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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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Annuity Reserve and Capital Subcommittee Presents to LATF

The Annuity Reserve and Capital Subcommittee, along with representatives from EY, presented updates on the upcoming VM-22 Field Test to LATF at the NAIC’s Spring National Meeting in Phoenix.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 03/13/2024
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Life Practice Council Presents to LATF

The Life Policy Analyst, Amanda Barry-Moilanen, presented on current and future LPC workstreams to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) as part of the NAIC Spring National Meeting in…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 03/13/2024
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Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Comments on Interest Maintenance Reserve and Cash Surrender Value

The Variable Annuity Reserve and Capital Subcommittee commented to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on the order of operations between the interest maintenance reserve (IMR) and cash…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 03/05/2024
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Issue Brief

Issue Brief Examines Bermuda-Ceded Reinsurance Considerations

A new issue brief from the Asset Adequacy and Reinsurance Task Force, Asset-Intensive Reinsurance Ceded Offshore From U.S. Life Insurers (With Focus on Bermuda), offers a summary of motivations,…
Topics: Reinsurance
Date Published: 02/15/2024
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Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Comments on VM-31 and VM-G

The Annuity Reserve and Capital Subcommittee commented to the NAIC’s Valuation Manual (VM)-22 (A) Subgroup of the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on the Nov 2023 exposure of VM-31, VM-G, and the…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 02/14/2024
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Subcommittee Presents to GOES Subgroup

The Economic Scenario Generator Subcommittee presented to the NAIC’s Generator of Economic Scenarios (GOES) (E/A) Subgroup of the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on proposed “quadrant” criteria…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 02/14/2024
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Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Comments on Targeting Criteria and Evaluation Statistics

The Economic Scenario Generator Subcommittee submitted comments to the Life Actuarial Task Force (LATF) on the Dec 12 exposure of the updated Generator of Economic Scenarios (GOES) Targeting Criteria…
Date Published: 01/31/2024
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Committee Comments on APF 2023-12

The Life Valuation Committee submitted a comment letter to the Life Actuarial Task Force (LATF) on the re-exposure of APF 2023-12 concerning equity return volatility in VM-30 cash-flow testing.  
Date Published: 01/29/2024
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Issue Brief

Committee Releases Issue Paper on Dynamic Lapses

The Life Experience Committee released an issue paper, Considerations Regarding Dynamic Lapses in Actuarial Modeling. The issue paper explores items that impact lapses and discusses the impact of…
Date Published: 12/18/2023
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