Creating Markets

The CAS has expanded its scope from workers’ compensation to every non-life line of business. We, the CAS, are now involved in insurance and other risk management alternatives to insurance. Self-insured programs, captives, risk retention groups, catastrophe bonds and more are now within the purview of the casualty actuary. Our visibility and presence at the …

The CAS Looks to Cultivate a Multifaceted, Diverse Profession

Having a diverse work force enables business leaders to understand the many facets of a competitive corporate world, and it can be financially beneficial as well. Four members of the CAS shared ideas on how to increase diversity within the profession at the Society’s 2015 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. In March 2015, the CAS adopted …

Report: Continuing Education Compliance in 2014

Each year the CAS Continuing Education Compliance Committee (CECC) gets together via conference call and email to organize and prepare for our primary task: reviewing a sample of CAS members’ compliance with continuing education requirements. On behalf of the committee, I offer this report to the Actuarial Review readers, especially those who enjoy statistics. In …

Expanding Our Enviable Culture

At a recent presentation to the board of another actuarial organization, I reported on the CAS’s impressive growth over the past few years. I was asked how we plan to maintain our culture as our membership continues on a very healthy growth path. I was also asked if we would expect that there would be …

A “Muddy Confluence” of Appointed Actuaries

A small actuarial contingent facing growing regulatory requirements provides an opportunity for CAS collaboration. Recently, I had the opportunity to attend an excellent two-day workshop targeted to property-casualty appointed actuaries and their staff members. The CAS co-organized the workshop, and all three of the workshop presenters proudly carry CAS credentials. I had met only one …