The Rate Review Practice Note Work Group released for comment an addendum to the October 2012 practice note, Actuarial Practices Relating to Preparing, Reviewing, and Commenting on Rate Filings Prepared in Accordance with the Affordable Care Act. Comments on the addendum, which highlights changes to the rate review and disclosure requirements since the initial practice note was finalized, are due by June 3. (April 26, 2013)
The PBR Strategy Subgroup submitted a comment letter to the NAIC Principle-Based Reserves (EX) Task Force on legislative brief outlining the ramifications of the Standard Valuation Law for state legislatures. (April 22, 2013)
The Life Practice Council presented a webinar reviewing the NAIC Spring 2013 National Meeting and progress on the principle-based approach (PBA) to life reserves. The December 23 webinar included updates on the activities of the NAIC’s Life Actuarial Task Force, PBR Implementation (EX) Task Force, Joint Qualified Actuary (A/B/C) Subgroup, and the Emerging Actuarial Issues (E) Working Group. In addition the webinar covered Academy PBR efforts as well as a information on current professionalism issues. (April 23, 2013)
The Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Work Group submitted comments to CMS on the proposed rule implementing MLR requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare prescription drug (Part D) programs. (April 25, 2013)
The Robert J. Myers Public Service Award recognizes actuaries who have made an exceptional contribution to the common good. The Jarvis Farley Service Award is given to Academy members whose volunteer efforts on behalf of the Academy have made significant contributions to the advancement of the profession. And, the Award for Outstanding Volunteerism honors Academy volunteers who have made a single, noteworthy contribution above and beyond what is reasonably expected. (April 22, 2013)
The Academy sent a letter to the president and Congressional leaders today regarding the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission. The letter encourages them to appoint at least one qualified actuary to the newly-established commission. Appointing a qualified actuary would ensure that the commission has among its members an individual who can provide actuarial expertise on policy proposals, especially related to retirement programs. (April 22, 2013)
In a news release, the Academy said it recognizes the importance of the issues addressed by newly introduced Congressional legislation and offered its public policy resources to legislators, regulators and other stakeholders at the federal, state and local levels to assist them in understanding the nature of the risks related to the financial soundness of state and local government public pension benefit plans. (April 19, 2013)
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Join the Academy and the Society of Actuaries on June 4 to gain a better understanding of regulator perspectives on a variety of topics, including how actuaries can adapt to the new risk-focused exams, whether principle-based reserving (PBR) makes sense for small companies, and how the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) will evolve and help small companies. (April 19, 2013)
Academy President Cecil Bykerk responds with a letter to the editors of The Wall Street Journal to an April 10 op-ed, “The Pension Rate-of-Return Fantasy,” regarding pension funding and expected rates of return. (April 12, 2013)
As policy makers debate changes to Social Security and Medicare in the 2014 federal budget proposed by President Obama, the nation’s actuaries urge them to consider the impact of policy changes on the sustainability of these vital social-insurance programs. Social Security and Medicare are among the highest public policy priorities for the American Academy of Actuaries, in part because of their near-universal impact on U.S. retirees. Read the news release. (April 11, 2013)
The Academy's Individual Disability Table Work Group provided an update to the NAIC's Health Actuarial Task Force at the NAIC's Spring National Meeting highlighting progress on the individual disability table as well as indicating the specific tasks that lie ahead to finish the updated table. (April 05, 2013)