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The Casualty Actuarial Society is a professional organization whose purpose is the advancement of the body of knowledge of actuarial science applied to property, casualty, and similar risk exposures.
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Expanding Our Horizons
In my February 2012 Actuarial Review “From the President” column, I announced that the CAS would post a CAS Roundtable blog to solicit your views on the CAS’s geographic reach. I invite you to read the original column (or this summary post) and provide your feedback below. One of the major questions being addressed by … Read more
Point-Counterpoint from the May 2012 Actuarial Review: What is Your View?
The May 2012 issue of The Actuarial Review included point-counterpoint opinion pieces from Mike Miller and Pat Teufel regarding the future of the actuarial profession. According to Mr. Miller, “Now is the time for a significant change in the organizations that serve U.S. actuaries.” He goes on to propose “a new U.S. actuarial organization built … Read more
Posted in Future of the Profession and tagged Actuarial Review.
Enhancing Communications with CAS Members
As the CAS Vice President-Marketing and Communications, my duties include evaluating the effectiveness of CAS communications with members and improving our efforts to communicate where necessary. Last year, the CAS Executive Council identified several areas of potential improvement as we considered input on how well we are communicating from the Task Force on Improving Communications … Read more
CAS Board Response to Members and Candidates Regarding Recent Developments
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) recently announced its intention to offer a general (property-casualty) insurance specialty track leading to Fellowship in the SOA stating that “including general insurance education will help fulfill the strategic vision for the SOA as a leading global provider of actuarial education.” The CAS Board affirms that it is the intention … Read more
Posted in From the President and tagged CAS Board of Directors.
Threats to the Actuarial Profession
The CAS Risk Management Committee (RMC) is charged with: looking at known risks that affect the actuarial profession and the CAS, and making recommendations to the CAS Board as to which are important and what can be done about them. While the RMC’s focus has been on known risks, as practicing professional actuaries we also … Read more
Posted in Risk Management and tagged Risk Management.
An Open Letter Regarding the Fall 2011 CAS Exam Results
One of the primary objectives of the Casualty Actuarial Society is to establish and maintain high-quality standards for membership. The value of the CAS credential comes in large part from our offering an educational process that provides the fundamental knowledge and problem solving skills that our employers and other principals expect. The CAS learning objectives … Read more
Reaching Out to Our Next Generation
Earlier this month, I attended the Actuarial Students’ National Association Convention in Niagara Falls. The event, geared to Canadian actuarial students, combines educational seminars with social activities and a career fair. With over 400 actuarial candidates in attendance, the conference was a great way for me to touch base with our aspiring members. I came … Read more
Initial Interest in CAS CERA Designation Appears to be Strong
A flurry of activity has followed CAS’s approval as a CERA award signatory last fall as I have worked with various committees within the CAS to implement our programs to award the designation. As we have announced details about earning the designation and invited CAS member participation, I have been pleased with the response. The … Read more
Posted in Enterprise Risk Management and tagged CERA.
CAS Webinars: The Solution to Your New Year’s Resolution
If your 2012 New Year’s resolutions include investing more time in your continuing education, I have the perfect solution for you: CAS Webinars. What’s a Webinar? Webinar is short for Web-based Seminar. It’s a 90-minute educational session that you can take part in remotely using your telephone and web browser. And just like our in-person … Read more
Posted in Professional Education and tagged Webinar.
Research and Statistics in the Actuarial Skill Set
Louise Francis, past CAS VP-Research & Development and Alice Underwood, new CAS VP-Research & Development, co-authored this blog post. Last August, David Menning wrote a blog post about how much statistics should be included within the basic education process. He asked if statistics were covered at the right level in the current basic education structure … Read more
Posted in Research and tagged Statistics.