Two new webinars will dive into International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17—Insurance Contracts, recently issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and effective Jan. 1, 2021. The Sept. 19 webinar will focus on long-duration contracts, while the Sept. 25 webinar will look at short-duration contracts. Both webinars will deliver an in-depth look at this standard, who will be affected, and what it does.
Recently Released
Guest columnist Rachel Hemphill, chief systems actuary at the California Department of Insurance, wrote the lead column of the summer issue of Casualty Quarterly, offering her thoughts on predictive analytics from a regulatory perspective. Also in this issue, the Academy’s Sept. 6 post-NAIC webinar focusing on casualty issues (register here), and a recap of recent legislative and regulatory activities at the state and federal levels.
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Election of Regular Directors Continues
The Academy’s annual online election of regular directors for the Academy Board, which began last week, continues through next Friday, Aug. 25. We encourage members to take part in electing the next leaders of the Academy who will help us fulfill our mission to serve the public and the U.S. actuarial profession. For more information, visit the Academy Board Election Center.
Don’t Delay—CLRS Rates Increase Next Week
Next Friday, Aug. 25, marks the last day to secure early registration rates for the 2017 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar and Workshops. This seminar, jointly sponsored by the Academy and the Casualty Actuarial Society, will be held Sept. 10–12 in Philadelphia. Register today.
Room Block Closing for PBR Boot Camp
Make sure to book your room by Tuesday, Aug. 29, to secure the Academy’s special rate for Boot Camp attendees. The Fall PBR Boot Camp, to be held Sept. 11–13 at the Westin Las Vegas, will provide a unique opportunity for actuaries who work with regulators—and others who will be submitting their documents to the regulators—to understand and discuss PBR implementation challenges and opportunities. Space is still available so register today.
The Principle-Based Reserving Review Procedures Work Group submitted a comment letter to the NAIC’s Financial Examiners Handbook Technical Group regarding the exposure of proposed changes to the Financial Condition Examiners Handbook.
The Pension Committee submitted a comment letter to the ERISA Advisory Council regarding the Annual Funding Notice for Defined Benefit Plans.
In the News
A subscriber-only Bloomberg BNA story regarding the Internal Revenue Service’s submission of a rule to the Office of Management and Budget to update mortality tables for most defined benefit pension plans cited Pension Committee Chairperson Ellen Kleinstuber.
Senior Pension Fellow Ted Goldman and Pension Practice Council Forward Thinking Task Force Chairperson Eric Keener authored a subscriber-only Benefits Quarterly article on Retirement for the AGES, the Academy’s framework for assessing and comparing retirement-income systems.
A PolitiFact story on the status of the Affordable Care Act cited the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee’s issue brief, Drivers of 2018 Health Insurance Premium Changes.
Plan Adviser and BenefitsPro reported on the Pension Committee’s comment letter to the ERISA Advisory Council of the Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding employer requirements for supplying Annual Funding Notices for Defined Benefit Plans.
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