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June 13-14, 2022
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OVERVIEW
Objective
To: CAS Members
From: Jessica Leong, Chair, CAS Board of Directors
Re: Policy on CAS Member Attendance at CAS Board Meetings
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.
As amended on December 7, 2021
The Exam Committee is in need of volunteers for question writing. Question writing will take place over the next 3 months. No travel is required. Volunteers must be a Fellow or long-term Associate. ACAS members are welcome to serve on the Exam Committee under the following conditions:
Last week The Wall Street Journal published an article exploring the rigors of the actuarial exam process, featuring anecdotes from candidates about their personal exam journeys.
The 2018 CAS Spring Meeting gives property-casualty insurance actuaries and consultants the opportunity to earn continuing education credits in a variety of sessions covering relevant and timely topics necessary for continued professional growth and maintaining actuarial credentials. Network with your peers and colleagues at a deluxe hotel located in the heart of the vibrant city of Boston.
Jessica Leong sits down for her last presidential video with Lisa Sun, the warm and relatable president and CEO of AIG China. Sun talks about her profession and offers advice on career advancement.
It’s the 20th anniversary of The CAS Trust Scholarship Program! Over the past twenty years, the program has awarded over sixty scholarships to further students’ interest in the property-casualty actuarial profession and to encourage the pursuit of the CAS designations. The CAS Trust Scholarship is currently accepting applications for 2022. Scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 will be granted in 2022. To learn more and apply, visit www.casact.org/trustscholarship.
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) is expanding its pathway options to actuarial credentials with the introduction of a new Exam 6-International that will be offered for the first time during the Fall 2021 exam sitting. The new exam joins three other exams focused on regulation and financial reporting systems in specific jurisdictions: Exam 6-United States, Exam 6-Canada, and Exam 6-Taipei.
The CAS is thrilled to announce that the 2021 CAS Annual Meeting, scheduled for November 7-10, will be a hybrid event, with options for in-person or virtual attendance. The in-person component will be held at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, California, and the virtual option will include opportunities to participate in more sessions via livestream than have ever been available before.
The 2021 CAS election ballot is now available to be completed online. Voting members (Associates who have been members at least five years and Fellows) will receive an email from our online elections vendor, Elections Online, inviting you to complete the ballot. The email will include a unique username and randomly-generated password to access the ballot, along with a link to the ballot housed on the Elections Online website.
Registration is open for the 2021 CAS Annual Meeting at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina. It’s been a long time and we are excited to see our friends again in-person!
This year the Casualty Actuarial Society will hold its Annual Meeting as a hybrid event – with both in-person and virtual elements – November 7-10, 2021, at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, in San Diego, California.
I’m excited to announce the launch of the South Asian Network of Actuaries (SANA). Originally founded in 2020 by Ritu Jain and Shruti Gupta, SANA officially launched in November 2021.
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) is announcing two changes to its credentialing requirements as part of its multi-year Admissions Transformation Plan (ATP):
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One week after officially beginning her term as president of the CAS, Kathy Antonello took the time to meet with me to discuss her career path and goals as president, while also offering some excellent advice for candidates.
Thank you to all the candidates who filled out our survey in September! It was sent to all candidates who were registered for an exam in the last two years minus FCAS. We conducted our first survey in 2019 and got great feedback for our committee and the CAS. We would like to share some of the early 2021 survey results with you. Look for a more detailed article in a future issue or blog post!
The CAS proudly supports Insurance Careers Movement, which seeks to inspire young people to choose insurance as a career. Throughout the month of February, which is Insurance Careers Month, CAS Student Central will be highlighting insurance professionals and their stories about pursuing a career in the industry on our website and social media pages. Additionally, that month, the CAS will be hosting several virtual Be An Actuary events organized to expose diverse high school students to the actuarial profession as a career choice.
Recently, the CAS has undertaken an effort to update and streamline the Society’s governance structure, including a look at the standing volunteer committees. The goal is to make sure that CAS volunteers are being deployed as effectively as possible. Volunteers are giving up their time, so it should be utilized in a way that leverages their expertise to advance the CAS’ goals.
Arlington, VA – November 10, 2021 – 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.
Antonello is a longtime CAS volunteer, having served terms on the CAS Risk Management Committee and Member Advisory Panel over the last seven years. Antonello has also served on the CAS Board of Directors since 2017 and is a past president of Casualty Actuaries of the Southeast, a CAS regional affiliate.
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.
The goal of this call paper program is to facilitate the publication of clear, practical, accessible papers on reserving topics. We are especially interested in papers which address:
Implications of IFRS 17
Market consistent valuation methods for non-life reserves
CASCOR will review papers for acceptance based on the following criteria:
Registration for Spring 2022 CAS Exams will open on December 28, 2021.
The CAS Scheduling Guide provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for the Pearson VUE scheduling Process.
The complete Spring 2022 exam schedule is as follows:
