The Health Care Receivables Factors Work Group sent its recommendation on credit risk factors for health care receivables to the NAIC’s Health Risk Based Capital (E) Work Group.

The Risk Sharing Subcommittee published an issue paper that reviews the first year of experience under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) risk adjustment program with a focus on experience in the individual market. Read the news release here.

The Risk Sharing Subcommittee presented an update to the Health Actuarial Task Force (B) on its report about the risk adjustment program.

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Credibility Monograph Work Group presented an update to the NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group (B).

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Principle Based Reserve (PBR) Work Group presented its final report to the NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group (B).

The Cancer Claim Cost Table Work Group presented to the NAIC’s Health Actuarial Task Force (B) on its progress in updating the 1985 cancer claim cost tables.

The Premium Review Work Group sent a letter to CCIIO with comments on the 2017 unified rate review template (URRT) and instructions.

The Health Solvency Subcommittee sent a letter to the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group with comments on Proposal 2016-01-H’s individual premiums and claims footnote.

The Role of the Actuary Subgroup submitted comments to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) on revisions to Section VM-31 of the Valuation Manual applicable to qualified actuaries for clarification and consistency with the Standard Valuation Law.

Senior Pension Fellow Ted Goldman submitted comments to the Senate Finance Committee on its hearing, “The Multiemployer Pension Plan System: Recent Reforms and Current Challenges.”

Joint Academy Life Experience Committee and SOA Preferred Mortality Oversight Group submitted comments to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) on the removal of the provisions for unisex rates as applied to reserves.

The Price Optimization Task Force submitted comments to the NAIC’s executive committee on changes made to the proposed Price Optimization White Paper.

The Life Illustrations Work Group submitted comments to the NAIC’s IUL Illustration (A) Subgroup on revisions to Actuarial Guideline (AG) 49.

The Role of the Actuary Subgroup submitted comments to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) on revisions to the Corporate Governance Guidance Appendix, Section VM-G, of the Valuation Manual applicable to qualified actuaries for clarification and consistency with the Standard Valuation Law.

The Risk Exposures Subgroup of the ERM/ORSA Committee released a new practice note, Quantifying Risk Exposures for Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Reports.

The SVL Interest Rate Modernization Work Group submitted comments to the NAIC’s V-22 Subgroup of the Life Actuarial Task Force on statutory regulations regarding the determination of statutory valuation interest rates.

The Financial Reporting Committee (FRC) submitted comments to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on its proposed accounting standards update, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework.

The Short-Duration Contracts Work Group released a new white paper, Challenges and Issues Implementing the FASB Short-Duration Contract Disclosures, for exposure comments through March 15.

The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) submitted comments to the NAIC’s Actuarial Opinion (C) Working Group on the Actuarial Opinion Instructions.

The Public Plans Subcommittee submitted comments to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board on the exposure draft on Pension Issues—an amendment of GASB Statements No. 67, No. 68 and No. 73.