2004 CAS Annual Meeting set for
The Queen Elizabeth in Montréal

The distinctive French-Canadian culture, renowned fashion, extensive arts, and charming bistros make Montréal a wonderful place to visit and an even better place for the 2004 Annual Meeting of the CAS. Take it all in, especially the continuing education opportunities offered by the program, November 14–17 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal.

Travel and Leisure recently recognized The Queen Elizabeth as one of the greatest hotels in the world. Situated in the center of Montréal, The Queen Elizabeth is connected to an underground city of numerous boutiques, restaurants, and cafés. So, during those spare moments, attendees will be able to take in the culture that Montréal has to offer.

Taking advantage of our Canadian destination, the meeting will feature a joint meeting day with the Canadian Institute of Actuaries on Wednesday November 17. The highlight of the day will be an international actuarial leaders’ forum. Leaders from several actuarial organizations will present their views of the challenges facing the actuarial profession, both in terms of our publics and our practice in general.

The featured speaker, John Krubski, is an entertaining and insightful commentator on the art and science of persuasion. Krubski is currently the chairman of the International Thought Leadership Council and the author of Who Dances Naked First Gets to Lead; and other guideposts for navigating this NeXt Millennium. Throughout his career in advertising, marketing, and consumer research, Krubski has successfully promoted hundreds of millions of dollars worth of consumer and business-to-business goods and services. In so doing, he has built an international reputation for recognizing the unforeseen impacts of marketplace trends and helping organizations create a long-term vision that guides innovation. Krubski’s talk promises to amuse, enlighten, challenge, and stimulate.

The general sessions will delve into fundamental areas of interest to casualty actuaries like the correlation between reserve adequacy and the underwriting cycle, an update on workers compensation trends and issues, and a discussion of worldwide reinsurance. In addition to the general sessions, a full slate of concurrent sessions will be offered. These sessions will cover medical malpractice, captives, ceded reinsurance, security issues, copulas, risk-adjusted performance measurement, California workers compensation, risk tolerances and reactions, worldwide liability environments, and an array of other current topics. Additionally, there will be encore performances of some of the best sessions from other CAS events like the Ratemaking and Enterprise Risk Management Seminars.

During the course of the Annual Meeting, we will also offer a limited attendance general business skills workshop. The recent controversy generated by Standard & Poor’s statements on the adequacy of loss reserves demonstrated that actuaries need to present clear and concise responses to the public. Thus, the workshop for this meeting will focus on media relations.

In addition to two scheduled receptions, attendees and accompanying persons will have the opportunity to enjoy a special Tuesday evening event, featuring entertainment and a buffet dinner.

Look for more information and registration materials in the mail and online.