Cori Uccello, the Academy's senior health fellow, submitted written testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health in response to its recent hearing that examined Medicare's traditional fee-for-service benefit design.
(March 08, 2013)Senior Life Fellow Nancy Bennett presented to state legislators at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators Spring Meeting regarding the implementation and review process for Principle-based Reserves.
(March 08, 2013)The Pension Committee released an issue brief recommending changes that will allow private sector defined benefit plans to raise their normal retirement age above 65 to better align with Social Security. Read the news release.
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The Committee on Property & Liability Financial Reporting provided a comment letter to the NAIC’s Blanks Working Group on its proposed changes to move all force-placed or lender-placed business from the current line to the write-in line of Schedule P.
(March 07, 2013)
The Enterprise Risk Management Committee exposed its practice note, Insurance Enterprise Risk Management Practices, for public comment. The practice note discusses ERM practices within the insurance industry and concepts such as risk culture, risk organization, and risk governance.
(March 07, 2013)The Rate Review Practice Note Work Group submitted comments to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) recommending several modifications to the unified rate review template and instructions associated with the final rules implementing the rate review and disclosure provisions in the ACA.
(March 07, 2013)The International Accounting Standards Task Force sent papers to FASB on issues related to the Insurance Contracts project discussed at a November 2012 meeting with FASB staff.
(March 05, 2013)
Read about the Academy’s pension policy activities in this issue.
(February 21, 2013)
The Contingent Annuity Work Group commented on the NAIC Contingent Deferred Annuity (A) Working Group's February draft recommendation to the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee. (February 20, 2013)
The Academy sent a letter to President Obama and top administration officials urging them to require Academy membership as a qualification for any candidate to the chief actuary position at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read the news release.
(February 19, 2013)ACA Regulation Review Videos: As of Nov. 8, 2013, the RegReview website is no longer available.
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Presenters will provide health actuaries with information on the relationship between Medicare provider payment rates and those for private insurance. This information is important for understanding how any changes in Medicare provider payment rates could affect private plans. Projecting the effects of moving Medicare to a premium support program also requires the consideration of this key issue. Register today!
(February 19, 2013)
Read about recent health care reform activities in the latest edition of HealthCheck.
(February 13, 2013)
The C1 Work Group provided comments on the NAIC Securities Valuation Office Staff Calibration Project. (February 13, 2013)
The Casualty, Life, Health, and Professionalism councils submitted comments to the NAIC's Joint Qualified Actuary (A/B/C) Subgroup on the subgroup's two new charges related to defining a "qualified actuary" and recommending a process to address "unprofessional" actuarial work.
(February 11, 2013)The Health Solvency Work Group submitted a letter to the NAIC's Health Risk-Based Capital Working Group giving the work group's analysis of possible risks caused by the Affordable Care Act as it relates to health risk-based capital.
(February 08, 2013)The Pension Committee sent comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding its recent guidance related to notice requirements under section 101(j) of ERISA for funding-related benefit limitations in single-employer defined benefit pension plans.
(February 05, 2013)The Academy/SOA's Cancer Claims Cost Tables Work Group submitted a letter to the NAIC's Health Actuarial Task Force that updated the progress of the valuation table and the work it expects to do over the next six months.
(February 01, 2013)Join the Academy and the Casualty Actuarial Society on Feb. 14 for this timely webinar on key considerations related to the risk of material adverse deviation (RMAD) disclosure required of appointed actuaries providing statements of actuarial opinion on property/casualty loss and loss adjustment expense reserves in the United States. Attendees will learn why RMAD disclosure exists and how to establish a materiality standard, evaluate whether there is an RMAD, and document their findings. Register today!
(February 01, 2013)The ORSA Subgroup submitted changes to the NAIC on its December 2012 draft, Guidance Manual for the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment, and included information on actuaries who are involved in enterprise risk management.
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