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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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NAIC Report

LRWG Amendment Proposal Regarding VM-20

LRWG’s amendment proposal form regarding VM-20 to the Life Actuarial Task Force at the NAIC’s Spring National Meeting.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 03/01/2012
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NAIC Report

LRWG Simplified Mortality Amendment to LATF

Life Reserve Work Group amendment proposal form to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial Task Force regarding the simplified mortality approach to the proposed principle-based reserve (VM-20) requirements.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 02/17/2012
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Comment / Letter

CAIWG Comment Letter to NAIC Subgroup

Comment letter to the NAIC’s Contingent Deferred Annuity (A) Subgroup with an analysis comparing market returns for contingent deferred annuities and self insurance.
Topics: Annuities NAIC
Date Published: 02/15/2012
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NAIC Report

LRWG Amendment to VM-20 Outlining Streamlined Approach to Mortality

Life Reserve Work Group’s VM-20 amendment proposal form to the Life Actuarial Task Force outlining a streamlined approach to mortality.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 01/31/2012
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Comment / Letter

Academy LVS submits comments on AG 38 Framework

The Academy Life Valuation Subcommittee submitted a comment letter to the NAIC Joint Working Group of the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee and Financial Condition (E) Committee regarding…
Date Published: 01/30/2012
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NAIC Report

VM-20 Transition Period APF

Tax WG and the Nonforfeiture Improvement WG’s amendment proposal form to LATF VM-20 transition period, maximum nonforfeiture interest rate, nonforfeiture references to mortality tables, VM-02…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 01/04/2012
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Comment / Letter

Letter to LATF on Proposed Language in VM-02

Tax Work Group in conjunction with the Nonforfeiture Improvement Work Group comment letter to the Life Actuarial Task Force regarding issues associated with proposed language in VM-02.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 10/03/2011
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NAIC Report

Payout Annuity Team Report to LATF

Joint Academy/SOA Payout Annuity Table Team report regarding the 2012 Individual Annuity Reserving Table to the Life Actuarial Task Force of the NAIC. The team also included a presentation that was…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 09/28/2011
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Comment / Letter

Comments on NY Insurance Dept. Proposal on US Government Obligations

Invested Asset Work Group comments on the Reporting Full Faith and Credit and Other U.S. Government Obligations proposal from Matti Peltonen of the New York State Insurance Department that was made…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 08/11/2011
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NAIC Report

IAWG Report on C-1 Framework

Invested Asset Work Group report regarding the C-1 Framework and delivered it to the NAIC Life Risk-Based Capital Working Group.
Date Published: 06/30/2011
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