March 2002

For the Candidates of the Casualty Actuarial Society

Volume 8, No. 1

Important Dates to Remember Spring 2002 Registration and Change of Center Deadline Exams 5, 7, and 8: March 28, 2002 Exams 1-4: April 1, 2002 Deadline for Refund Requests June 30, 2002 CAS Seminars and Meetings Seminar on Ratemaking March 7-8, 2002 Tampa Marriott Waterside Tampa, Florida Continued...		An Introduction to the Quantitative Risk Analyst Concept By Serhat Guven, Candidate Representative Student Liaison Committee An international working group of English-speaking actuarial organizations is discussing the concept of a Quantitative Risk Analyst (QRA) designation. The CAS Future Education Task Force and an SoA task force with CAS representatives are carefully studying the QRA designation. Other organizations in the working group are the Faculty of Actuaries, the Institute of Actuaries (U.K.), and the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Full Story... CAS Establishes New Admissions Task Force By Alejandra S. Nolibos, ACAS Student Liaison Committee In 2001, the CAS called for volunteers for the new Task Force on Future Education that reports directly to the CAS Board of Directors. According to the call, the purpose of the task force is to evaluate the CAS admissions process and recommend changes to ensure that the process: Provides basic education in all areas necessary to the education of all casualty actuaries Full Story...
Official Notices 2002 Syllabus Update Inside this Issue New Scholarship Program Liaison Committee Responds Regional Affiliate News Let Your Voice Be Heard Candidate Representative for Student Liaison Committee Application Foundations Available Cities Announced for COP Comic Relief: Proposed Exam Questions Results of Fall 2001 Examinations Check Your Exam Status

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