Seiichi Ochiai
Chairman, Japanese Society of Insurance Science
Professor. Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo

The Japanese Society of Insurance Science (J.S.I.S.) is a nonprofit, professional organization whose objective is to advance the scholarly study of insurance, and to foster cooperation and communication among its academic members, while providing an effective forum for the exchange of information with other insurance professionals in Japan and abroad.

The Society’s Annual Meeting (presentation of research papers and summary of the year’s affairs)
Regional meetings and colloquia in a variety of locations throughout Japan (organized by the local chapters)
Publication of a quarterly journal (Journal of Insurance Science) and periodic publication of research bulletins.
Special meetings and activities as appropriate and subject to approval by the Board of Directors

1895
Tamaki, Shida and Awazu, three insurance researchers from the (then) Tokyo Imperial University form a study group and subsequently establish “The Insurance Society”.

1898
An extraordinary meeting is held to draft the Society’s Articles of Association.

1940
A group of nine researchers (Messrs. Fujimoto, Iwamoto, Kojima, Mori, Shida, Shiina, Sono Suetaka and Takitani) meet to plan the formal establishment of the “Japanese Society of Insurance Science”.

That same year, in November, they hold their first plenary meeting at Tokyo Imperial University, but soon thereafter, as the war intensifies, all activities are suspended. By 1948 the Society is no longer active.

1950
The Japanese Society of Insurance Science reassembles and convenes its first plenary meeting since the war.

1990
The Japanese Society of Insurance Science celebrates its 50th Anniversary.

Membership is governed by the Society’s Articles of Association and Bylaws.This information is currently available only in Japanese, but individuals or institutions interested in joining the Society may contact the Secretariat for further details on eligibility and membership dues.

Contact Address:
Japanese Society of Insurance Science
Secretariat
Marunouchi Building 8F,
Marunouchi 3-4-1, Chiyoda-Ku,
Tokyo 100-0005, Japan

Phone: +81-3-5220-8523 (Japanese only)
Fax: +81-3-5220-9090
E-mail:<gakkai@jili.or.jp>

Please contact us by e-mail or facsimile if you have further questions about our activities.