If we've missed any names, please let us know! Chartered Enterprise Risk Analysts (CERA) May 2008 - Jennifer McGinnis (MS 2006) April 2008 - Carl Fagenbaum (BS 1996) June 2007 - Jingsu Pu (MS 2000) June 2007 - Li Jin (MS 2003) June 2007 - Yue Xu (MS 2004)

A new designation -- the Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) -- is now available to help students and business professionals prepare for and seize opportunities in the evolving discipline of enterprise risk management (ERM) within broader financial services, insurance, and pension markets. The curriculum was carefully developed to meet current and future market needs while providing a rigorous treatment of critical ERM topics, including actuarial approaches to risk. Successful candidates will receive the Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) designation and become an Associate of the Society of Actuaries. The required examinations will be provided by the SOA and will include the following: Exam P (Probability) Exam FM (Financial Mathematics) Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) Economics Exam M (Actuarial Models) segment MFE Exam C (Construction of Actuarial Models) FSA-level Finance/ERM Exam (Advanced Finance / Enterprise Risk Management) FSA-level Finance/ERM Module (Financial Reporting and Operational Risk) Associateship Professionalism Course Designation holders will benefit from an SOA-sponsored marketing program that will communicate the benefits of the CERA designation to employers.

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