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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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Emerging Concerns of Workers Compensation for Insurers and Actuaries
A concurrent session at the CAS Annual Meeting in November 2016 explored the impact of the costs of prescription drugs on workers compensation (WC) medical costs, including: the estimated accident year 2014 prescription drug share of WC medical costs, the impact of price and utilization changes on prescription drug costs, the potential drug cost savings … Read more
Posted in Professional Education and tagged Actuaries, drug prices, formularies, medical costs, prescription drugs, workers compensation.
International Picnic Day – More than Your Picnic Basket May Be at Risk
This Saturday marks International Picnic Day! Celebrated around the world, June 18 is the day that people take their food and eat outside, enjoying the fresh air, beautiful sun, and…swarm of insects. Some claim the original concept of a picnic dates back to outdoor medieval feasts held by the nobility. Others assert that picnics came … Read more
Posted in Communications, Risk Management and tagged Food risk, International Picnic Day, Picnic, workers compensation.