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Capital

Capital

Life and annuity capital adequacy and recommendations to improve life Risk-Based Capital (RBC) requirements.
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Financial Reporting

Financial Reporting

Life insurance and annuity topics that involve financial reporting, with an emphasis on GAAP and international issues.
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Product

Product

Life and annuity product features and their design.
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Reserves

Reserves

The minimum statutory reserve standard for all life and annuity products.
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Life Resources

Presentation

Academy Gives LPC Update at NAIC Spring Meeting

Director of State Public Policy Outreach Katie Dzurec provided an update on Life Practice Council (LPC) activities to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) at NAIC’s Spring National…
Date Published: 03/23/2025
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Comment / Letter

Practice Councils Comment to NAIC’s New RBC Model Governance Task Force

Vice presidents of the Academy’s Casualty Practice Council, Health Practice Council, Life Practice Council, and Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council provided comments to the NAIC’s…
Date Published: 03/14/2025
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Comment / Letter

LPC Comments to LATF on Reinsurance Actuarial Guideline Draft Exposure

The Life Practice Council provided comments to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on the most recent AAT for Reinsurance Actuarial Guideline Draft Exposure.
Topics: Reinsurance
Date Published: 02/28/2025
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Comment / Letter

Committee Comments on APF 2024-16

The Life Products Committee provided comments to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on a re-exposure of APF 2024-16, meant to provide guidance on a universal life nonforfeiture issue. 
Date Published: 02/28/2025
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Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Comments to LATF

The Annuity Reserves and Capital Subcommittee sent a comment letter to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force VM-22 Subgroup on the Chair Exposure for Remaining Decisions on Framework.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 02/26/2025
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Comment / Letter

Committees Comment to FASB on Agenda Request

The Financial Reporting Committee and the Life GAAP Reporting Committee sent an agenda request letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) encouraging FASB to consider a project…
Date Published: 02/04/2025
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Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Comments on SPA Policyholder Behavior Assumptions

The Annuity Reserve and Capital Subcommittee provided comments to the Valuation Manual (VM)-22 (A) Subgroup on proposed edits to the Standard Projection Amount (SPA) Policyholder Behavior…
Date Published: 02/04/2025
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Comment / Letter

Committee Comments on APF 2024-16

The Life Products Committee commented on the recent exposure of APF 2024-16, which attempts to address requests for guidance on a standard nonforfeiture issue related to universal life policies in…
Date Published: 01/24/2025
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Comment / Letter

LPC Comments to LATF on Reinsurance Exposure

The Life Practice Council provided comments to the NAIC Life Actuarial Task Force (LATF)’s exposures: Asset Adequacy Testing (AAT) for Reinsurance Actuarial Guideline (AG) Exposure Questions…
Topics: NAIC Reinsurance
Date Published: 01/15/2025
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Practice Note

Life Subcommittee Releases ASOP No. 2 Practice Note

The Life Practice Council’s Non-Guaranteed Elements Subcommittee released a public policy practice note, Actuarial Standard of Practice (ASOP) No. 2: Non-Guaranteed Elements for Life and Annuity…
Topics: Public Policy
Date Published: 01/10/2025
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