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My Research Interests

 

Publications

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  • Wells, Brenda P., Test Item Bank (For Dorfman, Mark S., Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance, 7ed.); Prentice Hall.
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  •  Wells,. Brenda P., Test Item Bank (for Dorfman, Mark S., Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance, 6ed); Prentice Hall
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  • Browne, Mark, and Brenda P. Wells, 1999, "Claims Adjudication in the Personal Automobile Insurance Residual Market." Journal of Risk and Insurance, 66:275-90
  • Stafford, Marla Royne, Victor Prybutok, Brenda P. Wells, and Leon Kappelman, 1999, "Assessing the Fit and Stability of Three Alternative Measures of Service Quality." Journal of Applied Business Research, 15:13-30.

    Stafford, Marla Royne, Tom Stafford, and Brenda P. Wells, 1998, "Determinants of Service Quality and Satisfaction in the Auto Casualty Claims Process,"  Journal of Services Marketing, 12:426-440.

    Wells, Brenda P., and Marla Royne Stafford, 1997, "Insurance Education Efforts and Insurer Service Quality."  Journal of Insurance Regulation, 15:540-547.

    Stafford, Marla Royne, and Brenda P. Wells, 1996, " The Effect of Demographic Variables on Perceived Claims Service Quality," Journal of Insurance Issues, 19:163-182.

    Wells, Brenda P., and Marla Royne Stafford, 1995, "Service Quality in the Insurance Industry: Consumer Perceptions versus Regulatory Perceptions," Journal of Insurance Regulation, 13:462-477Wells, Brenda P., Larry A. Cox and Kenneth M. Gaver, 1995, "Free Cash Flow in the Life Insurance Industry," Journal of Risk and Insurance, 62:50-66.

  • Cole, C. Steven, Michael J. McNamara and Brenda P. Wells, 1995, "Demutualizations and Free Cash Flow," Journal of Insurance Issues, 18(1): 37-56.
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  • Wells, Brenda P., 1994, "Changes in the Underwriting Cycle: A Free Cash Flow Explanation," CPCU Journal, 47:243-252
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  • Leverett, E.J., and Brenda F. Powell, 1989, "Computer Systems on the Brink of Destruction," Risk Management, Vol. 36, No. 11, pp. 22+.

  • Papers in Process

  • Wells, Brenda P., Larry A. Cox, and Kenneth M. Gaver. "Life Insurers, Junk Bonds and Guaranteed Investment Contracts." Journal of Risk and Insurance (2001) Status: revise and resubmit editorial decision; revisions are in-process.
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  • Wells, Brenda P., and John Thornton, 2000, "An Analysis of Differences in Liability Settlements:  Judge-and-Jury Verdicts Versus Judge-Only Verdicts."  Under revision for submission to an academic, blind-referred journal

    Adelman, Saul W., Mark S. Dorfman, and Brenda P. Wells, 2001, "A Grading System for Evaluating Internet Life Insurance Calculators."  Working paper in progress, expect to submit to a referred journal in 2002.

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    Wells, Brenda P., Larry A. Cox, and Kenneth M. Gaver, 1995, "Life Insurers, Junk Bonds and Guaranteed Investment Contracts." Received a second revise and resubmit from Journal of Financial Economics. Paper is under revision for resubmission.

  • Stafford, Marla Royne, and Brenda P. Wells, 1996, "The Relationship Between Insurance Education and Claims Service Quality: An Empirical Investigation." Revising for submission to an academic journal.
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  • Wells, Brenda P., and Marla Royne Stafford, 1995, "The Effect of Demographic Variables on Claims Service Quality." Under second review at the Journal of Insurance Issues.
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  • Wells, Brenda P., 1996, "Everything's Bigger in Texas (Including the Bad Faith Judgments)." Working paper in progress.
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  • Browne, Mark, and Brenda P. Wells, 1995, "Joint Underwriting Associations Versus Assigned Risk Pools." Working paper in progress; will be presented at the 1996 American Risk and Insurance Association's Annual Meeting.
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  • Stafford, Marla, Leon Kappelman, Victor Prybutok, and Brenda P. Wells, 1996, "Untitled" (an analysis of the statistical reliability of the SERVQUAL and SERVPERF tools). Working paper in progress.

  • Presentations at Professional Meetings

    • Wells, Brenda P., and John Thornton. "An Analysis of Differences in Liability Settlements:  Judge-and-Jury Verdicts Versus Judge-Only Verdicts."  Southern Risk and Insurance Association Convention:  Orlando, FL, 1999 (Referred)
    • Wells, Brenda P., and John Thornton. "An Analysis of Differences in Liability Settlements:  Judge-and-Jury Verdicts Versus Judge-Only Verdicts."  American Risk and Insurance Association Convention:  Boston, MA, 1998 (Referred)
    • Browne, Mark and Brenda P. Wells.  "Joint Underwriting Associations V. Assigned Risk Pools: A Comparison of Automobile Residual Market Facilities." American Risk and Insurance Association Convention:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996. (Referred) 
    • Wells, Brenda P., and Marla Royne Stafford, "Service Quality in the Insurance Industry: Consumer Perceptions versus Regulatory Perceptions," American Risk and Insurance Association Convention, Seattle, Washington, 1995. (Refereed).
    • Cole, C. Steven, Michael J. McNamara, and Brenda P. Wells, "Demutualizations and Free Cash Flow," Southern Risk and Insurance Association Convention, Point Clear, Alabama, 1994. (Refereed)
    • Wells, Brenda P., Kenneth M. Gaver, and Larry A. Cox, "Life Insurers, Junk Bonds, and Guaranteed Investment Contracts," American Risk and Insurance Association Convention, Toronto, Canada, 1994. (Refereed)
    • Wells, Brenda P., Kenneth M. Gaver, and Larry A. Cox, "On Life Insurers, Junk Bonds, and Investment-Oriented Products," Western Risk and Insurance Association Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1994. (Refereed)
    • Wells, Brenda P., Larry A. Cox, and Kenneth M. Gaver, "Free Cash Flow in the Life Insurance Industry," American Risk and Insurance Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, 1993. (Refereed)
    • Powell, Brenda F., and Larry A. Cox, "Undistributed Cash Flow in the Life Insurance Industry: An Empirical Test of Jensen's Free Cash Flow Hypothesis," Southern Risk and Insurance Association Convention, St. Petersburg, FL, 1992. (Refereed)
    • Powell, Brenda F., and Larry A. Cox, "High Risk Asset Holdings in the United States Life Insurance Industry," American Risk and Insurance Association Convention, Washington, D.C., 1992. (Refereed)
    • Powell, Brenda F., and Larry A. Cox, "Life Insurer Mortgage Investments," Southern Risk and Insurance Association Convention, Williamsburg, VA, 1991. (Refereed)
    • Powell, Brenda F., and Larry A. Cox, "Agency Theory, Junk Bonds, and Life Insurers," American Risk and Insurance Association Convention, San Diego, CA, 1991. (Refereed)
    • Powell, Brenda F., and Larry A. Cox, "Life Insurers and Junk," Southern Risk and Insurance Association Convention, Amelia Island, FL, 1990. (Refereed)

     

    Works Cited by Others

  • Cole, C. Steven, Michael J. McNamara and Brenda P. Wells. "Demutualizations and Free Cash Flow." Journal of Insurance Issues 18 no.1: 37-56.  Cited by Cagle, Julie A.B., Robert L. Lippert and William T. Moore. "Demutualization in the Property-Liability Insurance Industry." Journal of Insurance Regulation 14: 343-369.
  • Wells, Brenda P., Larry A. Cox and Kenneth M. Gaver, 1995, "Free Cash Flow in the Life Insurance Industry,"  Journal of Risk and Insurance, 62:50-66.  Cited by Pottier, Steven W., and David W. Sommer, 1997, "Agency Theory and Life Insurer Ownership Structure,"  Journal of Risk and Insurance, 64: 529-543.

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