The fall issue of The Retirement Report has a Q&A with incoming Social Security Committee Chairperson Amy Kemp on the committee’s recent activity, including issue briefs on assumptions and immigration, and a look ahead at forthcoming issue briefs. Also in the issue, coverage of the Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum’s pension breakout sessions; this month’s webinars on capital markets and COVID-19’s effect on retirement plans; an issue brief on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; and legislative and regulatory activity.

The Life Practice Council's Life Underwriting and Risk Classification Work Group sent a letter to the NAIC Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee on state regulatory and legislative actions in regards to life insurance underwriting implications of COVID-19. 

The Health Solvency Subcommittee submitted a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group to provide analysis to incorporate investment income into the existing underwriting risk factors within the health risk-based capital formula.

The Public Plans Committee published an issue brief considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public pension plans.