Life

The Academy’s Life Practice Council (LPC) is dedicated to providing policymakers and regulators with unbiased technical expertise.

From crafting principle-based regulatory frameworks to optimizing risk-based capital strategies, the LPC is at the forefront of innovation in the life insurance industry.

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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

Comment / Letter

Report to NAIC on SMI RBC Request

Academy report to the NAIC in response to its request for assistance with the Solvency Modernization project on the NAIC’s Risk-Based Capital (RBC) formula.
Date Published: 01/31/2011
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Comment / Letter

Joint Report on SMI Project

Life, Health, and Property/Casualty RBC committees joint report in response to the NAIC’s request for assistance with the Solvency Modernization (SMI) project on the NAIC’s Risk-Based Capital (RBC)…
Date Published: 01/31/2011
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Comment / Letter

AIWG Comment Letter to NAIC on Annuity Disclosure Model Act

Annuity Illustration Work Group comment letter regarding the Annuity Disclosure Model Act to the NAIC Annuity Disclosure Working Group.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 11/11/2010
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NAIC Report

NFIWG Update to LHATF on General Revision of Life and Annuity Standard Nonforfeiture Laws

Nonforfeiture Improvement Work Group update regarding a general revision of Life and Annuity Standard Nonforfeiture Laws.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 10/16/2010
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NAIC Report

Life Experience Subcommittee Update to LHATF

Life Experience Subcommittee update on the development of new mortality tables to the LHATF.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 10/16/2010
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Comment / Letter

P/C RBCC Response to NAIC Request on RBC Issues

P/C Risk-Based Capital Committee response to the NAIC’s request on risk-based capital issues.
Date Published: 10/01/2010
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NAIC Report

VUL Subgroup Deterministic Return Report to LHATF

Variable Universal Life Subgroup report to the NAIC VM PBR Life Subgroup regarding deterministic return paths in VM-20.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 10/01/2010
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NAIC Report

DTA Bridge Group Final Report

Deferred Tax Asset Bridge Group final report to the NAIC Capital Adequacy Task Force showing the appropriate treatment of the Deferred Tax Asset (DTA) in the Risk-Based Capital formulas for Life,…
Date Published: 09/30/2010
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Comment / Letter

AIWG Comments on Annuity Disclosure Model Regulation

Annuity Illustration Work Group letter to the NAIC Annuity Disclosure Working Group explaining their suggestions to the Annuity Disclosure Model Regulation and included a sample illustration.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 09/30/2010
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NAIC Report

NFIWG Update to LHATF on Nonforfeiture Reform

NFIWG update to LHATF on nonforfeiture reform.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 08/12/2010
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