Actuarial Review
Volume 28, No. 2 / May 2001

From the President
CAS Exam Restructuring

by Patrick J. Grannan
Grannan

There has been a great deal of discussion by the CAS Board and committees, as well as by other members and exam candidates, regarding the content and results of the new Exams 3 and 4 first administered in May 2000. These two exams are given jointly by the CAS and the SOA, and are part of a broader restructuring of the CAS exams, which I believe will be very beneficial to the casualty actuarial profession.

We owe a great debt of thanks to the many CAS members who contributed their time and energy over the past few years to the restructuring of the exams.  This was an important project to help prepare candidates better in several respects for their future careers.

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Features

 

Annual Leadership Meeting Focuses on Perspectives

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—CAS leaders met here on March 29 to discuss "External Perspectives on Casualty Actuaries," the theme of the annual CAS Leadership Meeting.  CAS President-elect Bob Conger conducted the meeting, which featured two panel discussions, with "consumers" of and "future suppliers" of casualty actuarial services.  The CAS leaders in attendance were committee chairs, Regional Affiliate presidents, exam committee general officers and part chairs, and members of the Executive Council.

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The State of the Market

by Arthur J. Schwartz

To assess the state of the employment market for actuaries, I recently held a round-table discussion with a number of prominent recruiters.  Our panel included: K.C. Cho, Margaret Resce Milkint, and Milt Dossin.

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