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The CAS Exam Committee is in need of volunteers. Current openings are for question writers for both MAS and upper-level exams. MAS committees meet for 2 days twice a year (March/early April and September/early October). For upper-level exams, question writing will take place starting in August and ending with a virtual writers’ summit in late September. No travel is required at this time.
Many CAS members have expressed concerns to senior leadership regarding a recent email that sought to influence their vote on the CAS Bylaws proposal that is on the 2021 CAS elections ballot. The email contained misstatements, and we believe it is important to clarify those misstatements.
The Bylaws proposal consists of three main changes endorsed by the Board of Directors, two of which were recommended by CAS legal counsel to reflect best practices in association management.
As part of our continued efforts to improve our digital and online presence, the CAS has chosen ScholasticaHQ as our new journal hosting site. With this transition, the CAS recommits its efforts to the mission of Variance, “to be a significant player in the larger scientific community.” The new platform allows Variance issues to be typeset in full HTML, making them much more discoverable by scholarly search engines as well as easily readable on any device — mobile, tablet and desktop.
In advance of voting on the CAS Bylaws Proposal in conjunction with the CAS elections in August, CAS President Jessica Leong has shared this brief video message with the CAS Community.
The American Academy of Actuaries’ Committee on Qualifications (COQ) has approved the release of a second exposure draft of the Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United States (USQS), and comments are invited.
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As many CAS members know, actuaries are often involved in acts of service for their communities, be it actuarially related or not! To highlight our members’ community service outside of the workplace, the CAS is launching our very own Actuaries in Community Month! This campaign is the third in our “Actuaries in…” series, following #ActuariesinPOP and #ActuariesinMUSIC.
The CAS Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the President-Elect and Board candidates for the 2021 CAS elections. Voting members (Associates who have been members at least five years and Fellows) will cast ballots in August to elect four directors from among the eight candidates.
President-Elect: Roosevelt Mosley
Candidates for Board of Directors:
We hope you have enjoyed following along with the hashtag #ActuariesinCOMMUNITY this June celebrating our members’ community service outside of the workplace. This campaign is the third in our “Actuaries in…” series, following #ActuariesinPOP and #ActuariesinMUSIC.
Conflict; most people conjure up a nasty image just reading the word. Fights, arguments, bickering; the list goes on and on. What if we stepped back and looked at conflict from another perspective? This webinar will help you view conflict as a healthy hurdle towards progress.
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Online registration for this event has closed. If you are interested in registering for this event, please contact meetings@casact.org.
As actuaries work more and more with teams of data scientists and software engineers, they are more likely to encounter use of the Python programming language. While R is an environment for performing statistical analysis, Python is a general-purpose programming language.
This webinar is 90 minutes.
The COVID-19 pandemic not only induced wide-spread anxiety and inactivity in the global economy, but also raised questions around how the society could better absorb financial damages arising from future catastrophic events. This talk will address some important questions such as what a risk is, how risks can be transferred away from individuals and business owners, and what makes a risk insurable.
Insurance Business Magazine has included CAS Fellows Janet G. Lindstrom and Katy J. Bradica in their annual list of elite women in insurance. This list recognizes distinguished women for their achievements and initiatives over the past 12 months, including specific examples of their professional accomplishments and contributions to the industry
Law and Accounting firms and other professional services firms have experienced a dramatic increase in the number of large claims in recent years. This has led to turmoil in the insurance market and rates and retentions have increased. Additionally the COVID-19 pandemic effect on the economy will likely further increase claims against professional services firms. This Webinar will discuss these claims trends and highlight risk management practices that underwriters and risk managers can use to reduce claim exposure.
The Board of Directors is proposing changes to the CAS Constitution and Bylaws to streamline the governance of the Society. Fellows will be asked to vote on the changes in conjunction with the 2021 CAS elections in August. In putting the proposals on the ballot, the Board is recommending that the Fellows vote in favor of the amendments.
Stories have been around as long as humanity, yet many actuaries shy away from the narrative form. Why? Are we convinced that there is nothing dramatic about a reserve study? Can an actuary not play the hero?
Join us on our epic quest from ancient times to the present day, as we explore how monsters, magic and mystery can transform the way you communicate the outcomes and implications of your work.
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The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) selected four universities as recipients of the 2021 CAS University Award, an honor created to celebrate universities that share our commitment to fostering the development of the next generation of property and casualty actuaries.
The University of New South Wales’s (UNSW) actuarial science program has sixteen actuarial faculty members and 1,159 actuarial students. The university impressed the judges with its focus on property and casualty insurance across curriculum, research, and industry engagement.
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Brigham Young University’s actuarial science program has four actuarial faculty members and 150 actuarial students. The university impressed the judges with its focus on property and casualty insurance across curriculum, research, and industry engagement.
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Georgia State University’s (GSU) actuarial science program, established in 1958, has seven actuarial faculty members and 133 actuarial students.
Arizona State University’s (ASU) actuarial science program has five actuarial faculty members and 120 actuarial students. As a winner of the CAS University Award in 2018, the school was ineligible to apply for the award for a period of three years.
