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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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- CAS Women’s History Month- Profiling Marcela Granados
- CAS & NAWA Highlight Two Inspiring Female Actuaries
- Belonging Is an Outcome: The CAS Student Central Summer Program
- National Volunteer Week – Why I Volunteer for the CAS
- An Asian American Heritage Month Message from SANA, South Asian Network of Actuaries
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Be An Actuary Month: A Shining Example of Staff, Volunteer and Partner Collaboration
Originally featured in the March-April 2022 issue of AR Interview with CAS President, Kathy Antonello This interview is focused on one, action-packed month, but members should know that our efforts to reach students and career changers has been a long-term, multi-year project. The CAS is fortunate to have vital programs in place to promote the … Read more
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National Volunteer Week – Why I Volunteer for the CAS
As a member of the CAS (Casualty Actuarial Society) for over 20 years, during National Volunteer Week, I am thinking of how the success of our organization depends greatly on the thousands of volunteers (and members of the CAS staff) that contribute to the CAS. For the past 10 years, I have been volunteering on … Read more
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CAS & NAWA Highlight Two Inspiring Female Actuaries
As we celebrate Women’s History Month in March, the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Network of Actuarial Women and Allies interviewed Julie Joyce, FCAS, senior vice president and chief corporate actuary at Travelers and Janet Lindstrom, FCAS, executive vice president and chief transformation officer for Arch Insurance North America. Thank you, Julie, and Janet, for … Read more
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Unboxing Hierarchical Compartmental Reserving Models
Why you should read the CAS research paper Markus Gesmann and Jake Morris are delighted to present “Hierarchical Compartmental Reserving Models”, which was published as part of the CAS research papers series in 2020. The paper demonstrates how one can describe the dynamics of claims processes with differential equations and probability distributions. All of … Read more
Posted in Research.
An Actuary and an Epidemiologist Walk into a Bar
Actuaries and epidemiologists share a lot in common. Both use advanced mathematical tools to study human behavior, investigate patterns, and manage risks. The medical profession has long utilized epidemiological models to understand the dynamics of epidemics and to project the trends, preparing for the allocation of medical resources and developing public health policies. Similar goals … Read more
Posted in Research, Uncategorized.
Celebrating Pride Month and the Creation of Sexuality and Gender Alliance of Actuaries (SAGAA)
We write this blog post to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month, share ways that you can help advance the LGBTQ+ community at your organization, and announce exciting news for the actuarial profession’s LGBTQ+ community. Pride Month takes place in June each year to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots. The rioting … Read more
Posted in Diversity.