Subgroup on Long-Term Care Experience Forms comments to the NAIC regarding American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Proposed Recommendation to Report Non-Exempt LTC accelerated-type products. (November 17, 2006)
Pension Committee discussion paper to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury regarding the use of substitute mortality tables. (November 06, 2006)
Risk Management and Solvency Committee comments to the IAIS on its paper "Common Structure for the Assessment of Insurer Solvency." (November 01, 2006)
Life Products Council paper supporting a move to a principles-based system to the NAIC's Life Insurance and Annuities Committee regarding the travel underwriting issue. (September 09, 2006)
Pension Committee letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) expressing objections to the proposed addition of an asset information question to Form 5500 Schedule B. (September 04, 2006)
Life Reserve Work Group updated draft actuarial guidelines on reserve documentation and disclosure (AG DIS), on life valuation assumptions (AG PBR-VAL), updated draft model regulation on principle-based life reserving, and summary of changes to the NAIC's Life and Health Actuarial Task Force. (September 01, 2006)
Annuity Reserve Work Group report to the NAIC's Life and Health Actuarial Task Force regarding principle-based reserves for non-variable annuities. (September 01, 2006)
Principle-Based Review and Governance Work Group draft model regulations to the NAIC's Life and Health Actuarial Task Force regarding principles-based valuation review opinions. (September 01, 2006)
Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council letter to congressional leaders on the legislative definition of a qualified risk manager under Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006 (H.R. 5637). (September 01, 2006)
Life Products Committee report to the NAIC's Life and Health Actuarial Task Force on short term changes needed to the standard nonforfeiture laws. (September 01, 2006)
Pension Practice Council letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting technical guidance on regulatory issues related to IRS Circular 230. (August 29, 2006)
Joint American Academy of Actuaries/Society of Actuaries Review Team report to the NAIC's Life and Health Actuarial Task Force regarding a review of the interim mortality tables developed by Tillinghast and proposed for use by the ACLI. (August 29, 2006)
Committee on Federal Health Issues letter to Citizens' Health Care Working Group on its interim recommendations for improving health care. (August 24, 2006)
Medicare Supplement Work Group comments to NAIC's Medigap Modernization Subgroup of the Senior Issues Task Force identifying potential transitional issues that will need to be addressed as part of Medicare Supplement modernization that the Subgroup has recently taken up. (August 17, 2006)
Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council letter to the Senate recommending that the National Insurance Act of 2006 include a provision creating an Office of the Actuary. (July 17, 2006)
Medical Malpractice Subcommittee comments on S. 22 and S. 23, a pair of medical professional liability reform bills being considered in the Senate. (May 08, 2006)
Pension Practice Council letter to the Department of Energy regarding its policy to no longer reimburse DOE contractors for costs associated with defined benefit (DB) plans. (May 03, 2006)
Pension Practice Council follow-up letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding a GAO report on cash balance pension plans. (May 01, 2006)
Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments on the proposed GASB technical bulletin, Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers and OPEB Plans for Payments from the Federal Government Pursuant to the Provisions of Medicare Part D. (April 17, 2006)
Pension Committee letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) responding to a proposed executive-compensation disclosure rule. (April 03, 2006)
Multiemployer Plans Task Force letter to Moody's Investors Service commenting on a proposed rating methodology for companies with multiemployer defined benefit (DB) pension plans. (March 06, 2006)