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Comment / Letter

NAIC LATF Request to Review VM Prescribed Spreads & Defaults: Updated September 2026

The Academy’s Life Practice Council to NAIC LATF’s request regarding VM prescribed spreads and default costs. This comment letter explains that the current methodology is a practical reserve… Download
Practice Note

US GAAP Fair Value Measurement & Fair Value Option Practice Note

The U.S. GAAP Fair Value Measurement & Fair Value Option Practice Note, developed by the Life Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Committee, explains ASC Topic 820 and related guidance… Download
Policy Paper

GLP-1 Medications: Cost and Coverage Considerations

This policy paper from the Academy’s Health Care Delivery Committee explores the cost considerations, potential for savings offsets, stakeholder dynamics, and health equity concerns surrounding… Download
Date Published: 09/15/2026
Date Published: 09/11/2026
Policy Paper

Climate Change Impact on Insurance Affordability, Availability, and Accessibility

The Climate Change Joint Committee released Climate Change Impact on Insurance Affordability, Availability, and Accessibility, a policy paper examining how climate-driven disasters are straining… Download
Date Published: 09/10/2026
Comment / Letter

Committees Comment to NAIC on Residential Mitigation Grant Program Model Act

The Homeowners Insurance Task Force, Extreme Events and Property Lines Committee, and Climate Change Joint Committee submitted a joint comment letter to the NAIC’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Risk… Download
Date Published: 09/08/2026
Date Published: 09/04/2026
Comment / Letter

HPC Comments on ASOP No. 45

The Health Practice Council submitted comments on ASOP No. 45, which provides updated guidance on the use of health status-based risk adjustment methodologies. Download
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Comment / Letter

HPC Submits Comments on ASOP No. 49

The Health Practice Council submitted comments on ASOP No. 49, which provides updated guidance for actuaries developing, certifying, or reviewing Medicaid managed care capitation rates. Download
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Date Published: 09/01/2026
An Ordinary Summer Day
Contingencies September/October 2026

An Ordinary Summer Day

Topics: Editor’s Note
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Making Investments That Strengthen Our Value and Future
Contingencies September/October 2026

Making Investments That Strengthen Our Value and Future

Topics: CEO Insights
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Convective Convergence
Contingencies September/October 2026

Convective Convergence

Topics: Feature
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Hard To Reach
Contingencies September/October 2026

Hard To Reach

Topics: Feature
Date Published: 09/01/2026
The Roth Question
Contingencies September/October 2026

The Roth Question

Topics: Feature
Date Published: 09/01/2026
The Evolution of Risk
Contingencies September/October 2026

The Evolution of Risk

Topics: Feature
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Trade-Offs
Contingencies September/October 2026

Trade-Offs

Topics: Feature
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Affordability in Focus
Contingencies September/October 2026

Affordability in Focus

Topics: Policy Compass
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Beyond the Finish Line
Contingencies September/October 2026

Beyond the Finish Line

Date Published: 09/01/2026
Contingencies September/October 2026

Word Salad

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Topics: Crossword
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Island Rings
Contingencies September/October 2026

Island Rings

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Topics: Cryptic Puzzle
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Bingo!
Contingencies September/October 2026

Bingo!

Topics: Puzzles
Date Published: 09/01/2026
The Skills AI Can’t Replace
Contingencies September/October 2026

The Skills AI Can’t Replace

Topics: The Last Word
Date Published: 09/01/2026
Perspectives from the ABCD—Moral Turpitude
Contingencies September/October 2026

Perspectives from the ABCD—Moral Turpitude

Date Published: 09/01/2026