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Date Published: 07/02/2025
Comment / Letter
Committees Comment to Senate on H.R. 1 Health Provisions
The Health Practice Council’s Medicaid Committee and Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to Senate leadership focusing on Medicaid provisions within H.R. 1, following… DownloadDate Published: 07/01/2025
Comment / Letter
Academy Comments to NAIC on Proposed AI in Insurance Model Law
Academy casualty, health, life, and risk management and financial reporting vice presidents sent a comment letter to the NAIC in response a request for information by NAIC’s Big Data and… DownloadDate Published: 07/01/2025
Comment / Letter
Committees Comment to FASB on Standard-Setting Agenda
The Financial Reporting Committee and Life GAAP Reporting Committee sent a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) as a response to the invitation to comment regarding FASB’s… Download
Topics: Financial Reporting
Date Published: 06/30/2025
Infographic
Highlights from the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report
The Social Security Committee released Highlights from the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report, a one-page illustration detailing the latest annual report on the current and projected financial… Download
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 06/26/2025
Issue Brief
The Impact of COVID-19 on Long-Term Care Insurance Experience—2025
A health issue brief, The Impact of COVID-19 on Long-Term Care Insurance Experience—2025, covers the evolution of long-term care insurance (LTCI) since the COVID-19 pandemic began five years ago…. Download
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 06/26/2025
Alert
Annual Medicare and Social Security Trustees’ Reports Released
The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees’ reports on the financial status of the programs were released on June 18. An Academy alert, available to members, covers the reports’…Date Published: 06/20/2025
Issue Brief
Social Security and The Financially Disadvantaged
While Social Security has been instrumental in reducing poverty among older Americans, approximately 9% of retirees still remain in poverty and rely on Social Security for most or all their income…. DownloadDate Published: 06/17/2025
Presentation
Academy Presents to CCIIO on HPC Activity
Health Vice President Annette James, Individual and Small Group Markets Committee Vice Chairperson Tammy Tomczyk, and Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello presented to the Centers for Medicare &… DownloadDate Published: 06/11/2025
Comment / Letter
Life Subcommittee Comments to Colorado on Data Models Framework
The Life Underwriting and Risk Classification Subcommittee sent comments to the Colorado Division of Insurance on the draft Proposed Amended Regulation Governance and Risk Management Framework… Download
Topics: Life
Date Published: 06/06/2025
Comment / Letter
Councils Comment to NOAA on Climate Database
The Casualty Practice Council, Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council, and Research Committee sent a comment letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), strongly… DownloadDate Published: 06/06/2025
Practice Note
Selecting and Documenting Pension Assumptions Other Than Discount Rate and Investment Return
The Academy’s Pension Committee released a practice note providing information to actuaries on current and emerging practices in the selection and documentation of certain actuarial assumptions… DownloadDate Published: 06/04/2025
Comment / Letter
Health Committee Comments to Senate on House Budget Bill
The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to Senate Leadership as they develop their budget reconciliation legislation. The comments focus on… DownloadDate Published: 06/03/2025
Issue Brief
Improving Spousal Retirement Plan Protections—Gaps and Policy Proposals
The Academy’s Retirement Policy and Design Evaluation Committee has published a new issue brief examining how employer-sponsored retirement plans provide important protections for spouses, such as… DownloadDate Published: 06/03/2025
Comment / Letter
Subcommittee Comments to LATF on APF 2025–04
The Economic Scenario Generator Subcommittee sent a comment letter to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on the recent exposure of APF 2025-04, discussing the update to the Valuation Manual… Download
Topics: Life
Date Published: 06/02/2025
Comment / Letter
CPC Comments on ASOP No. 39
The Casualty Practice Council (CPC) submitted comments on the exposure draft of Actuarial Standard of Practice (ASOP) No. 39, Treatment of Catastrophe or Extreme Event Losses in Future Cost… Download
Topics: Casualty
Date Published: 05/30/2025
Comment / Letter
Pension Committee Comments to IRS on Priority Guidance Plan
The Pension Committee sent a comment letter to the IRS on the agency’s 2025–2026 Priority Guidance Plan, listing issues within topic area including closed plan guidance, SECURE 2.0 cash balance… DownloadDate Published: 05/30/2025
Comment / Letter
Committee Comments on ORSA Guidance Manual
The Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council’s ERM/ORSA Committee sent a comment letter to the NAIC’s Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) Implementation (E) Subgroup on the NAIC ORSA… DownloadDate Published: 05/30/2025
Comment / Letter
LPC Comments to LATF on Actuarial Guideline Draft
The Life Practice Council (LPC) provided comments to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) on the most recent AAT for Reinsurance Actuarial Guideline Draft Exposure, AG Re AAT 050225. DownloadDate Published: 05/23/2025
Presentation
Academy Presents on Climate at IAA Brazil Colloquium
Director of Research (Public Policy) Steve Jackson presented at JoCo 2025, the International Actuarial Association’s (IAA) Joint Colloquium in São Paulo, Brazil. Jackson presented “Are They…
Topics: Climate Risk
Date Published: 05/21/2025
Comment / Letter
Committee Comments on House Budget Resolution
The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to the U.S. House Committee on the Budget on the reconciliation legislation advancing in the House of Representatives to comply… Download
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 05/20/2025
Comment / Letter
Committee Comments on RBC Preamble Re-Exposure
The Prudential Regulation Committee sent a comment letter to the NAIC’s Capital Adequacy (E) Task Force on the re-exposure draft of Risk-Based Capital (RBC) Revised Preamble, 2024-16-CA. DownloadDate Published: 05/08/2025
Date Published: 05/08/2025
Toolkit
“SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements and Related Directors & Officers Liability Risks,” the latest release in the Cyber Risk Toolkit, details how the United States Securities and… Download
Cyber Risk Toolkit: SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements and Related Directors & Officers Liability Risks
Date Published: 05/08/2025
Comment / Letter
Committee Submits Agenda Request to FASB on Funds Withheld and Modified Coinsurance
The Life GAAP Reporting Committee submitted an agenda request to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) regarding the application of accounting guidance for funds withheld and… Download
Topics: Life
Date Published: 05/08/2025