The Casualty Actuarial Society has won three coveted EXCEL Awards for exemplary marketing and communications work over the past year for a special issue of the CAS Future Fellows newsletter, a social media campaign for the 2017 CAS Annual Meeting and an advertisement about CAS diversity efforts. The EXCEL Awards, hosted by Association Media & …
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CAS Fellows will vote on a slate of candidates for the CAS Board of Directors and CAS president-elect, with online voting beginning on August 1, 2018. On that day, the CAS will email Fellows a link to the online ballot. Paper ballots will be mailed on August 1 to those Fellows who do not have …
I enjoy visiting universities and speaking with students about the actuarial profession. The students have a lot of energy, ask great questions and are eager to learn. After visiting six U.S. schools that won the CAS University Award in 2016 and 2017, and several schools outside the U.S., I am confident that the future of …
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“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller I feel very fortunate to be the president of the CAS, a strong organization that is recognized as the premier educator and credentialing body of property-casualty actuaries. We have grown tremendously over the past two years; our membership has increased …
The Casualty Actuarial Society Board of Directors has adopted a revised version of the CAS Strategic Plan, which sets the direction for the CAS’s continued growth and success over the next five years. Building on the momentum generated by the plan implemented in 2012, the revised plan continues to support the organization’s strong commitment to …
As I write this, my year as CAS president is coming to a close. There is much for me to do before November, but the time to reflect has arrived. I’d like to share some of the things the CAS has accomplished this year and some of the many things that remain to be done. …
Our Meet the Veep column introduces our members and candidates to the CAS vice presidents who serve on the Executive Council. The EC is the governance arm of the CAS that oversees the operations of the organization. It consists of the president, president-elect, executive director and six vice presidents in charge of different functional areas. …
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In the early 1900s, problems in the United States requiring actuarial treatment were emerging in sickness, disability and casualty insurance — particularly the newly emergent field known as workmen’s compensation which was introduced by laws enacted in 1911. The differences between the new problems and those of traditional life insurance led to the founding in …
This past February, the CAS participated in the second annual Insurance Careers Month (ICM) campaign, alongside over 850 other insurance organizations that recognize the importance of attracting the next generation of leaders to the insurance industry. The campaign’s theme is that insurance represents the “Career Trifecta” — stable, rewarding and limitless. ICM was initiated in …
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