The Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council and Financial Reporting Committee sent comments to the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) on U.S. GAAP loss recognition testing and Insurance Core Principle (ICP) 14 current estimates.
(April 27, 2015)Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello submitted written testimony to the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health for its hearing on alternatives to the individual and employer mandates under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
(April 27, 2015)The Deposit Fund Subgroup sent a comment letter to the NAIC Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on exposed edits to the model regulation for synthetic guaranteed investment conracts (GIC).
(April 22, 2015)The Academy published its new PBA Perspectives, a quarterly update on regulatory, legislative, and Academy activities surrounding the implementation of the Principle-Based Approach (PBA) for life insurance.
(April 16, 2015)The Price Optimization Task Force submitted a comment letter to the NAIC’s Casualty Actuarial and Statistical Task Force (CASTF) on its Price Optimization White Paper.
The Life Illustrations Work Group sent a comment letter to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on the proposed actuarial guideline for indexed universal life illustrations.
(April 14, 2015)The Casualty Practice Council submitted a letter to the NAIC’s Casualty Actuarial and Statistical Task Force on the CPC’s process for approving member actuaries to sign P/C NAIC opinions.
(April 09, 2015)The Risk Sharing Work Group submitted a letter to CMS with comments on the 2014 medical loss ratio (MLR) annual reporting form.
(March 31, 2015)The Long-Term Care Terminations Work Group presented an update to the NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group on progress made in developing a recommendation on LTC terminations and next steps. The Long-Term Care Principle-Based Work Group offered an update on developing a principle-based approach model and a timeline for completion, and the Long-Term Care Credibility Monograph Work Group presented its progress in drafting a monograph that addresses long-term care credibility.
(March 27, 2015)The Nonforfeiture Modernization Work Group presented an update on the group’s activities to the NAIC Life Actuarial (A) Task Force at the NAIC Spring 2015 National Meeting.
(March 27, 2015)Academy President Mary D. Miller presented “Risks to Property and Casualty Insurers” at the NAIC’s Center for Insurance Policy and Research (CIPR) event on pandemics.
(March 27, 2015)The American Academy of Actuaries and Society of Actuaries Joint Project Oversight Group gave a presentation to the NAIC Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on the development of the 2014 VBT tables, 2017 CSO tables, and PBR margins.
(March 26, 2015)The Financial Regulatory Task Force sent comments to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) on the impact of insurance asset management products and activities to U.S. financial stability.
(March 23, 2015)The Life Capital Adequacy Committee (LCAC) submitted comments to the NAIC Life Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group regarding the latest exposure drafts related to the XXX/AXXX reinsurance framework.
Donald Fuerst, senior pension fellow, submitted written testimony to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging for its hearing on “Bridging the Gap: How Prepared are Americans for Retirement?”
(March 13, 2015)The P/C Risk-Based Capital (RBC) Committee submitted a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Property/Casualty Risk-Based Capital Working Group on methods of properly quantifying reserve and premium underwriting factors.
(March 13, 2015)The Life Illustrations Work Group sent a comment letter to the NAIC Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on an exposed actuarial guideline for indexed universal life illustrations.
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Subcommittee of the Casualty Practice Council sent a comment letter to the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury regarding the process by which terrorist events are certified for purposes of triggering the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (as recently amended).
(March 06, 2015)