Health Care Quality Work Group comments to CMS in response to proposed regulations on accountable care organizations and the Medicare Shared Savings Program under the Affordable Care Act. (June 06, 2011)

Pension Committee letter to the Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury with comments and recommendations for future guidance on merger and spinoff issues related to the measurement of assets and liabilities for pension funding purposes and funding ratios. (June 01, 2011)

Pension Committee comments to the IRS and Treasury regarding the potential implications of expected regulatory guidance on the definition of "plan-related expenses expected to be paid from plan assets" under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 430(b). (May 24, 2011)

Pension Committee comments to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding a proposed revision of ASOP No. 27, "Selection of Economic Assumptions for Measuring Pension Obligations." (May 12, 2011)

Flood Insurance Subcommittee comment letter to the leadership of the House Financial Services Committee on H.R. 1309, a bill to reform the National Flood Insurance Program. (May 04, 2011)

Premium Review Work Group comments to CMS in response to a notice on rate increase disclosure and review reporting requirements. (May 02, 2011)

Reinsurance Subcommittee letter to the IASB on its Insurance Contracts Exposure Draft regarding recognition of gains and losses on reinsurance ceded for long duration contracts. (April 11, 2011)

Exchanges Work Group comments to the National Assocation of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Exchanges (B) Subgroup regarding its white paper on adverse selection and exchanges created through the Affordable Care Act. (April 05, 2011)

Solvency Committee comments on the IAIS paper, ICP14: 'Valuation for Solvency Purposes.' (March 24, 2011)

Solvency Committee comments to the IAA and additional comments to the NAIC on the IAIS paper, ICP 14: "Valuation for Solvency Purposes." (March 24, 2011)

ERM Committee comments to the NAIC on its U.S. Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) Proposal. (March 18, 2011)

Casualty Practice Council comments to the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors request for input on providing a summary of the qualifications it should seek in filling an advisory board position. The association is working with the North Carolina legislature to draft a bill concerning North Carolina property insurance. The bill would, among other things, create an advisory board on which an actuary would sit. (March 09, 2011)

CO-OP Subgroup letter to HHS in response to its request for comments on the consumer operated and oriented plan programs (CO-OPs). (March 04, 2011)

Financial Regulatory Reform Task Force comments to the Financial Stability Oversight Council on its proposed rule, "Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Non-Bank Financial Companies." (February 25, 2011)

Invested Assets Working Group comments on the NAIC's Securities Valuation Office staff reports related to the rating agency working group charges.

(February 24, 2011)

Premium Review Work Group comments to HHS in response to proposed regulations on rate increase disclosure and review. (February 22, 2011)

P/C RBC Committee letter to the NAIC's P/C RBC Working Group regarding the Academy's joint report in response to the NAIC's request for assistance with its Solvency Modernization project on its RBC formulas. (February 22, 2011)

Long-Term Care Practice Note Work Group letter to the NAIC regarding the formation of a new work group in charge of updating the Academy's 2003 practice note, Long-Term Care Insurance Compliance with the NAIC LTCI Model Regulation Relating to Rate Stability. The letter also outlines the proposed tasks and timeline for completion.

(February 17, 2011)

Annuity Illustration Work Group letter to the National Association of Fixed Annuities with comments in response to its recommendations on the Annuity Disclosure Model Regulation. (February 17, 2011)

Medicare Part D RBC Subgroup letter to the NAIC's Health RBC Working Group asking it to sponsor and administer a survey of carriers that write Medicare Part D business. The survey is designed to gather additional data that may support any needed changes to the formula. (February 09, 2011)

Solvency Committee comments to the IAIS on the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) Principles for Reducing Reliance on Credit Rating Agencies (CRA) Ratings document. (February 03, 2011)

Life, Health, and Property/Casualty RBC committees joint report in response to the NAIC's request for assistance with the Solvency Modernization (SMI) project on the NAIC's Risk-Based Capital (RBC) formulas. This report discusses the intended/expected safety levels for RBC and identifies risks that are missing from the RBC formulas. (February 02, 2011)

Committee on Property & Liability Financial Reporting's report on its recent activities to the NAIC's Casualty Actuarial & Statistical Task Force. (February 01, 2011)

Academy report to the NAIC in response to its request for assistance with the Solvency Modernization project on the NAIC's Risk-Based Capital (RBC) formula. (January 31, 2011)

Life, Health, and Property/Casualty RBC committees joint report in response to the NAIC's request for assistance with the Solvency Modernization (SMI) project on the NAIC's Risk-Based Capital (RBC) formulas. The report discusses the intended/expected safety levels for RBC and identifies risks that are missing from the RBC formulas. (January 31, 2011)

Medical Loss Ratio Regulation Work Group letter to HHS in response to an interim final rule on the medical loss ratio (MLR) provisions in the Affordable Care Act. (January 31, 2011)

Health Practice Council letter to CMS in response to its request for comments on the Medicare Advantage risk adjustment data validation (RADV) payment error calculation methodology. (January 21, 2011)

Medicaid Work Group letter to CMS in response to CMS' request for assistance in revising the Medicaid rate setting checklist. (January 14, 2011)

Pension Committee comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding proposed regulations for hybrid retirement plans. (January 12, 2011)

ERM Committee comments to the IAIS on its draft paper ICP7: "Corporate Governance." (December 31, 2010)