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The Central States Actuarial Forum (CSAF) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Scholarship. They are:
Graci Postman
Registration for CANE Fall Meeting is Open - please register soon as late registration fees apply after Friday September 29th
Our meeting will be held in the Earth Expo and Convention Center. Please refer to the "Driving Directions" pdf for directions to park close to the Convention Center. A property map pdf is available also.
CAS Staff Actuary, Mallika Bender, will be amongst the panelists featured in the International Actuarial Association’s upcoming webinar: “Improving Diversity & Inclusion.” The session will take place on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 9:00am EDT.
Join this free webinar to learn more about how actuarial associations around the world are addressing diversity issues and the steps they are taking to improve inclusion within their associations.
Both CAS members and non-members are invited to submit working papers and discussions of existing working papers. Working papers and discussions should be submitted to the E-Forum editor, care of the CAS office. See the Working Paper FAQ for more information on submitting papers and discussions of papers. Comments may also be sent directly to the authors.
Below are answers to some of our most frequently asked questions. If we still haven't answered your question, please feel free to contact us.
The Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and other similar CAS policies play an important part in helping protect the integrity of the CAS certification process and ensure that no candidate is receiving an unfair advantage. Once you finish your exam it is very tempting to want to immediately discuss it with others. However, all candidates agree to abide by the NDA when they sit for an exam, so it is important to understand how to comply with the NDA.
The CAWG kicked off a new series with the goal of taking your questions and answering them in each issue. We invite you to send us your questions by emailing CAWG@casact.org. All questions will be posted anonymously and answered by members of the CAWG.
William Wilder’s goals are to modernize the CAS admissions requirements to reflect the evolution of actuarial practice and to continue improving the experience for candidates.
"Meet the CAS Volunteer Group" is a series release by the CAS Volunteer Resources Working Group to educate members and volunteers about the work taking place within specific committees, working groups, and task forces.
Each month a new infographic will be released that provides details about the volunteer group, how their work supports the CAS membership, quotes from the volunteer and staff chairs, and a listing of the hard-working volunteers who accomplish the group's goals. This month we are featuring the Candidate Advocate Working Group:
Growing your professional network as an aspiring actuary is paramount in advancing your career, staying current with industry trends, and creating opportunities for yourself. There is so much we can learn from others in the profession. Here are some ways you can expand your network:
Looking after yourself during the stressful study season can be challenging. Between exam studies, work and social life, it is often too much to handle at once. While passing your exam is probably the main goal at this moment, you do not want to leave your own health behind. Here are some helpful tips for staying healthy while studying for your exam.
“You get what you pay for” is both an idiom and the most common argument I hear against using open-source tools. I’d argue that’s an unfortunate oversimplification. In this article, and with the help of two actuaries with experience in the open-source realm, I’d like to highlight why I think open-source tools will continue to be an important piece of the actuary of the future’s toolkit. Along the way we’ll take a look at three key questions regarding the open-source environment:
Through the Admissions Transformation Plan, the CAS Board of Directors has approved requiring candidates to complete a new predictive analytics project as part of achieving the CAS Associate designation. The Property and Casualty Predictive Analytics (PCPA) project aims to give candidates and professionals in the actuarial field a deeper understanding of key concepts and to improve their predictive capabilities. The PCPA project will have a soft launch in fall 2023 and an official launch in May 2024.
This is the third installment of our Practical Professionalism series, where we use an example to discuss what professionalism means to actuarial candidates.
As previously announced, the CAS is pleased to introduce an exam break during our four-hour exams, starting with the upcoming Fall 2023 exam sitting. Each exam administered at a Pearson VUE testing center will include one 15-minute break. The time taken during the exam break will not be counted towards the overall exam duration.
Autonomous driving technology has made significant progress in the U.S. in recent years. Several companies have rolled out robotaxi and driverless delivery in many cities. Autonomous driving has created a unique and interesting challenge for actuaries to assess and quantify on-road liability exposure. Limited experience, lack of consistent regulations among states, and evolving technology are among the issues that actuaries have to deal with in assessing the on-road liability exposure.
As the field of actuarial science continues to evolve, there is a growing need for actuaries to have advanced tools and techniques to help them better understand and manage risk. Recognizing that the CAS also evolves by revolutionizing how it prepares actuaries with problem-solving skills for the future, the CAS Board of Directors has approved a new predictive analytics requirement as part of the Admissions Transformation Plan.
