CAS to Conduct Fall Seminar on Globalization and Technology

Seminar Held in Conjunction with the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries 2001 GIRO Meeting

In recognition of the global range of the financial services industry, the CAS has coordinated with the casualty section of the U.K.'s Faculty of Actuaries and the Institute of Actuaries, called GIRO, to combine our October special interest seminar with their annual meeting in Glasgow, Scotland. A CAS seminar overseas is certainly unusual, granted, but the world is our marketplace now. The CAS enthusiastically encourages you to attend on October 3-5, 2001.

The Globalization and Technology Special Interest Seminar will put you in the perfect position to push the frontiers of your employers' territory through professional networking, international learning, and the revelation of new business opportunities. This meeting is a very economical way for your company to provide you with international exposure, education, and information in areas that may directly affect your work product. This will be a great opportunity to expand your professional network, because more than 500 U.K. actuaries and others will attend the meetings. Glasgow is easy to get to, especially if you prepare for the trip well in advance.

The CAS invites you to enter a paper in the Brian Hey Prize Competition. A prize will be awarded to the best paper on the subject of Globalization and Technology: Issues (and Solutions) for the Insurance Industry. We also invite you to present a paper on original research in any area of interest to an international group of actuaries (see story).

You can get more information about this meeting on the CAS Web Site, or by speaking with Alan Hines, chairperson, Committee on Special Interest Seminars, or Abbe Bensimon, vice president-continuing education. See you in Scotland!