The CAS Institute appoints new members to its board of directors
Previously governed by the board of the CAS, iCAS will now be led by a six-member board that reports to the CAS board.
The CAS Institute (iCAS), a subsidiary of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), has announced its first board of directors. Previously governed by the board of the CAS, iCAS will now be led by a six-member board that reports to the CAS board.
The iCAS board is composed of recently appointed iCAS President Joanne Spalla, iCAS Director Amy Brener, CAS Executive Director Cynthia Ziegler and three appointed directors:
- Frank H. Chang – director of insurance and safety analytics at Uber Technologies
- Stephen J. Mildenhall – assistant professor of risk management and insurance, and director of insurance data analytics at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business and St. John’s University
- Peter L. Miller - president and CEO of The Institutes
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A new direction for iCAS
The new board will provide strategic direction for iCAS educational initiatives and programs, including the Certified Specialist in Predictive Analytics credential for data practitioners. iCAS also recently announced a new set of credentials for catastrophe risk with the International Society of Catastrophe Managers: the Certified Specialist in Catastrophe Risk and the Certified Catastrophe Risk Management Professional.
iCAS empowers professionals in the insurance industry by providing trusted credentials backed by the CAS’s recognized educational standards, as well as the specialized knowledge and resources that analytics professionals need.
“We are thrilled to bring together these experts to continue leading our growing efforts in the credentialing space for quantitative professionals,” Spalla said in a statement. “I look forward to working with our new board of directors to build on the accomplishments to date and to explore new opportunities to expand The CAS Institute.”