cas application.pdf

? CASUALTY ACTUARIAL SOCIETY CAS Examination Fee and Study Kit Discount Program Updated: January 2010 General Information The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Board of Directors and the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Board of Directors are pleased to offer a measure designed to provide financial relief to eligible candidates of qualified countries. This program began in January 2001. There are two versions of the program: 1. Joint CAS/SOA Fee Discount Program for Exams 1/P, 2/FM, 3F/MFE, and 4/C Although the SOA will receive all applications for joint CAS/SOA Preliminary Actuarial Exams 1/P, 2/FM, 3F/MFE, and 4/C, the CAS will finance the program for any eligible property/casualty candidates writing these examinations. The SOA maintains a similar program for its examinations that are not offered jointly with the CAS. Candidates who are not specializing in the property/casualty or general insurance practice may direct any inquiries about fee discounts on the SOA upper-level examinations to Kim Tice (ktice@) at the SOA. 2. CAS Fee Discount Program for Exams 3L and 5-9 The eligibility requirements are the same for both programs, but the CAS version of the program lists additional countries (see details below). CAS Fee Discount Program for Exams 3L and 5-9 Candidate Eligibility Requirements 1. The Candidate must be a current full-time resident of a qualified country. (A complete list of qualified countries is attached.) Residents of the U.S. and Canada are not eligible. Full-time residency is defined as residing in a country for twelve months in each calendar year. For example, residents of China who study in the United States or Canada are not eligible to apply for or utilize the discount program. 2. The Candidate must attest that he or she is personally paying for examination fees and study materials and that he/she is not being reimbursed by an employer, or a company or other individual or entity. 3. The Candidate must com