PROCEEDINGS May 15, 16, 17, 18, 2005 - Casualty Actuarial Society

784 REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT—ADMINISTRATIONSeminars:CASTopic Location MembersRatemaking New Orleans 284Symposium on Enterprise Risk Management Chicago 72Reinsurance Bermuda 422Casualty Loss Reserves Boston 429Special Interest Seminar on Predictive Modeling Chicago 171Course on Professionalism, December 2004 2 locations 111Course on Professionalism, June 2005 2 locations 120Limited attendance seminars included two sessions on “Reinsurance”and one session each on “Practical Applications of LossDistributions” and “Asset Liability Management Principles ofFinance.” the CAS responded to the growing number of candidatesin Asia when Hong Kong hosted a CAS Course on Professionalism(COP)–the first COP held outside the United Statesand Canada.The executive council also approved creating audio recordingsof a select number of sessions from the 2005 CAS AnnualMeeting, which were made available through the CAS Web Site.Four online courses were also conducted on the Web site.4. Increase the awareness of actuarial science.In 2005 the CAS, along with SOA, AAA, CIA, and CCAlaunched a public relations campaign to promote establishing thechief risk officer position in U.S. and Canadian businesses. AnImage Advisory Group representing the entire profession guidedthe campaign. The image campaign’s goals are to create a moredynamic and relevant image in the minds of the employers, builda vibrant new image within the profession itself, and create asustainable program that builds on each success.