Keeping you in the know—the latest news from the Academy
RECENT ACADEMY ACTIVITY | Feb. 20–24, 2023
This Week … In a Minute
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Health Webinar to Look at Medicaid, COVID-19 Issues
Registration is open for next month’s health webinar, “The Great Unwinding: What’s Next for the Medicaid Population?” Set for March 14, it will examine next month’s end of pandemic-era state Medicaid program continuous coverage requirements, and of the U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency in May and the concomitant effects on state Medicaid programs, enrollees, and enrollment shifts. Academy Board member and Medicaid Committee Chairperson Julia Lerche will moderate. Register today.
Actuary Voices Features Linda Lankowski
The latest Actuary Voices features Linda Lankowski, an active Academy Life Practice Council (LPC) volunteer who has taken a leading role in the upcoming PBR Bootcamp webinar series that begins next month. Lankowski—who has served as chairperson of multiple LPC work groups and task forces—offers background on the history of Academy PBR Bootcamps going back to 2016, and talks about her own personal and professional journey toward becoming an actuary. Click here to listen or download Actuary Voices on your preferred podcast platform.
Professionalism Outreach
ASB Chairperson Rob Damler presented Thursday to the Actuaries Club of Philadelphia on “Professionalism and Selected ASOP Topics.” Damler reviewed the ASB standard-setting process; went over recent news and developments on actuarial standards of practice (ASOPs); and led a discussion on documentation, disclosures, and modeling topics in the ASOPs.
Professionalism Speakers Bureau—The Academy provides qualified speakers to actuarial clubs and organizations to help members fulfill their professionalism continuing education requirements. For more information, see the Academy website.
Membership Corner—Calling All Academy Volunteers to Participate in March Webinar
We strongly recommend that all current Academy volunteers attend the annual Volunteer Orientation Webinar to better understand the Academy’s updated strategic plan and focus areas for this year; learn about current Academy structure, roles, and responsibilities to support the Academy’s mission; and become equipped to foster a positive, productive, impactful, and meaningful volunteer experience. The webinar will be held on March 16 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EDT and registration will open soon. A recording of this webinar will be available on-demand after the event.
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking to hire actuaries for four locations in Alabama, within IRS’ Large Business and International Director Enterprise Activities area. More information on the positions and how to apply is available at USA Jobs.
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has multiple open actuarial positions in the life and health areas, for actuaries with varying levels of experience, in the New York City metropolitan area and around the state. Specific duties vary by title—details and links to open positions are available via the DFS careers website.
The Connecticut Insurance Department is seeking an actuary to direct and/or conduct actuarial work involving casualty or life and health insurance and to conduct research and special studies. For more information and to apply, click here.
The Health Practice Council’s Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee sent a comment letter to the NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial (B) Working Group inquiring whether the working group might issue an accounting interpretation for the interaction between Actuarial Guideline LI (AG 51) and Appendix A-010.
The Life Reserves Work Group submitted a comment letter to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on the proposed changes to VM-20 outlined in APF 2023-03.
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In the News
A subscriber-only article in Asset-Backed Alert on collateralized loan obligations referenced the Academy C1 Work Group’s recent work in this area presented to the NAIC’s Risk-Based Capital Investment Risk and Evaluation (E) Working Group.
Birmingham Daily Journal (Ala.) reprinted a post from the Insurance Information Institute’s “Triple-I Blog” discussing state legislation and proposals to limit rating factors that noted the Academy’s comments to Colorado’s Division of Insurance on implementation of that state’s anti-discrimination law.
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Coming Next Week—Actuarial Update, Contingencies
Watch your inbox next week for two all-member publications, chock-full of timely information you need and informative content you’ll be glad you read.
The February Actuarial Update previews the Social Security Challenge, which will kick off next month. An updated refresh of the Academy’s Social Security Game, it will offer the public insight into the challenges faced by the popular, almost 90 year-old program.
The March/April issue of Contingencies dives deeper into the Social Security Challenge—learn why the Academy refreshed this tool now, and how it’s helping fulfill the mission to serve the public and the actuarial profession. Also in the issue are articles on quantum computing and a combo approach to retiree income.
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