Enterprise Risk Management Symposium to Focus on Managing Uncertainty, Capitalizing on Risk

CHICAGO, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ --
Who: The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), the Society of Actuaries
(SOA) and the Professional Risk Managers' International
Association (PRMIA)

What: The sixth annual Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Symposium,
co-sponsored by the CAS, the SOA and PRMIA, will provide business
professionals with new ways to manage and optimize risk to its
fullest potential. Hosted in part by the actuarial profession, the
conference is geared toward chief risk officers, chief financial
officers, risk managers, actuaries, members of boards of
directors, investment professionals and asset-liability management
professionals.

Keynote presenters include chief risk officers from AVIVA, Lincoln
Financial, Freddie Mac and The Hartford, who will provide their
perspectives on enterprise risk management, in addition to leading
experts from Conoco Phillips and Allstate Insurance, who will
discuss emerging risks. Additional general sessions will cover
risk models and corporate directors' views of risk management.

Why: Given the current economic climate and financial institutions'
recent market challenges in mitigating risk, enterprise risk
management has gained recognition as a necessary element to a
company's corporate strategy. The ERM Symposium will provide
attendees with an enterprise-wide perspective on managing risk.
The sessions will cover managing operational risks, subprime
issues, identification practices for emerging risks, risk
disclosures, terrorism risk and pricing risks in financial
services and manufacturing, among others. The luncheon speakers
will include Lord John Eatwell, president of Queens' College,
Cambridge, who will discuss ERM regulatory changes and Dr. William
Freund, chief economist emeritus from the New York Stock Exchange,
who will discuss global economic risks. For more information visit
http://www.ermsymposium.org/.

When: April 14-16, 2008

Where: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

About Actuaries

Actuaries bring a complex future into focus by applying unique insight to risk and opportunity. Known for their comprehensive approach, actuaries enable smart, more confident decisions.

About the Sponsoring Organizations

The Casualty Actuarial Society fulfills its mission to advance actuarial science through a focus on research and education. Among its 4,500 members are experts in property-casualty insurance, reinsurance, finance, risk management, and enterprise risk management. Visit http://www.casact.org/.

Formed in January of 2002, PRMIA is a higher standard for risk professionals, with more than 65 chapters around the world and nearly 50,000 members from 180 countries. A non-profit, member-led association of professionals, PRMIA is dedicated to advancing the standards of the profession worldwide through the free exchange of ideas. More information can be found at http://www.prmia.org/.

The SOA is an educational, research and professional organization dedicated to serving the public and its 19,000 members. The SOA's mission is to advance actuarial knowledge and to enhance the ability of actuaries to provide expert advice and relevant solutions for financial, business and societal problems involving uncertain future events. To learn more, visit http://www.soa.org/.

Contacts:

Kim McKeown, Society of Actuaries 847.706.3528 or kmckeown@soa.org

Mike Nowak, GolinHarris 312.729.4346 or mnowak@golinharris.com

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Source: Society of Actuaries

CONTACT: Kim McKeown of Society of Actuaries, +1-847-706-3528,
kmckeown@soa.org; or Mike Nowak of GolinHarris, +1-312-729-4346,
mnowak@golinharris.com, for Society of Actuaries

Web site: http://www.ermsymposium.org/

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