Academy representatives are attending this week’s International Actuarial Association (IAA) meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, which includes sessions on health care, mortality, Social Security, pensions and employee benefits, and enterprise and financial risk. The meeting continues this weekend and concludes on Sunday.
October HealthCheck Released
The October issue of HealthCheck includes coverage of the Academy’s testimony on the implications of expanding the small group definition under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to companies with up to 100 employees, and President Obama signing a measure into law that amends the ACA to make it optional for states to participate in that expansion; Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello’s participation in a panel discussion on drivers of health care premium changes; and a roundup of several other House and Senate health care bills.
Public Policy Activities
The AG 43/C-3 Phase II Work Group submitted comments on the Variable Annuities Framework for Change to the NAIC Variable Annuities Issues (E) Working Group.
Upcoming Events
Pension Cost Webinar Planned for November: The Academy released program information for the Nov. 10 webinar, “Alternatives for Pension Cost Recognition,” which will provide a discussion of an area of emerging practice to inform actuaries and other interested parties about alternative expense methodologies. Click here for information and to register.
‘Unknown Unknowns’ Professionalism Webinar Two Weeks Away: Registration is open for the next installment in the Council on Professionalism’s (COP) highly popular webinar series, “Unknown Unknowns: Challenges to Professionalism,” which will be held Oct. 30, from noon to 1:30 p.m. EDT. Using experience from the pension, health, and property and casualty practice areas, expert panelists will review and discuss how they have approached work in areas where implementation guidance is minimal, nonexistent, or changeable. Click here for webinar information and to register.
The COP’s fourth and final webinar of the year—“Facing a Dilemma? The ABCD Can Help,” about the guidance available from the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline—will be held on Dec. 9. Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
International Health Care Webinar to Focus on Canada, Chile: The Academy’s Nov. 4 international health care webinar will be the final installment of our joint series with the IAA Health Section. This webinar will focus on the health care systems of Canada and Chile. Click here to view the agenda and click here to register. Registration closes Oct. 29.
The 2015 Life and Health Qualifications Seminar will be held Nov. 9-12 in Arlington, Va. (metropolitan Washington, D.C.), just prior to the Academy’s Annual Meeting in Washington. While the seminar has reached capacity, spaces may open up, so please visit the seminar page for information about getting on the waiting list.
The Academy’s Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held Nov. 12-13 in Washington. Public policy and professionalism will be the focus of the meeting, and insights will be provided about what stakeholders and leadership see as the challenges ahead. The meeting—which will include a celebration of the Academy’s 50th anniversary—also will include multiple practice area sessions, a limited-attendance interactive business-skills workshop, a plenary session on professional ethics, and a gala dinner on Nov. 12. Click here for registration information and click here for the latest agenda.
Space Limited for P/C Opinion Seminar: Space is limited for the Academy’s 2015 Seminar on P/C Effective Loss Reserve Opinions, to be held Dec. 1-2 in Philadelphia, so register today. Actuaries who prepare or sign NAIC annual statement actuarial opinions on P/C loss reserves, or those who assist in preparing them, should plan to attend. Click here for seminar information, here to see the speakers list, and here to register.
Bill Hallmark, chairperson of the Public Plans Subcommittee, provided an actuarial perspective for a Military Timesstory on options within the defense authorization bill passed by Congress for military personnel to take lump-sum payouts instead of traditional pensions. The story also ran in related news outlets for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
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