Actuarial Review - August 2011


THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CASUALTY ACTUARIAL SOCIETY · VOL. 38, NO. 3 · August 2011
From The President: Getting to the Right Answer Ralph Blanchard—If the only assurance we have is that our answer will be wrong, where does the value from the actuarial analysis come from? How do we get to the “right” answer? *Continued...* In My Opinion: Ballots Count: Vote in the CAS Election Grover Edie—In the summer of 1948, the U.S. presidential election was over, all but for the formality of voting in the fall. Harry S. Truman, the Democratic president who had taken over the reins of government when Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) died in 1945, was far behind his opponent in the polls *Continued...* Random Sampler: Learning: The Journey That Lasts a Lifetime! Pat Teufel, CAS President-Elect—Some years, summer vacation has been a time of rest and relaxation, a time to recharge; other years, it has brought great excitement, as my family and I explored new places and tried new things. *Continued...* CAS Spring Meeting Keynote Speaker Encourages Actuaries To Be Leaders *Continued...* Special Election Insert Meet the Candidates Miccolis and Heppen Win Hachemeister Prize *Continued...* New Fellows Admitted Spring 2011 *Continued...* New Associates Admitted Spring 2011 *Continued...* RPP II: The Risk Premium Project Update *Continued...*
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