The Life Practice Council (LPC) presented on current and future LPC workstreams to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) meeting as part of the NAIC Spring National Meeting in Louisville, Ky.

Intersector Group notes from January 2023 conference call with Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service.

Intersector Group notes from January 2023 conference call with Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Academy Health Vice President Barb Klever provided an update on Health Practice Council activities to the NAIC’s Health Actuarial (B) Task Force (HATF) at NAIC’s 2023 Spring National Meeting.

The Actuarial Standards Board released its 2022 Annual Report, which highlights the board’s accomplishments throughout the year. In 2022, the ASB adopted two revised ASOPs, approved seven exposure drafts for comment, and approved proposals to revise three existing ASOPs.

Ronald Wilkins, vice chairperson of the Property and Casualty Risk-Based Capital (P/C RBC) Committee, presented preliminary results to NAIC's Property and Casualty Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group to recalibrate the reserve and premium risk charges—notably, for investment income.

Casualty Practice Council (CPC) Vice Chairperson Dee Dee Mays and Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) Chairperson Stephen Koca presented to the NAIC’s Casualty Actuarial and Statistical (C) Task Force (CASTF) on behalf of the CPC and COPLFR on recent publications and future work products expected for release in 2023.

The Academy has released an Essential Elements paper based on the Social Security Committee’s March 2022 issue brief Raising the Social Security Retirement Age.

The retirement age is a key consideration in addressing Social Security’s long-term financial health.

Essential Elements is a series of concise and informative papers developed by the Academy, designed to provide a quick and easy-to-understand overview of key public policy issues of interest.