The Winter Retirement Report includes an in-depth Q&A about the recently passed SECURE Act and the new law’s implications on retirement and pensions. Also in the issue, a preview of the Pension Practice Council’s upcoming webinar series on retirement plan coverage, a preview of the upcoming 2020 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, and legislative and regulatory updates.
The ACI’s five-year moving average reached a new high for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to the latest data release that includes summer 2019. Read the news release.
The Life Reinsurance Work Group sent a comment letter to the NAIC Reinsurance (E) Task Force regarding their exposed memorandum, which requested comments on whether compliance with Actuarial Guideline XLVIII (AG 48) should be considered to be "substantially similar" to Model #787 under the NAIC Financial Standards and Accreditation Program.
The Medicaid Subcommittee has released a new issue brief addressing concerns related to the growing health care costs through Medicaid and analyzes the public policy proposals to reform the program.
The Smarter Spending Work Group has released a new issue brief regarding consumers’, providers’, and payers’ roles in health care spending and initiatives and approaches to address health care costs.
A new issue brief has been released that explores current long-term care insurance (LTCI) programs, provides a history of long-term care (LTC) products, and discusses how a cash value LTCI design may provide consumer benefits.
The Casualty Practice Council submitted comments to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding a proposed new ASOP on rate-filing by property/casualty insurers.
The Life Illustrations Work Group sent a comment letter to the NAIC IUL Illustration (A) Subgroup on Indexed Universal Life insurance policies under Actuarial Guideline XLIX (AG 49).
