Actuarial Professional Analysis (APA)

In 2024, the CAS launched an ambitious project: the Actuarial Professional Analysis (APA), a comprehensive evaluation that allows the CAS to validate or redefine the importance of content areas to current and future actuaries.

All CAS members and candidates had an opportunity to provide input to the evaluation, with the results currently being used to determine the appropriate weights and cognitive levels for various content areas within the CAS’s credentialing curriculum.

The APA results, along with feedback from multiple stakeholder groups including the Candidate Advocate Working Group (CAWG) and CAS Admissions volunteers, are informing current and future CAS initiatives. This collaborative, data-driven process has been instrumental in identifying what matters most to candidates and employers alike.

This work is supported by the Admissions Governance Committee (AGC), a standing committee of the CAS Board that supports CAS admissions strategy and focuses on enhancing the candidate journey.

These efforts ensure that credentialing remains trusted and market-relevant, that the process is streamlined by reducing unnecessary effort, and that volunteer expertise is applied effectively. In this way, the AGC’s work not only incorporates candidate voices but also delivers on the desired outcomes of the “Enhancing the Candidate Experience” pillar in the 2025 CAS Strategic Plan.

Read more about how the APA results are helping shape the future of our credentialing program in a recent update from Frank Chang, CAS board chair and chair of the AGC.

Below you can find information about participation in the 2024 Actuarial Professional Analysis.