Risk Sharing Work Group comments to HHS on the interim final rule implementing amendments to the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule. (April 30, 2013)

Comments to CMS on the proposed rule implementing MLR requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare prescription drug (Part D) programs. (April 25, 2013)

PBR Strategy Subgroup comment letter to the NAIC Principle-Based Reserves (EX) Task Force on its legislative brief outlining the ramifications of the Standard Valuation Law for state legislatures.  
(April 22, 2013)

Academy letter to the president and Congressional leaders that encourages them to appoint at least one qualified actuary to the newly-established Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission. (April 22, 2013)

Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello's suggested language on actuarial value to the NAIC Consumer Information SUbgroup for inclusion in a "frequently asked questions" document. (April 01, 2013)

Medical Loss Ratio Work Group's comments to HHS on a proposed rule that requires issuers to offer a new type of individual health insurance policy covering contraceptive benefits. The comments focus only on the effect of the proposed rule on the MLR calculation. (March 28, 2013)

Casualty, Health, Life, and Professionalism Council comments to the NAIC’s Joint Qualified Actuary (A/B/C) Subgroup in response to its request for comments to a list of nine questions in anticipation of the Subgroup’s meeting at the NAIC Spring National Meeting on April 5, 2013. (March 27, 2013)

Separate Account Products Work Group (SAWG) comments on the December 20, 2012 document, “Review of Non-Variable, Insulated Products/Product Characteristics with Proposed Recommendations” exposed on January 9 by the NAIC Separate Account Risk (E) Working Group. (March 25, 2013)

Annuity Illustration Work Group comments to the Iowa Insurance Division on its March 18 draft memorandum: Annuity Illustrations; 191 Iowa Administrative Code rules 15.61-.69, based upon the new NAIC Annuity Disclosure Model Regulation.
(March 22, 2013)

C1 Work Group request for data from the NAIC Capital Markets Bureau for use to assist the NAIC's Investment Risk-Based Capital Working Group with developing the risk-based capital requirements for corporate bonds.  (March 18, 2013)

Long-Term Care Terminations Work Group letter to the NAIC regarding the formation of the work group that is charged with gathering data on terminations in long-term care insurance, and outlines its proposed tasks and timelines.  (March 15, 2013)

Rate Review Practice Note Work Group letter to CCIIO recommending several modifications to the unified rate review template and instructions associated with the final rules implementing the rate review and disclosure provisions in the ACA. (March 07, 2013)

Committee on Property & Liability Financial Reporting comment letter to the NAIC’s Blanks Working Group on its proposed changes to move all force-placed or lender-placed business from the current line to the write-in line of Schedule P. (March 07, 2013)

International Accounting Standards Task Force papers on issues related to the Insurance Contracts project discussed at a November 2012 meeting with FASB staff. (March 05, 2013)

Contingent Annuity Work Group comments on the NAIC Contingent Deferred Annuity (A) Working Group's February 13 draft recommendation to the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee. (February 20, 2013)

Academy's letter to President Obama and top administration officials urging them to require Academy membership as a qualification for any candidate to the chief actuary position at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (February 19, 2013)

C1 Work Group comments on the NAIC Securities Valuation Office Staff Recalibration Project.  (February 12, 2013)

Councils' letter to NAIC's Joint Qualified Actuary (A/B/C) Subgroup on the subgroup's two new charges related to defining a "qualified actuary" and recommending a process to address "unprofessional" actuarial work. (February 11, 2013)

Deposit Fund Subgroup proposal for reserving synthetic GICs based upon the Subgroup's report presented to the Life Actuarial Task Force on November 28, 2012. (February 08, 2013)

Pension Committee comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding notice requirements under section 101(j) of ERISA, as promulgated in Notice 2012-46. (February 05, 2013)

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments to the Actuarial Standards Board on revisions to ASOP No. 35, Selection of Demographic and Other Noneconomic Assumptions for Measuring Pension Obligations. (February 02, 2013)

Cancer Claims Cost Tables Work Group letter to the NAIC's Health Actuarial Task Force on it's valuation table progress.  (February 01, 2013)

Annuity Illustration Subgroup comments to the Iowa Insurance Division on its December 12, 2012 draft memorandum regarding annuity illustrations. (January 25, 2013)

Comments by the Annuity Illustration Subgroup to the NAIC Annuity Disclosures (A) Working Group on the November 28, 2012 draft of the Buyers Guide for Deferred Annuities. (January 18, 2013)

Comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Principles-Based Reserving (E) Working Group with suggested changes to its November 2012 draft implementation plan for principle-based reserving of life insurance. (January 11, 2013)

HPC letter to President Obama and congressional leaders urging them to appoint an actuary to the new Commission on Long-Term Care that was enacted as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. (January 10, 2013)

Academy’s Letter to the New York Times Editor On “Social Security: It’s Worse than You Think” Opinion Piece
(January 09, 2013)

Health Care Receivables Factors Work Group letter to the NAIC's Health Risk-Based Capital Working Group providing recommendations for receivables factors for the current RBC formula.  (January 08, 2013)

Health Care Receivables Factors Work Group letter to the NAIC on a revised proposal providing recommendations for receivables factors for the current RBC formula.  (January 07, 2013)

Risk Sharing Work Group comments to CMS on proposed rule, Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014, addressing payment methodologies and data collection for risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridor mechanisms in the ACA. (December 31, 2012)