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CAS News, Event Updates, Global Updates, Membership / Notices to Members, Professional Education
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) invites you to be a part of the upcoming Second Annual China Insurance Summit taking place in Beijing on November 17, 2023. This will be a hybrid event, attracting actuaries, academics, and general insurance professionals from all over China, Hong Kong, and beyond. We welcome your proposals for engaging presentations on matters currently impacting the general insurance market. In-person presentations are preferred, but virtual sessions may also be considered. Sessions may be conducted in Mandarin or English.
Exams & Admissions, Membership / Notices to Members
In 2020, the CAS established a partnership with Pearson VUE, the global leader in computer-based testing, as its new test delivery partner to serve the CAS candidate community across the globe. With the close of the May 2023 exam sitting, the CAS has conducted six successful computer-based exam sittings with over 23,000 exams delivered.
Membership / Notices to Members
The Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) of the American Academy of Actuaries adopted a revision of Actuarial Standard of Practice (ASOP) No. 20, now titled Discounting of Property/Casualty Claim Estimates. The standard applies to actuaries when performing actuarial services that involve the discounting of claim estimates for property/casualty coverages to a present value.
University Programs
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of individual merit. The MAF Scholarship Program will award up to two scholarships to deserving students for the 2023-2024 academic year. Both will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
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CAS News, Diversity, Membership / Notices to Members
The 2023 CAS election ballot is now available to be completed online.
Event Updates, Membership / Notices to Members, Professional Education
The CAS has made it easier for actuarial employers to sign up their actuarial employees for CAS webinars and at substantial savings for those companies with a large number of actuaries spread across multiple locations.
Exams & Admissions, Membership / Notices to Members
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Diversity, Global Updates, Membership / Notices to Members
Join the International Actuarial Association (IAA) and the CAS on September 1st* to celebrate International Actuaries Day 2023: The Actuarial Planet - Extending our Wings.
Membership / Notices to Members
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has opened its third annual CAS Actuarial Technology Survey to CAS members and candidates. The survey provides annual insight into preferred technology, self-reported proficiency levels, technology barriers, preferred methods and potential areas to expand the actuarial toolbox.
Membership / Notices to Members, Publications & Research
The CAS Research Council is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to assess ways in which telematics and usage-based insurance technologies/data can either increase or decrease the potential for racial bias within insurance rating.