Contact: Diane Portantiere
(212) 346-5562
Date: February 1, 2002

Casualty Actuarial Society Ratemaking Seminar to be held March 7-8 in Tampa, Florida

ARLINGTON, VA - The impact of terrorism on the property/casualty insurance marketplace, privacy issues, and the evolving role of enterprise risk considerations in ratemaking are some of the topics slated for discussion at the annual ratemaking seminar of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), March 7-8, at the Tampa Marriott Waterside in Tampa, Florida.

The seminar provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of ratemaking methods, concepts and issues. Sessions are available for insurance professionals with ratemaking knowledge levels that vary from limited to advanced. The seminar also provides an opportunity for actuaries to further their continuing education.

A general session will focus on changes in the property/casualty environment in the aftermath of September 11, including coverages, rates and regulations. Insurance company, regulatory, rating agency, and agency/brokerage perspectives will be represented.

In addition, new sessions will focus on the costs of bad data, excess pricing in workers compensation, captive pricing, homeowners rates, and the cost of financing insurance.

Other topics include: data management, ratemaking relativities, data warehousing, dynamic financial analysis, emerging risks in commercial lines, product development, medical malpractice pricing, nonmedical professional liability, PIP fraud in Florida and New York, the use of credit history in underwriting and pricing, the actuary as an expert witness, modeling catastrophe risks, exposure, and experience rating and pitfalls in reinsurance pricing.

The fee for the seminar is $600 ($950 Canadian) for active candidates, Affiliates, Associates, and Fellows of the CAS, and $700 ($1,106 Canadian) for non-CAS members, if received on or before February 15, 2002. Fees increase $50 after this date.

The Casualty Actuarial Society is an organization dedicated to the advancement of the body of knowledge of actuarial science applied to property, casualty and similar risk exposures.

For registration information, visit the CAS Web site at http://www.casact.org/education/ratesem/2002/index.cfm?fa=index