Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council letter to the FDIC regarding a New York Times article in which the FDIC agreed to guarantee billions of dollars in risky loans assuming that those loans represent zero default risk. (April 14, 2009)
Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council response to a New York Times article in which the FDIC agreed to guarantee billions of dollars in risky loans assuming that those loans represent zero default risk. (April 08, 2009)
Financial Reporting Committee response to the joint IASB/FASB Financial Crisis Advisory Group (FCAG) in which FCAG sought input from constituents to discussion questions surrounding accounting and reporting matters related to the financial crisis. (April 01, 2009)
Financial Reporting Committee comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the "Roadmap for the Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards by US Issuers." (March 04, 2009)
Risk Management and Solvency Committee comments to the NAIC on its draft memorandum, Windows and Walls Approach for Regulation of United States Based Insurers Operating within Corporate Groups. (January 29, 2009)
Medicare Steering Committee and Health Care Quality Work Group comments to the Senate Finance Committee on the draft legislation "Medicare Hospital Quality Improvement Act of 2008", which would link Medicare hospital payments to performance on certain quality measures. (December 15, 2008)
Medicare Part D RBC Subgroup letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for financial data related to Medicare Part D, which will be used to update a report on Medicare Part D RBC risk factors. (October 06, 2008)
Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council letter to the House seeking clarification on the role of the actuary in the Insurance Information Act of 2008. (July 29, 2008)
Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council letter to the Senate seeking clarification on the role of the actuary in the Insurance Information Act of 2008. (July 29, 2008)
Risk Margin Task Force comments to the IAA on its second exposure draft, "Measurement of Liabilities for Insurance Contracts: Current Estimates and Risk Margins." (May 28, 2008)
Extreme Events Committee’s Natural Catastrophe Subcommittee comments on a proposed NCOIL resolution about a state-federal system for catastrophe funding. (May 01, 2008)
Life Tax Steering Group comments on an IRS notice to life insurers about potential federal income tax issues concerning proposed principle-based reserving and proposed Actuarial Guideline VA-CARVM. (May 01, 2008)
Pension Committee comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding proposed regulations for some hybrid defined benefit (DB) pension plans. (March 03, 2008)
Pension Committee comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on proposed regulations for measuring pension assets and liabilities. (March 03, 2008)
First in a series of fact sheets produced by the Medical Malpractice Insurance Subcommittee that discusses different types of medical professional liability insurance policies. (March 01, 2008)
Financial Reporting Committee comments on the proposed International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 620, "Using the Work of an Auditor’s Expert." (February 22, 2008)
Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee comments on proposed changes in the actuarial opinion instructions for NAIC health annual statements. (February 19, 2008)
Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council and Financial Reporting Committee comments on the Treasury Department's proposed review of the U.S. financial regulatory structure. (November 19, 2007)
International Financial Reporting Standards Task Force comments to the IASB on its discussion paper, "Preliminary Views on Insurance Contracts." (November 16, 2007)
International Financial Reporting Standards Task Force response to FASB on its Invitation to Comment on FASB Agenda Proposal, "Accounting for Insurance Contracts by Insurers and Policyholders." (November 16, 2007)
Pension Committee letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commenting on proposed benefit restrictions for defined benefit (DB) pension plans under Internal Revenue Code Sections 430(f) and 436. (November 05, 2007)
Pension Practice Council and Pension Committee letter to the House Ways and Means Committee requesting technical corrections to clarify aspects of the Pension Protection Act. (November 05, 2007)
Financial Reporting Committee comments to the SEC on a proposal to eliminate a requirement for reconciling IFRS financial statements with U.S. GAAP. (October 09, 2007)
Terrorism Risk Insurance Subgroup comment letter to Congress on proposed legislation extending the federal terrorism insurance program. (September 19, 2007)
Cost Accounting Standards Task Force response to the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) regarding a survey on harmonizing two cost accounting standards with provisions of the Pension Protection Act. (September 03, 2007)