September 2000

For the Candidates of the Casualty Actuarial Society

Volume 6, No. 3

Inside this Issue Waiver Policy for Joint Exams 1-4 Announced Career Fairs Set for Chicago and Washington Feedback Requested on Readings Minority Scholarships Awarded News from the CAS Regional Affiliates Updates to the CAS 2000 Syllabus Changes for 2001 Syllabus Announced Check Your Exam Status Results of Spring 2000 CAS Examinations Task Force Report Available on Web		Format Announced for Exams 6 and 9 New Exams 6 and 9 will be given for the first time in fall 2000. The CAS Examination Committee anticipates that the format of these exams will be similar to the format for old Parts 7 and 9, respectively. For Exam 6, the point value distribution is expected to be approximately 15-20 percent true/false, 5-10 percent multiple choice, and 70-80 percent essay. For Exam 9, the point value distribution is expected to be approximately 15-25 percent multiple choice and 75-85 percent essay. Full Story... Spotlight on CAS Members Exam Chair Myers Reflects By Steven D. Armstrong, FCAS, and Shantelle A. Johnson Student Liaison Committee Actuarial students are not the only people who put forth a tremendous effort preparing for actuarial exams. For this issue of Future Fellows, we interviewed Thomas Myers, chairperson of the CAS Examination Committee. How did you get into the actuarial field? I was fortunate to have a high school guidance counselor who knew about the actuarial field and suggested that it would be a good fit for me. I did some research and thought that the opportunity to apply complex mathematics in a business setting sounded very interesting. What lines of work have you been involved with since entering the actuarial profession and what is your current job? Full Story...
Important Dates to Remember Fall 2000 Registration and Change of Center Deadline Exams 6 and 9: September 21, 2000 Joint Exams 1-4: October 1, 2000 There is only one deadline for each set of exams. Late registrations will not be accepted. Deadline for Refund Requests December 31, 2000 CAS Course on Professionalism December 4-5, 2000 Hyatt Capitol Square Columbus, Ohio December 11-12, 2000 Flamingo Hilton Las Vegas, Nevada Continued...

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