Membership / Notices to Members

Using the Hayne MLE Model: A Practitioners’ Guide, a new volume in the CAS Monograph Series, is now available for download. This monograph, written by Mark Shapland, illustrates the practical implementation of the Hayne MLE modeling framework as a powerful tool for estimating a distribution of unpaid claims.

Due to the evolving situation regarding the COVID-19 variant Omicron, the CAS will move forward with the Ratemaking, Product and Modeling Seminar as a completely virtual event, held March 15-16, 2022.

Climate risk, cyber concerns, and financial volatility are the top emerging risks according to an annual survey of risk managers. Providing insights on emerging risks over time, the 15th Annual Emerging Risk Survey is sponsored by the Joint Risk Management Section (JRMS) of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA), the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA).

The Casualty Actuarial Society is excited to invite you to submit proposals for our Climate Risk Seminar. This educational and networking event will be entirely virtual, with presenters and attendees logging in from remote locations worldwide.

The CAS Nominating Committee wants your input on the slate of candidates for the 2022 CAS elections for the Board of Directors and President-Elect. Any member may submit a nomination, and if you are a Fellow of the CAS, you are welcome to nominate yourself. Fellows may also submit a petition to be placed on the ballot.

The purpose of this seminar is to provide information on a variety of reinsurance topics. Practical approaches to problems will be presented and discussion will be encouraged. Participants can expect to gain awareness and insight into difficult issues and are encouraged to share their own ideas.

Breaking news! Due to the current COVID-19 situation around the world, the Actuarial Colloquia 2022 has been updated to a fully online format and will take place June 20-24, with exact times to be confirmed.

The CAS Board of Directors has adopted a revised policy on member attendance at Board meetings that offers members additional opportunities to gain insights into the workings of our Board than provided under the prior policy.

The CAS is pleased to release the Fall 2021 E-Forum, which includes the winner of the 2021 CAS Reinsurance Prize — “The Roulette Wheel and the Drunken Sailor: Principal-Agent Theory and its Ramifications for Insurance and Reinsurance Risk Management,” by Neil M. Bodoff, FCAS, MAAA.