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Actuaries Urge “Super Committee” to Put Medicare on the Table
WASHINGTON — Sept. 12, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries Medicare Steering Committee is urging the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to develop proposals to slow health…Date Published: 09/12/2011
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Actuaries to ‘Super Committee’: Slow overall health spending, not just Medicare
Kaiser Health News
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 09/12/2011
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Back-up plans for the individual mandate?
Kaiser Health NewsDate Published: 09/06/2011
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Social Security: A little light summer reading
MarketWatch
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 08/18/2011
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Date Published: 08/16/2011
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Commentary: High-deductible health plans drive insurance costs down
South Florida Sun-SentinelDate Published: 08/10/2011
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Donald Fuerst Named Senior Pension Fellow at the American Academy of Actuaries
WASHINGTON — Aug. 5, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries announced today that Donald Fuerst will be the professional association’s new senior pension fellow. Fuerst recently retired…Date Published: 08/05/2011
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Academy: We should have access to PBR study data
National Underwriter Life & HealthDate Published: 08/03/2011
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Capitol Hill Briefing on Pension Contributions Postponed
WASHINGTON — Aug. 2, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries Capitol Hill briefing on private-sector defined benefit pension contribution challenges—originally scheduled for…Date Published: 08/02/2011
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Date Published: 07/27/2011
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Actuaries suggest raise in Social Security retirement age
National Mortgage News
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 07/27/2011
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Is the 27 Club a statistical quirk?
Wall Street JournalDate Published: 07/26/2011
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Consider effects of dipping into pension
Chicago TribuneDate Published: 07/15/2011
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Actuaries: Higher Social Security retirement age needed to save program
Insurance & Financial Advisor
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 07/15/2011
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Congress must raise retirement age to save Social Security program: AAA
Producers Web
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 07/15/2011
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Actuary to Congressional Panel: Increase the Social Security Retirement Age
WASHINGTON — July 11, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries Public Interest Committee Chairperson Tom Terry testified to members of Congress that efforts to restore actuarial balance…Date Published: 07/11/2011
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Academy rep urges Congress to increase retirement age
National Underwriter Life & Health
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 07/08/2011
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Proposed changes to Social Security benefits
C-SPAN
Topics: Benefits Social Security
Date Published: 07/08/2011
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Actuary to Testify to Congressional Subcommittee on Social Security’s Finances
What: The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security will hold a hearing on Social Security’s current benefit expenditures…Date Published: 07/07/2011
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Commentary: Preserving employer-sponsored health care protects America’s middle class
Huffington PostDate Published: 07/07/2011
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National Flood Insurance Program in the Spotlight at Upcoming Actuaries’ Briefing
What: Capitol Hill Briefing — Weathering the Storm: Placing the National Flood Insurance Program on Actuarial Solid Ground The American Academy of Actuaries will host a briefing to discuss…Date Published: 07/01/2011
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GAO analyzes annuity options
National Underwriter Life & HealthDate Published: 07/01/2011
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Pension cash-outs are coming
Financial Advisor MagazineDate Published: 07/01/2011
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Are insurers systemically significant?
Insurance Networking NewsDate Published: 06/28/2011
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Commentary: Fix Medicare now to avoid breakdown
Pottstown Mercury
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 06/12/2011
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