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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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Survey: Are You Thinking Outside the Triangle?
At the CAS Centennial Celebration and Annual Meeting, Don Mango, Dave Clark, Jim Guszcza and I are presenting a session called “Reserving for the Next 100 Years: Thinking Outside the Triangle.” We’re going to talk about whether we’ve been innovative in reserving, and it’s quite debatable. On the one hand, the CAS has over 400 … Read more
Posted in CAS Centennial, Communications, General, Professional Education, Research and tagged Reserving.
Join the CAS Community of ERM Practitioners
The CAS has taken another step forward in supporting its members working in enterprise risk management with the formation of the CAS Enterprise Risk Management Special Interest Section (ERM SIS). I invite you to join me and other actuaries with an interest in advancing ERM practice by becoming a member of the section. As I … Read more
Posted in Communications, Enterprise Risk Management, Professional Education and tagged Enterprise Risk Management, ERM, In Focus Seminar, Special Interest Section.
Using R for Actuarial Work
In March 2013, the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) released a major new version of R, the free software programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R 3.0.0 takes better advantage of 64-bit memory and allows data structures that exceed two billion records! R is useful for a number of tasks. Replicates most … Read more
Posted in Professional Education, Risk Management and tagged Limited Attendance Seminar, Open-Source Software, R.
Have You Completed Your Continuing Education Requirements for 2013?
With 2013 already half way over it’s important to remember to complete your continuing education (CE) requirements. There are multiple ways to earn CE credits through the CAS. Listed below are a variety of CE opportunities that the CAS is offering to facilitate the professional development and career advancement of its members: Attend upcoming CAS … Read more
Posted in Communications, Enterprise Risk Management, Professional Education and tagged CERA, Continuing Education, ERM, Regional Affiliate, Webinar.
Learn Interact and Grow at ICA 2014
Registration is open for ICA 2014, the 30th International Congress of Actuaries, a premier continuing education event of the International Actuarial Association (IAA) with a program that contains topics and sessions for actuaries of every specialty. The Congress will be held 30 March through 4 April 2014 and is being hosted and organized in Washington, D.C., … Read more
Posted in Communications, Professional Education and tagged Continuing Education, ICA 2014, Network.
Q&A With CAS CERAs Part 2
In our last CAS Roundtable blog post, Q&A With CAS CERAs, a few CAS members shared their experiences with achieving their CERA credentials, such as preparing for the exam and attending the required seminar. In part 2 of the CAS Roundtable blog post, Sandy Wu, Bryan Ware, and Avraham Adler are joined by a new participant, … Read more
Q&A With CAS CERAs
The CAS welcomed its inaugural class of candidates who earned the CERA (Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst) credential in the fall of 2012. The purpose of the CERA designation is to promote actuaries in the field of ERM. The credential identifies actuaries who meet stringent education requirements in ERM and are governed by a strong code … Read more
Make the CAS and BizLibrary Your Source for Business Skills Training
Do you have a goal to enhance your business skills in the coming year? The CAS can help you reach that goal! The CAS has partnered with BizLibrary to provide members affordable and flexible solutions for online business skills training. BizLibrary offers a comprehensive catalog of employee training products and services on topics that will … Read more
What is Relevant Continuing Education?
This is the third blog post in a series of posts by the Continuing Education Compliance Committee (CECC) in which we discuss some of the areas of confusion with the CAS Continuing Education (CE) Policy. This article discusses what constitutes continuing education and provides some practical examples. Background The CAS requires all its members providing … Read more
Posted in Professional Education and tagged Continuing Education.
How to Document Your Continuing Education
This is the second blog post in a series of posts discussing some of the areas of confusion with the CAS Continuing Education (CE) Policy. Documentation The CAS requires all members providing actuarial services to document compliance with CE requirements. It’s not enough to simply meet the requirements; CAS members should also maintain a log … Read more
Posted in Professional Education and tagged Continuing Education.