The Casualty Actuarial Society E-Forum is a nonrefereed, electronic journal produced by the Casualty Actuarial Society. The CAS is not responsible for statements or opinions expressed in the papers in this electronic publication. The CAS E-Forum is edited by the Committee for the Casualty Actuarial Society E-Forum and CAS staff.

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Format the paper using the “Call Paper Template” on the CAS Research Paper Template Web page.
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The CAS E-Forum is posted periodically based on the number of call paper programs and independent articles submitted. The committee posts two to four editions during each calendar year.
Deadlines for papers are as follows:

Winter...........December 1
Spring.............February 1
Summer................April 1
Fall.......................June 1

Deadlines falling on weekends will be changed to the next business day.

Authors should allow six to eight weeks from the time of submission to posting on the E-Forum.

All comments or questions may be directed to Casualty Actuarial Society E-Forum Working Group.