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The CAS Board of Directors has adopted a revised policy on member attendance at Board meetings that offers members additional opportunities to gain insights into the workings of our Board than provided under the prior policy.

The CAS is pleased to release the Fall 2021 E-Forum, which includes the winner of the 2021 CAS Reinsurance Prize — “The Roulette Wheel and the Drunken Sailor: Principal-Agent Theory and its Ramifications for Insurance and Reinsurance Risk Management,” by Neil M. Bodoff, FCAS, MAAA.

The American Academy of Actuaries, which sets standards for qualification, practice, and conduct for actuaries practicing in the United States, has revised the standards defining the qualifications of actuaries who issue statements of actuarial opinion (SAOs) in the United States.

Maryellen Coggins, FCAS, CERA, began a one-year term as president of the American Academy of Actuaries earlier this month. The Academy is a national professional association of actuaries with more than 19,500 members.

Katherine H. Antonello, FCAS, a long-term CAS volunteer and well-established industry professional, began her term as the president of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) today in conjunction with the 2021 CAS Annual Meeting.

The Joint Risk Management Section of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, the Casualty Actuarial Society, and the Society of Actuaries will oversee an online survey to help understand individual risk managers' perspectives on emerging risks.

Three new papers have been published on the Variance website.

In the spirit of Cyber Monday, the CAS is offering a 25% off one-day-only discount on select 2021 seminar/meeting recordings and special bundles.

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the CAS Reserves Committee (CASCOR) would like to remind everyone of the upcoming deadline for a call for papers. Proposals should be submitted by December 10, 2021.

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.