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The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and Society of Actuaries (SOA) are working together to explore modifications to their jointly-sponsored Diversity Exam Reimbursement Program. A revised program is expected to be announced in 2024 as soon as the review can be completed; in the interim, the current program has been sunset. The Needs-Based Exam Reimbursement Program will remain available to actuarial candidates who demonstrate financial need.

The CAS Ratemaking Working Group is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking research related to the development of scaling laws in pure premium models for use in the ratemaking process.

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has received five awards across four association award programs for exemplary work completed in 2022. The four award programs include the EXCEL Awards, TRENDY Awards, ASAE Power of Associations Awards and Communicator Awards.

Candidates who took exams MAS-I or MAS-II received their results on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Candidates who took Exams 5-8 will receive their results on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Results will be released between 2:00 and 3:00 pm ET.

The CAS has released the 2024 Syllabus of Basic Education. This document includes important announcements; registration processes; schedules; detailed information about examinations, scoring, and accreditation; membership requirements; CAS policies; and more.

A Town Hall discussion with CAS leaders was held in conjunction with the 2023 CAS Annual Meeting on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 on the topic of “The Actuary of the Future.” A recording of the Town Hall is now available to all members via the CAS Online Learning Center.

Thank you to all candidates who participated in the October/November 2023 exam administration.

Staff from the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and The CAS Institute (iCAS) recently presented at the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (I.C.E.) Exchange conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado about the creation and implementation of CAS’s innovative Property and Casualty Predictive Analytics (PCPA) exam requirement.