Research Resources

Search through our library of world-class insurance and risk management research.

Looking for articles or information to help you conduct research? Find databases, readings & research, or search engines listed here to help you search for actuarial information.

Databases and Search Engines

CAS Library (Formerly DARE & RAD) - Find all articles ever published by CAS plus many more. Searchable by author, title, abstract, publication field. Also browse taxonomy terms by subject area. It also houses an extensive, thorough and up-to-date analysis of the theory and empirics of risk assessment for property-casualty insurance.

CAS Meetings & Seminar Presentations Database – Find presentations & handouts from CAS Meetings and Seminars dating back to 2000.

ArXiv – Find papers on many areas of math and statistics in this electronic archive operated by Cornell University Library.

Directory of Open Access Journals – Find papers from high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

Geneva Association Virtual Library – Search for Geneva Association publications, reports, news releases, and media.

Insurance Information Institute – Search for Reports, Studies, Press Releases and more on the Insurance Industry.

UK Faculty & Institute of Actuaries Library Services- Access over 40,000 actuarial books, research papers and articles held in the IFoA library or via their online e-Journal portal.

GitHub

The CAS maintains an active organizational account on GitHub. What's GitHub? It's a cloud-based version control system that allows actuaries and others to share and enhance code. Note that code encompasses more than just software. By writing in a format like RMarkdown, we can also share research papers, and other human-readable items.

If you'd like to learn more about git and GitHub, the CAS has a series of microlearning videos which give an overview.

Recommended CAS Readings

CAS Research Prize Winning Papers – The best papers from our Call Paper Programs and other contests.

Completed Research Projects – Find free and funded research projects that have come out of the CAS Research Committees

Completed Working Parties – Papers and reports from successfully completed CAS Working Parties.

Downloadable Programs, Spreadsheets and Workbooks – Find ways to analyze data.

Syllabus of Basic Education – Find readings on the basics of actuarial science.

Additional Research Resources

Below, you'll find links to resources and datasets related to research housed in various places on our site.

Loss Reserving Data Pulled from NAIC Schedule P

Loss Simulation Model and Documentation