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The IFoA’s annual General Insurance event, GIRO 2022 is scheduled to take place (in-person) November 21-23, 2022 in Liverpool, England.

You are cordially invited to the 57th Actuarial Research Conference August 3–6, 2022, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Diversity in Action Magazine recently featured Amber Rohde, FCAS, and CAS DE&I Staff Actuary Mallika Bender, FCAS, in their March-April issue. The issue covers women in finance; readers can find Rohde and Bender on page 44 and 45, where women who find success in accounting and actuarial fields are profiled.

Research reports designed to guide the insurance industry toward proactive, quantitative solutions to identify, measure and address potential racial bias in insurance pricing were published by the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) today.

As many CAS members know, February is National Black History Month – a month honoring the contributions and legacy of Black people throughout U.S. history. To celebrate and share stories from CAS’s Black members and community, the CAS ran the BHMxCAS campaign throughout the month of February.

In response to valuable feedback provided by our membership, as well as lessons learned over the last year of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) activities, the Board recently took the opportunity to review and consider revisions to the CAS Strategic Approach to DE&I.

Yesterday Bloomberg News published an article detailing the efforts being made by CAS and other organizations to diversify the actuarial pipeline, as well as some of the challenges these initiatives face.

As many CAS members know, September is National Hispanic Heritage Month – a month commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of Hispanic independence.

Dive In is a global movement in the insurance sector to support the development of inclusive workplace cultures. Its mission is to enable people to achieve their potential by raising awareness of the business case and promoting positive action for diversity in all its forms.

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, CAS President Jessica Leong has shared this brief message with the CAS Community.