The top casualty actuarial news stories of 2002 highlighted two key themes:

• The need for actuaries to measure, predict, and model the future direction and impact of challenging claim and coverage trends evident in today's property/casualty insurance market, and to assist in designing sound mechanisms in response; and

• The essential role of the actuary in the sound financial management and accurate financial reporting of property/casualty insurers.

Specific stories that exemplified these themes were closely ranked in our annual survey of CAS thought leaders.

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• CAS Board Endorses the Concept of Mutual Recognition
• Spring Meeting Set for Marco Island
• Timing of Preferential Ballot Moved Up
• An Interview With James B. Gardiner
• New Fellows and Associates Honored at the 2002 CAS Annual Meeting
• CAS Announces 2003 College Scholarship
• CAS Web Site Offers P/C Insurance New Service
• Annual Meeting Webcast is a Hit
• Actuarial Leaders Reflect on Past Year, Look to Future
• Actuarial Research Exchange Launched
• The Economics of CAS Meetings
• Actuaries Around the World
  Actuarial Ambassadors to China
• CAS Welcomes New Affiliate Member
• Scenes from the 2002 CAS Annual Meeting