The Life Underwriting and Risk Classification Subcommittee submitted comments to the NAIC's Special (EX) Committee on Race and Insurance Life Workstream on the July 17 Exposure of the Survey of Life Insurer Underwriting Guidelines as Applied to Justice Impacted Individuals. 

As summer turns to fall, now is a good time to check that you are on track to meet your continuing education (CE) requirements for the year. Under the Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United States (USQS), you must earn 30 hours of relevant CE each year. (And remember, an hour is defined in the USQS as 50 minutes.)

Members of the Annuity Reserve and Capital Subcommittee, along with representatives from EY, presented at the Society of Actuaries' 2024 Valuation Actuary Meeting on the VM-22 Field Test.

Members of the Life Practice Council, along with representatives from Kuvare and the Minnesota Department of Commerce, presented at the Society of Actuaries' 2024 Valuation Actuary Meeting on offshore reinsurance. 

Members of the Life Practice Council presented at the Society of Actuaries' 2024 Valuation Actuary Meeting on regulatory updates on recent National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) activity. 

Members of the Economic Scenario Generator Subcommittee, along with representatives from Oliver Wyman and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, presented at the Society of Actuaries' 2024 Valuation Actuary Meeting on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Generator of Economic Scenarios (GOES) Project. 

Members of the Life Investment Analysis Subcommittee presented at the Society of Actuaries' 2024 Valuation Actuary Meeting on Assets for Appointed Actuaries. 

Life Policy Analyst Amanda Barry-Moilanen gave an update on Life Practice Council (LPC) activity to NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) at the NAIC Summer National Meeting in Chicago, including recently released LPC publications; a preview of Envision Tomorrow, the Academy’s annual meeting; and the annual Call for Volunteers.