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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
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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…
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LPC Update Presentation
The Life Practice Council (LPC) and Life Experience Committee (LEC) submitted a presentation to NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force’s Subgroup on current LPC workstreams as well as two issue…
Topics: NAIC
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Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee Releases Issue Brief on Various Types of Insured Annuities
The Academy’s Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee released an issue brief that provides a discussion of the various types of insured annuities available to individuals and their potential uses, as…
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Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee Releases Issue Brief on Qualifying Longevity Annuity Contracts
The Academy’s Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee released an issue brief providing a discussion of Qualifying Longevity Annuity Contracts (QLACs), which are insured annuities paid out one or more…
Topics: Annuities
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Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee Releases Issue Brief on Adding Annuity Options to Defined Contribution Plans
The Academy’s Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee released an issue brief that that provides a discussion of a variety of approaches for adding annuity options to defined contribution (DC) plans…
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Actuarial Observations on Retiree Income Approaches
Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee issue brief on application of actuarial methods to risk management in retirement income planning.
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Claim Reserve Assumption Basis for Long-Term Disability Policies
Tax Work Group issue brief on the implications of calculating tax-deductible claim reserves based on incurral date versus issue date for long-term disability insurance policies.
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Life Insurance and Annuities: The Impacts of Regulatory Requirements on Consumer Cost and Choice
Government Mandates Work Group issue brief providing information on the impact of laws and regulations on consumer cost and consumer choice for annuity and life insurance benefits.
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Risky Business: Living Longer Without Income for Life – Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Risky Business: Living Longer Without Income for Life – Legislative and Regulatory IssuesLifetime Income Risk Joint Task Force issue brief in the Risky Business series exploring legislative and…
Topics: Retirement