The Annuity Reserves and Capital Work Group (ARCWG) submitted a proposed draft of revised NAIC VM-22 requirements for fixed annuity principle-based reserving framework. The following draft includes a version demonstrating the changes to the current VM-22 framework as well as a clean version of the document.

The Health Solvency Subcommittee sent a letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group regarding its request of the Academy to conduct a comprehensive review of the H2—Underwriting Risk component and managed care credit calculation in the health risk-based capital formula.

The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) sent a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Casualty Actuarial and Statistical (C) Task Force on proposed changes to P/C annual statements. The letter addresses such areas as definition of exposure, calendar date alignment, and existing alternative data sources.

The Intersector Group published notes from its May 2021 conference call with the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.

RMFRC’s Data Science and Analytics Committee (DSAC) submitted comments in response to a joint request for information and comment from several federal agencies regarding financial institutions’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The DSAC letter provided actuarial insights into the use of AI in the insurance sector. The agencies making the request are the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and the National Credit Union Administration.

The Health Practice Council’s Individual & Small Group Markets Committee and Active Benefits Subcommittee sent a comment letter to the departments Health & Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury on prospective agency actions related to the recently enacted No Surprises Act regarding surprise medical billing.

The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) sent a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Blanks Working Group on proposed changes to P/C annual statements. The letter addresses such areas as definition of exposure, calendar date alignment, and existing alternative data sources.

The Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Work Group and the Actuaries Climate Index/Actuaries Climate Risk Index Work Group submitted comments to the New York State Department of Financial Services on financial risks related to climate change.

The Pension Committee submitted comments to the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service providing suggestions for modification to the rules relating to the maintenance and application of funding balances.

The Life Reserves Work Group submitted a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Life Actuarial Task Force (LATF) on a Valuation Manual amendment proposal form regarding asset adequacy testing for reinsurance requirements.

The Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Work Group and the Actuaries Climate Index/Actuaries Climate Risk Index Work Group jointly submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s request for public input on climate change disclosures. 

The C1 Work Group submitted a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Life Risk-Based Capital Working Group (LRBCWG) on its exposures of proposed bond factors and instructions.

The C-2 Longevity Risk Work Group submitted comments to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Life Risk-Based Capital Working Group (LRBCWG) on the exposure (2021-13-L), Longevity Factors and Instructions.

The Pension Practice Council published an issue brief considering mechanisms in place to help guarantee payment of pension plan participants’ earned benefits.

The Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) released the Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus, Health Equity From An Actuarial Perspective: A Deeper Dive Into Health Plan Pricing. This discussion brief, which focuses on questions related to pricing health insurance products, is part of a series to identify areas that may affect health equity. An introductory discussion brief provided an overview of the HEWG’s work.

The Life Reserves Work Group submitted a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Life Actuarial Task Force (LATF) on an amendment proposal form (APF 2020-10), which addresses inclusion of future mortality improvement (FMI) into principle-based reserving (PBR) valuation.

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee submitted a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Long-Term Care (EX) Task Force regarding the April 9 exposure draft of the Long-Term Care Insurance Multi-State Rate Review Framework. 

Academy President Tom Campbell submitted a letter to the NAIC Special Committee on Race and Insurance on proposed charges regarding P/C and life insurance issues related to Workstream Three (property/casualty) and Workstream Four (life insurance and annuities).

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Practice Note Work Group released the Long-Term Care Insurance public policy practice note to provide a source of information to practicing long-term care (LTC) actuaries seeking to better understand the considerations in evaluating experience, setting assumptions, valuation, and financial reporting.

The Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee released an issue brief detailing considerations employers might take in determining whether to participate in a PEP or select a provider.