This year’s event at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel & Convention Center is held in conjunction with the Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting. If you are attending the SOA meeting, the Academy luncheon is included. Academy members, who are not attending the SOA meeting, may purchase a ticket for $70. Learn more. (July 02, 2012)
The Stop-Loss Work Group submitted comments to the Employee Benefits Security Administration on small employers' use of stop-loss insurance and how this affects the market for fully insured small health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). (July 02, 2012)
As even the most basic business operations shift to IT systems connected to the Internet, cyber risk has moved to the center of many corporate risk profiles. Read more in the latest issue of Contingencies. (July 01, 2012)
The Pension Committee submitted comments to the SOA on a new set of mortality tables and projection scales for the valuation of uninsured pension plans. (June 30, 2012)
Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy's end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week's worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication. (June 29, 2012)
The Academy’s Health Practice Council hosted a webinar on July 11 to provide actuaries from all practice areas with an analysis of the Supreme Court’s June 28 decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Speakers outlined the decision, discussed the next steps in the federal and state implementation process, and highlighted future Academy activities aimed at the challenge of addressing long-term health costs. Download the presentation slides and audio recording. (July 11, 2012)
Read about the Academy’s recent activities in the latest edition of the Actuarial Update. (June 28, 2012)
The Flood Insurance Subcommittee has issued a comment letter to Congressional leaders concerning H.R. 4348, a bill to reform the National Flood Insurance Program and reauthorize it for five years. (June 28, 2012)
The American Academy of Actuaries today called the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to keep the Affordable Care Act largely intact a step toward ensuring that health insurance markets attract a broad cross section of risk, a cornerstone to any viable health insurance market. Read the news release. (June 28, 2012)
The Contingent Annuity Work Group gave a presentation at an interim meeting of the NAIC Contingent Deferred Annuity (A) Working Group regarding the solvency and risk management issues associated with contingent annuities. (June 27, 2012)
Read about recent health care reform activities in the latest edition of HealthCheck. (June 27, 2012)
The ASB recently released exposure draft ASOP Risk Treatment in Enterprise Risk Management (comments due Sept. 10); new discussion draft Assessment and Disclosure of Risk Associated with Pension Obligations, Plan Costs, and Plan Contributions (comments due Sept. 30); and updated discussion draft Standards for Principle-Based Reserves for Life Products, which now reflects changes to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Valuation Manual-20. (June 26, 2012)
Read about issues that affect pension actuaries and the Academy’s work to advance sound pension policy in the latest edition of the Enrolled Actuaries Report. (June 25, 2012)
Don’t let the July 6 deadline pass for nominating an exceptional volunteer for one of the Academy’s three annual awards. The Jarvis Farley Service Award, Robert J. Myers Public Service Award, and the Award for Outstanding Volunteerism. (June 25, 2012)
Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy's end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week's worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication. (June 22, 2012)
