The Life Experience Committee provided an introduction on the Valuation Basic Table analysis process to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force at the NAIC 2019 Fall National Meeting. 

Donna Claire, Chairperson of the PBR Governance Work Group, gave an update on the development of Academy PBR resources to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force at the NAIC 2019 Fall National Meeting. 

The Life Reserves Work Group gave an update on PBR treatment for individually underwritten group insurance to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force at the NAIC 2019 Fall National Meeting. 

Marianne Purushotham, Chairperson of the Life Experience Committee Life Mortality Improvement Subgroup, gave an update on mortality improvement scale methodology to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force at the NAIC 2019 Fall National Meeting. 

Ben Slutsker, Chairperson of the Annuity Reserves Work Group, and John R. Miller, Vice Chairperson, gave an update on preliminary framework elements for non-variable annuity PBR to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force at the NAIC 2019 Fall National Meeting. 

Chris Conrad, Chairperson of the SVL Interest Rate Modernization Work Group, gave an update on Non-SPIA Valuation Rates to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force at the NAIC 2019 Fall National Meeting. 

Jason Kehrberg, Chairperson of the YRT Field Test Project Oversight Work Group, gave an update on the YRT Field Test Timeline to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force at the NAIC 2019 Fall National Meeting. 

The Life Reserves Work Group submitted APF 2019-33 to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force. The APF seeks to clarify the definition of individually underwritten life insurance and the applicability of PBR requirements for group insurance contracts with individual risk selection issued under insurance certificates. 

The Life Illustrations Work Group sent a comment letter to the NAIC Life Actuarial (A) Task Force addressing their questions on illustrations of Indexed Universal Life (IUL) insurance policies under Actuarial Guideline 49.

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Combination Product Valuation Work Group finalized the LTC Combination Product Valuation Practice Note to provide information to actuaries on current and emerging practices in which their peers are engaged with respect to the considerations in the statutory, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and tax valuation of long-term care combination products.

The Longevity Risk Task Force sent a cover letter outlining sample changes to the risk-based capital (RBC) blanks for implementing longevity C-2 factors. 

The Academy's senior casualty fellow Rich Gibson submitted comments on the latest draft of a proposed NAIC white paper on Regulatory Review of Predictive Models.

The Pension Committee released a public policy practice note to provide information to actuaries on current and emerging practices for measuring obligations of defined benefit pension plans that include variable annuity benefits.

The PBR Checklist Task Force released a document—“What is PBR for Life Insurance?”—just a few months before the Jan. 1 deadline for companies to adhere to the principle-based reserving (PBR) requirements under the Valuation Manual Section 20 (VM-20), that provides a summary of the significant elements of PBR.

The Casualty Practice Council sent comment letters to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services and to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs encouraging long-term extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.

The Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee released an issue brief, Actuarial Observations on Retiree Income Approaches, on how actuarial methods and solutions apply to the risk management inherent to retirement income planning. Released in conjunction with the relaunch of the Academy’s and Society of Actuaries’ jointly developed Actuaries Longevity Illustrator, the issue brief provides a helpful overview and context for understanding how these tools can be used to mitigate risk and optimize retirement income.

The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee sent comments to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on rules finalized in the 2020 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) concerning risk adjustment data validation (RADV)-related transfers.

The P/C Extreme Events and Property Lines Committee has released an updated monograph on the National Flood Insurance Program. Building on the 2017 document prepared by the Flood Insurance Work Group, the paper includes data from the 2017 and 2018 hurricane seasons.

Members of the Telehealth Work Group presented on the topic of telehealth along with the debut of their new issue brief with moderator Cori Uccello, senior health fellow, to a policy audience of Capitol hill staff.

The Financial Reporting Committee sent a letter to the International Accounting Standards Board regarding the exposed amendments to International Financial Reporting Standard 17.