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A new report from the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) analyzes the impact of marijuana decriminalization on the vehicular accident experience in Canada and the United States. The study did not detect any statistically significant impacts of decriminalization on the car accident fatality rate, insurance claim frequency or average cost per claim, particularly over the long term.

The Spring Meeting Working Group (SMWG) issues the Call for Presentations for the 2023 Spring Meeting. Speakers are expected to travel in-person to the meeting to present.

The International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) has selected Dr. Tiffany Holmes to become its new Executive Director of the nonprofit professional and student member organization, whose mission is to increase the number of successful Black actuaries through programs and partnerships that address their underrepresentation in the profession.

While enterprise risk management (ERM) in North America was once limited to only five risk categories, it has since evolved into a complex ecosystem of risk.

The Trustees for the Casualty Actuarial Society Trust are pleased to announce that Red Mountain Technologies has donated $6,500 to the CAS Trust to support scholarships for the next generation of property and casualty actuaries.

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has announced the results of its elections, with Frank H. Chang, FCAS, being named president-elect for 2022-2023.

Research reports designed to guide the insurance industry toward proactive, quantitative solutions to identify, measure and address potential racial bias in insurance pricing were published by the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) today.

Katherine H. Antonello, FCAS, a long-term CAS volunteer and well-established industry professional, began her term as the president of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) today in conjunction with the 2021 CAS Annual Meeting.

To discuss industry trends and emerging issues in property and casualty insurance and casualty loss reserves. The meeting will consist of three general sessions, a keynote speaker as well as concurrent sessions. Topics to be addressed at the seminar include COVID 19 and beyond, environmental impacts, and industry predictions.  

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) today announced that John Kleine, a sales and strategy leader with over 30 years of experience in business, product, and market development, has joined the CAS as the organization’s first chief growth officer (CGO). In this new role, the CGO will work with CAS executives and business unit leaders to create and implement strategies aimed at maximizing member value through a focus on sustainable organic and inorganic growth and expansion of the CAS footprint in the markets it serves.