The Academy's Health Practice International Committee released a new issue brief exploring the similarities and differences with respect to long-term care reform in Austria, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and the U.S.  (October 29, 2015)

The Solvency Committee submitted comments to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on the Group Capital Calculation Recommendation exposure draft. (October 27, 2015)

The Academy held a forum on issues surrounding aging securely at the U.S. Capitol that explored long-term care, lifetime income, and the sustainability of public programs like Medicare and Social Security. (October 23, 2015)

The Medicare Subcommittee released an issue brief that examines the potential for Medicare Advantage plans to improve quality of care at lower prices as part of its Medicare@50 series. (October 23, 2015)

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee released issue briefs on LTC insurance portability, product design flexibility, and pricing flexibility as part of its new series on LTC issues. (October 23, 2015)

The Academy released a new interactive Social Security Game that allows users to explore various options and their consequences to make Social Security sustainable for generations to come. The game, which is compatible with smart phones and tablets, debunks various myths about Social Security and illustrates the options of reducing benefits or increasing revenues necessary to make the program sustainable for the next 75 years. (October 23, 2015)

The Lifetime Income Risk Joint Task Force released three issue briefs in the Risky Business series: one explores financial literacy and education for prospective retirees, and refocused plan design and federal retirement policies; another provides actuarial insights regarding lifetime income planning; and a third examines risk sharing by retirees. The task force also released an issue brief that explains general retirement planning considerations, and another designed to provide a high-level perspective on key aspects related to lifetime income. (October 22, 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 that was exposed on Oct. 13. (October 21, 2015)

The Nonforfeiture Modernization Work Group submitted additional comments related to cancellation benefits on the Draft Contingent Deferred Annuity (CDA) Cancellation of Benefits Document to the NAIC CDA (A) Working Group. (October 20, 2015)

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. (October 16, 2015)

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 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. (October 14, 2015)

Read the newest edition of PBA Perspectives, the Academy’s quarterly update on regulatory, legislative, and Academy activities surrounding the implementation of the Principle-Based Approach (PBA) for life insurance. (October 06, 2015)