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May 5-8, 2024
Atlanta, GA
Deadline: November 17, 2023
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The Spring Meeting Working Group (SMWG) issues the Call for Presentations for the 2024 Spring Meeting. Speakers are expected to travel in-person to the meeting to present.
The CAS Strategic Plan’s Envisioned Future foresees that:
CAS members are sought after globally for their insights and ability to apply analytics to solve insurance and risk management problems.
The CAS has received feedback from members on a question in the Quinquennial Survey asking how important several factors are in selecting locations for CAS in-person meetings and seminars. The factors listed included "Inclusive and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ community and other underrepresented groups" and "high accessibility for persons with disabilities" among the considerations.
The CAS Actuary of the Future Speaker Series features CAS members who represent that future - actuaries who have solved big problems faced by their employers or principals by thinking boldly and creatively applying their actuarial skills, while collaborating with other stakeholders. Ultimately, these actuaries brought value to their organizations in ways that haven't been done before.
Take advantage of this one-day virtual seminar on hot topics within the theme of Recent Technology Advances and New Market Reality: The New Normal. This virtual seminar features four sessions, each consisting of an engaging presentation and discussions with speakers and other attendees. Please see the “Sessions” section below for session descriptions, learning objectives, and speaker biographies.
The Casualty Actuarial Society is proud to present its second China Insurance Summit, taking place on November 17, 2023. Participants will be able to attend in-person in Beijing, China, or virtually. The event will be conducted in Mandarin, with limited sessions in English. CAS Members, non-members, and candidates are invited to attend. This Summit will feature an action-packed schedule with a broad range of topics. Agenda forthcoming.
In-Person Attendance
Location:
The 2023 CAS China Insurance Summit will be held at:
The CAS is pleased to announce the introduction of exam breaks during our four-hour exams, starting with the Fall 2023 exam sitting. This new initiative is designed to enhance the performance and well-being of all exam takers, by providing them with an opportunity to rest and recharge during their exams.
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) is professional membership society supporting over 10,000 highly educated, professional actuaries working primarily for insurance and consulting companies.
The Society employs 55 talented professionals dedicated to providing the best possible service to our members, candidates and others through our credentialing and continuing education programs. The CAS recently embarked on a new three-year Strategic Plan, inspired by our new Envisioned Future, which states:
The CAS is pleased to announce that as part of the Admissions Transformation Plan, new computer-based practice exams for the MAS exams will be available starting on October 12. The practice exams, which consist of new and original questions developed exclusively for CAS by The Infinite Actuary, ACTEX, and Coaching Actuaries, will continue to be offered for $99.
We are looking for subject matter experts who are familiar with predictive analytics.
The Admissions team is looking for volunteers to perform the role of Grader this November - December. A Grader is expected to have a strong understanding of all covered topics for the exam and project, which are described in the PCPA content outline.
Additionally, a Grader is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society or a Certified Specialist in Predictive Analytics (CSPA).
We are looking for volunteers to assist with Standard Setting for the first offering of PCPA.
A standard setting volunteer is expected to have a strong understanding of all covered topics for the exam and project, which are described in the PCPA content outline.
Additionally, a standard setting volunteer is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society or a Certified Specialist in Predictive Analytics (CSPA).
This webinar will present two papers from the CAS Reserve Call Paper program.
Both deal with ways to include correlation in estimating reserve ranges.
“Making Reserve Ranges More Realistic” by Clark, Ding and Zhou shows how correlation can be included in bootstrapping via a copula.
This series of six lectures will give the attendee a broad introduction to the features of the R programming language most useful to actuaries, with the objective of preparing attendees to apply what they've learned in each lecture immediately in their work.
Attendance is limited to 35 participants, individual registrations only. Group registrations are not permitted.
Learning Objectives
The onset of the Covid-19 virus has had a lasting impact on healthcare costs and utilization patterns. In this webinar, we will identify the recent unit cost and utilization trends in healthcare, including the impact of Covid-19 and telehealth, and describe how it impacts the perspective of the workers compensation insurer, insured employer, and insured employee.
Capability Model:
C:PC:L3: Emerging trends in the industry relevant to one's practice area and role and demonstrate thought leadership in predicting the impact of these emerging trends.
Valuable data that could be used for business insights and decision-making is often only available in free form text fields. The presentation will review one method of converting text to more usable information by using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling.
Capability Model:
C:MM:L2: Model design and selection to replicate a real-world process, evaluate model inputs, and interpret results.
Actuaries are well-known for their strong technical skills—in particular, their ability analyze complex information, draw logical conclusions, and develop solutions to improve business results. In order to maximize their impact, however, actuaries must pair strong technical skills with excellent communication skills. As their careers advance, the actuary’s audience continues to broaden to include non-actuarial professionals from a variety of disciplines, senior executives, and customers.
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The CAS Research Council is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to assess ways in which telematics and usage-based insurance technologies/data can either increase or decrease the potential for racial bias within insurance rating.
Notice: The CAS has discontinued the in-person ERMM for CERA seminar and will be looking into developing an online ERMM for CERA course in 2024.
In support of the goals of the Admissions Transformation Plan to offer new study materials to candidates, the CAS has released the Spring 2023 Post Exam Summary. In light of the discontinuation of Examiners' Reports in 2020, the CAS has recognized the need to fill the void left in candidates' understanding of effective study strategies and overall exam performance.
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) is conducting the 2023 CAS Quinquennial Membership Survey this October, and we invite all members to participate.
The survey, which is conducted every five years, provides the CAS with a valuable opportunity to align its activities with the needs of its members, and CAS leadership encourages members to complete the survey.
CAS members received an email on October 2, 2023, inviting you to complete the survey. The email was sent by Association Research, Inc., which is the vendor the CAS hired to assist with the survey.
Over 500 insurance industry professionals recently earned their Associateship (ACAS) or Fellowship (FCAS) credentials from the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) by passing examinations given during the CAS’s Spring 2023 exam sitting.
