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ISCM, CAS Institute Launch New Education and Credentialing Program for Catastrophe Risk Professionals The International Society of Catastrophe Managers (ISCM), a professional association promoting catastrophe management professionalism within the insurance industry, and The CAS Institute (iCAS), a subsidiary of the …

Valuable Information That Aids Claims, Underwriting Gleaned From Big Data

The story of big data — the oceans of data that modern technology generates — in some ways presents a modern cliffhanger. Now that we have access to all of that data, what will we do with it? Actuaries heard …

Colorado State’s Upcoming Hurricane Update Unlikely to Reveal Changes

Colorado State University’s annual benchmark forecast for Atlantic hurricanes is unlikely to change significantly when it is updated June 1, CSU hurricane expert Phil Klotzbach said May 19, as the increasing likelihood of moderate to strong El Nino conditions in …

CAS Forms Cyber Risk Task Force

The Casualty Actuarial Society is announcing the formation of the Task Force on Cyber Risk. This initiative reflects the rapid growth of cyber risk and the pressing need to find effective means of analyzing it. The task force will engage …