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In September 2021, in conjunction with the release of the Admissions Transformation Plan, and motivated heavily by candidate feedback, staff and volunteer input, the decision was made to remove the guessing penalty. Effective with the Fall 2022 exam sittings, the guessing penalty for exams MAS-I and MAS-II will be eliminated.

We are adding English subtitles to the UCAS library! We are providing a new service to add automated closed captions to our on-demand offerings. Subtitles have been added to our 2022 webinars, 2022 seminar recordings, microlearning courses, and our complimentary DE&I and Race and Insurance bundles.

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) was recently featured as part of Associations Now’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action series. The series showcases how associations are accelerating their DE&I work by providing focused leadership, building engagement, measuring progress, and demanding accountability.

The CAS Research Council is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to assess the challenges and responses associated with the new cost of risk associated with the rise of the virtual workspace.

The CAS Research Council is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to evaluate the reserving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The full program of sessions at the 2022 ASTIN and AFIR/ERM Virtual Actuarial Colloquia, June 21-24, is now posted to the Colloquia website.

After a great deal of consideration, the Hachemeister Prize Task Force opted not to award the prize this year.

The CAS is thrilled to announce that both the 2022 Annual Meeting and the 2022 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar will be hybrid events, with options for in-person or virtual attendance. The in-person components will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota and St. Louis, Missouri respectively and the virtual option will include opportunities to participate in several livestream sessions per day of each event.