Keeping you in the know—the latest news from the Academy
RECENT ACADEMY ACTIVITY | July 1–5, 2024
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EDUCATION & EVENTS
Next Week—Cyber/Terrorism Free Webinar, in Conjunction With FIO, NSF
Cyber Resources—For more information on the Academy portfolio of cyber-related resources, including the Cyber Toolkit, visit the P/C public policy webpage.
Health Webinar to Examine 2025 Premium Drivers
Members of the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee will present in a July 18 webinar, Drivers of 2025 Health Insurance Premium Changes. Committee Chairperson Jason Karcher will moderate the discussion, exploring factors including resumption of Medicaid eligibility redeterminations; the shift of small groups from fully insured plans to other funding arrangements; coverage of GLP1s and gene therapies; and inflation. Register today.
PUBLIC POLICY
Academy Shares Resources on Key Issues for Presidential Debate
Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello was reappointed to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Panel of Health Advisers for the coming year. The panel consists of widely recognized experts in health policy and the health sector, representing academics, industry, and consumer perspectives, and helps CBO understand cutting-edge research and the latest real-world developments in health care delivery and financing. With the insights and expertise of advisers like Uccello, the CBO is better positioned to offer Congress nonpartisan, objective support in the federal budget process.
Public Policy in Brief
The P/C Committee on Equity and Fairness sent a comment letter to the District of Columbia’s Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) on their recently released draft market conduct study, Evaluating Unintentional Bias in Private Passenger Automobile Insurance.
The Retirement Practice Council’s Social Security Committee and Retirement Policy and Design Evaluation Committee sent a joint comment letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions regarding portable benefits for self-employed workers and other individuals in nontraditional working arrangements.
The June Professionalism Counts covers recent actuarial standards of practice revisions approved by the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB), following countless hours of dedicated work by the ASB’s task forces and committees. Your input is always valuable to such revisions.
OUTREACH & NEWS
ICYMI—June Actuarial Update Covers VP Nominees, Competency Framework, Longevity Illustrator, New Academy Learning Portal
In case you missed it, the June Actuarial Update unveiled the nominees to be the Academy’s next vice presidents for casualty, health, and professionalism & education. Also in the issue: President Lisa Slotznick outlined the Academy’s Competency Framework for incoming members; the Actuaries Longevity Illustrator, sponsored jointly by the Academy and the Society of Actuaries, has been updated; and coming soon—a new Academy learning portal to support your ongoing CE journey.
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