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Comment / Letter

COPLFR Updated Comment Letter to the NAIC Blanks (E) Working Group

The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) sent an updated version of its comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Blanks Working Group… Download
Date Published: 10/21/2021
Comment / Letter

Comments from Committees on Third Exposure Draft of ASOP No. 4

Comments from the Pension Committee, Multiemployer Plans Committee, and Public Plans Committee to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding the third exposure draft of Actuarial Standard of Practice… Download
Date Published: 10/18/2021

Committees Submit Comments on Third Exposure Draft of ASOP No. 4

The Pension Committee, Multiemployer Plans Committee, and Public Plans Committee submitted comments to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding the third exposure draft of Actuarial Standard of… Download
Date Published: 10/18/2021
Issue Brief

Issue Brief on Degrees of Risk Sharing in New Retirement Plan Designs

Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee issue brief examining issues pertaining to newer and novel plan designs as they relate to risk sharing between plan sponsors and participants.   Download
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 10/15/2021

Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus: Health Equity and Managing Population Health

Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) released a discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Managing Population Health. This discussion brief is the final in the series developed… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 10/15/2021
Issue Brief

Committee Releases Issue Brief on Degrees of Risk Sharing in New Retirement Plan Designs

The Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee published an issue brief examining issues pertaining to newer and novel plan designs as they relate to risk sharing between plan sponsors and… Download
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 10/15/2021
Comment / Letter

Comment Letter to the NAIC Long-Term Care (EX) Task Force on the Long-Term Care Insurance Multistate Rate Review Framework

LTC Reform Subcommittee comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Long-Term Care Insurance (EX) Task Force regarding the exposure drafts of the operational and… Download
Date Published: 10/08/2021
Comment / Letter

Market Risk Benefits Work Group White Paper Exposure Draft

The Life Financial Reporting Committee’s Market Risk Benefits Work Group exposure draft of a white paper titled, Considerations in Market Risk Benefits. The paper is exposed for public comment for… Download
Date Published: 10/06/2021

Market Risk Benefits Work Group Publishes White Paper Exposure Draft

The Life Financial Reporting Committee’s Market Risk Benefits Work Group published an exposure draft of a white paper, Considerations in Market Risk Benefits. The paper is exposed for public… Download
Date Published: 10/06/2021

Council Releases Update of 80% Pension Funding Myth Issue Brief

The Pension Practice Council (PPC) published an issue brief, The 80% Pension Funding Myth, which addresses a persistent misconception that pension plan health or soundness can be determined solely by… Download
Date Published: 10/06/2021
Issue Brief

80% Pension Funding Myth Issue Brief Update

Pension Practice Council issue brief debunking the myth that an 80% funded ratio is the proper basis for determining whether a pension plan is financially or “actuarially” sound.  Download
Topics: Pension Funding
Date Published: 10/06/2021
Issue Brief

Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus: Health Equity and Managing Population Health

Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) released a discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Managing Population Health. This discussion brief is the final in the series developed by… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 10/05/2021
Issue Brief

Medical Professional Liability: Considerations Stemming From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Medical Professional Liability Committee issue brief on considerations stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic related to changes in health care delivery, the regulatory environment, and coverage and… Download
Date Published: 09/22/2021
Comment / Letter

Comment Letter to FASB on Future Standard-Setting Agenda

Pension Committee comment letter responding to Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) June 2021 Invitation to Comment on its future standard-setting agenda.   Download
Topics: ASB Retirement
Date Published: 09/22/2021

Committee Comments on Future Standard-Setting Agenda of the FASB

The Pension Committee submitted comments in response to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) June 2021 solicitation of stakeholder feedback on its future standard-setting agenda. Download
Topics: ASB Retirement
Date Published: 09/22/2021

Issue Brief Released on Medical Professional Liability and COVID-19

The Medical Professional Liability Committee released an issue brief on medical professional liability considerations stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic related to changes in health care delivery,… Download
Topics: Casualty
Date Published: 09/22/2021
Issue Brief

An Actuarial Perspective on the 2021 Social Security Trustees Report

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2021 Social Security Trustees Report examining the latest detailed annual assessment by the federal government of the program’s solvency.   Download
Date Published: 09/20/2021
Issue Brief

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Impact on Social Security Issue Brief

Social Security Committee issue brief examining COVID-19 implications reflected in the annual Trustees Reports from 2020 and 2021.   Download
Date Published: 09/20/2021

Committee Publishes Issue Brief on COVID-19 Implications in Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief focusing on implications of COVID-19 reflected in the annual Trustees Reports from 2020 and 2021. Download
Date Published: 09/20/2021

Issue Brief Examines 2021 Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief on the 2021 Social Security Trustees Report examining the social insurance program’s long-term solvency issues. Download
Date Published: 09/20/2021
Issue Brief

Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus: Health Equity and Provider Contracting/Network Development

Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Provider Contracting and Network Development. This discussion brief is part of a series developed by… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 09/16/2021

Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus: Health Equity and Provider Contracting/Network Development

Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Provider Contracting and Network Development. This discussion brief is part of a series developed… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 09/16/2021
Issue Brief

Health Equity Work Group Releases Discussion Brief &

Health Equity Work Group Releases Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus: Health Equity and Provider Contracting/Network Development The Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) released a discussion… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 09/16/2021
Comment / Letter

Committee/Work Group Comments to CMS on Medicare Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule

Health Care Delivery Committee and its Telehealth Work Group comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on CMS’ proposed rule on Medicare, payment policies, and… Download
Date Published: 09/13/2021

HCDC and Telehealth Work Group Comments to CMS on Medicare Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule

The Health Care Delivery Committee and its Telehealth Work Group submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on CMS’ proposed rule on Medicare, payment policies, and… Download
Date Published: 09/13/2021