Dr. Darren Shannon is a Lecturer in Risk and Finance in the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, and a researcher in the Emerging Risk Group (ERG). Darren received his Ph.D. in Applied Statistics while directly involved with the H2020 VIDAS and Cloud-LSVA research projects. Darren’s research centres on the multidisciplinary applications of financial models, the actuarial considerations of autonomous vehicles, and on the econometrics of motor vehicle collisions.

Favoured paper: Shannon, D., Rizzi, L., Murphy, F. and Mullins, M., 2020. Exploring the price of motor vehicle collisions–a compensation cost approach. Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives4, p.100097.

Publications

2023

Castignani, German, Masello, Leandro, Murphy, Finbarr, Shannon, Darren, Sheehan, Barry. 2023. On the impact of advanced driver assistance systems on driving distraction and risky behaviour: An empirical analysis of irish commercial drivers. Accident; Analysis and Prevention, 183, 106969. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.106969.
Mccullagh, Orla, Mullins, Martin, Shannon, Darren, Sheehan, Barry. 2023. On the benefits of insurance and disaster risk management integration for improved climate-related natural catastrophe resilience. Environment Systems and Decisions, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s10669-023-09929-8.

2022

Fortmann, M, Humberg, C, Materne, S, Shannon, D, Sheehan, B. 2022. Diversification and Solvency II: the capital effect of portfolio swaps on non-life insurers. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance-Issues and Practice,, 1-34. doi: 10.1057/s41288-022-00269-3.