Mary Kelly

Mary Kelly is Professor and Chair in Insurance at Wilfrid Laurier University's Lazaridis School of Business and Economics. Her research examines insurance market structures with expertise in catastrophe insurance, regulatory frameworks, and retirement security. Recent publications analyze wildfire risk financing, board diversity in insurance governance, and earthquake protection gaps.

Her work frequently addresses regulatory challenges in property/casualty markets and policy reforms affecting automobile insurance. She investigates loss reserve accounting practices, experience-rating mechanisms, and solvency protection systems, with particular attention to Canadian markets and comparative international frameworks.