Whether connecting expat members or offering professional education opportunities outside North America, the CAS strives to make global the new local.

Global is the New Local

Gabriel Ware was new to Munich when he moved there in 2007, so he was happy to meet up with a fellow CAS member, Jeffrey Courchene, who had been working in Munich for a while. Courchene gave him advice on getting accustomed to his new environment.

Courchene’s generosity resonated with Ware for a long time, and, after he earned his FCAS, Ware took on the role of co-chair for the CAS International Member Services Committee (IMSC). The IMSC sustains and develops connections among the CAS and its members outside North America, often working with CAS international Regional Affiliates. The meeting with Courchene inspired the IMSC to launch an outreach program in 2012, the goal of which is to help CAS members through the intricacies of new cultures, legal systems, business environments and societies.

Because of its relationship with CAS international members, the IMSC is in a unique position to gather ideas and collaborate with other CAS committees. One example of an IMSC idea taking root was the CAS’s first Webinar on microinsurance. Through its network, the IMSC learned of the need and proposed the topic to the CAS Webinar Committee.

The work of the IMSC is just one of several CAS initiatives under way to assist our growing membership beyond North America. In the following pages, you’ll learn more about the CAS’s commitment to its members around the world and how the CAS is truly a global organization.