Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello's written testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for a hearing on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on premiums. Responses from Uccello to follow-up questions asked during and after the hearing can be found here.
(May 20, 2013)Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello's 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 Pension Fellow testimony before the ERISA Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans. (June 12, 2012)
Public Interest Committee Chairperson testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security. Tom Terry, the Committee Chairperson, told the subcommittee that actuaries believe it necessary for policymakers to act promptly in considering options for putting Social Security on a path toward sustainable solvency.
- Written testimony
- News release
- Follow-up letter to Subcommittee Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Becerra
- Second follow-up letter to Subcommittee Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Becerra
Flood Insurance Subcommittee testimony to the Senate Banking Committee's meeting on the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program. (June 30, 2011)
Health Practice Council testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health regarding the 2011 Medicare Trustees Report. (June 22, 2011)
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act Task Force testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health regarding the CLASS program. (March 17, 2011)
Testimony on the Department of Labor hearing on certain issues relating to Lifetime Income Options for participants and beneficiaries in retirement plans. (August 16, 2010)
Senior Life Fellow testimony to the National Conference of Insurance Legislators regarding Stranger Originated Annuities. (July 02, 2010)
Pension Practice Council's testimony to the Senate Special Committee on Aging for a hearing entitled "The Retirement Challenge: Making Savings Last a Lifetime." (June 11, 2010)
Casualty Practice Council testimony to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on S. 3305, which would raise the statutory limit of liability for some entities responsible for oil spills. (June 09, 2010)
Life Products Committee testimony for a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) meeting on Stranger Originated Life Annuities. (May 20, 2010)
Life Products Committee testimony to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting on Stranger Originated Annuities. (May 14, 2010)
State Health Committee testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature outlining some of the potential unintended consequences associated with H.B. 3447, An Act Providing for Equitable Coverage in Disability Policies, which would prohibit gender distinct premiums for disability insurance policies. (February 04, 2010)
Life Products Committee comments to the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission (IIPRC) on the proposed standards for Guaranteed Living Benefits on individual deferred annuities. (January 06, 2010)
State Health Committee testimony to the NAIC outlining several issues that need to be addressed, in terms of implementation at the state level, if federal health care reform is enacted. (December 04, 2009)
Risk Management & Financial Reporting Council testimony to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry supporting the establishment of a governmental systemic risk regulator. (December 02, 2009)
Health Practice Council testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means outlining three criteria to ensure that the current markets remain viable, and offering comments on how certain provisions of the Tri-Committee bill conform with those criteria. (June 24, 2009)
Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council testimony to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Capital Markets highlighting key concepts and elements that are needed for the effective oversight and monitoring of risks in the insurance industry. (May 14, 2009)
Casualty Practice Council testimony at an NAIC meeting on the use of credit-based insurance scores. (April 30, 2009)
Health Practice Council testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee on three actuarial principles that should be considered when determining whether health reform proposals will lead to improved insurance markets with greater access and affordability. (April 22, 2009)
Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council testimony to the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises supporting a systemic risk regulator to prevent future financial meltdowns.
(March 05, 2009)
(March 05, 2009)
Casualty Practice Council testimony to the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) on insurer use of education and occupation data. (February 28, 2009)
Risk Management and Solvency Committee testimony to NCOIL on Actuarial Principles, Risk Management Principles, and Insurance Principles for the Solvency & Risk Management of Credit Default Swaps (CDS) - Why and How? (January 24, 2009)
Health Practice Council testimony to National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) at a meeting about dependent health benefits. (July 11, 2008)
State Health Committee testimony, and related slide presentation, discussing rising health care costs in the context of health reform proposals to address the problem of the uninsured, including some of the drivers of costs and the considerations necessary to assess the impact of any potential cost control measure.
(May 30, 2008)Medical Reinsurance Work Group testimony to House Small Business Committee on increasing competition, reducing costs, and expanding small business health insurance coverage using the private reinsurance market. (May 24, 2007)
Terrorism Risk Insurance Subgroup testimony to an NAIC meeting on terrorism insurance issues. (March 29, 2006)
Senior Pension Fellow testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security on the topic of protecting and strengthening Social Security.
(June 14, 2005)
Pension Practice Council testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee regarding Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) reform. (April 26, 2005)
