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Policy Paper
Long Term Care Combo Product – Modeling, Assumptions, and Risks
This paper authored by the Life Experience & Assumptions Committee provides a practical actuarial overview of combination insurance products that pair life insurance or annuities with long-term… Download
Topics: American Academy of Actuaries Annuities Benefits Health Equity Health Insurance Life Life Insurance Long-Term Care Principle-Based Reserving Public Policy
Date Published: 10/19/2026
Date Published: 10/16/2026
Comment / Letter
Committee Comments to LATF on AG 55 Guidance
The American Academy of Actuaries’ Life Valuation Committee generally supports the NAIC’s proposed year-end 2026 AG 55 disclosure requirements for offshore reinsurance but recommends also… DownloadDate Published: 10/16/2026
Date Published: 10/14/2026
Comment / Letter
COPLFR Comments to NAIC on Title SAO Instructions
In this comment letter, Academy’s Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting responds to the NAIC’s Actuarial Opinion (C) Working Group’s recent exposure of the 2027 Title… DownloadDate Published: 10/13/2026
Date Published: 10/09/2026
Date Published: 10/07/2026
Date Published: 10/01/2026
Topics: Web Exclusive
Date Published: 10/01/2026
Date Published: 09/30/2026
Presentation
CLOs–Update on Asset Risk Structure
In this presentation at the NAIC Insurance Summit, C1 Subcommittee Chairperson Steve Smith provides an update on collateralized loan obligations (CLO) modeling work completed over the past several… DownloadDate Published: 09/30/2026
Comment / Letter
Comments on Reinsurance Thresholds in the Disclosure of Material Transactions Model Act #285
The Reinsurance Work Group submitted comments in response to the NAIC Financial Condition (E) Committee’s memorandum of Model Act #285. DownloadDate Published: 09/30/2026
Comment / Letter
Comment Letter to NAIC on Reinsurance Recapture
The Reinsurance Work Group submitted comments in response to the NAIC Life Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group’s referral on developing a reinsurance recapture RBC factor. DownloadDate Published: 09/30/2026
Comment / Letter
Comments on RBC Gaps and Inconsistencies Exposure
The Cross-Practice RBC Task Force commented on the NAIC’s RBC Model Governance (EX) Task Force exposure of potential gaps and inconsistencies for prioritization. The Academy included a summary of… DownloadDate Published: 09/29/2026
Comment / Letter
Possible Structure Exposure Comment Letter
Leadership from RBC-related Academy committees provided some priority considerations in response to an NAIC RBC Model Governance (EX) Task Force exposure on proposed RBC oversight structures. DownloadDate Published: 09/29/2026
Policy Paper
Attribution Science Methodologies from an Actuarial Perspective
The Climate Change Joint Committee released Attribution Science Methodologies from an Actuarial Perspective, a paper examining how attribution science, which quantifies climate change’s influence on… DownloadDate Published: 09/29/2026
Practice Note
Annuity Principle-Based Reserves Under VM 22 Practice Note
This practice note provides practical guidance for actuaries on implementing principle-based reserve valuation for non-variable annuity products under the VM-22 framework, as adopted by the NAIC. It… Download
Topics: American Academy of Actuaries Annuities Financial Reporting Life Life Insurance Public Policy
Date Published: 09/28/2026
Date Published: 09/25/2026
Comment / Letter
Request for Comments on the Draft Buyers Guide on Deferred Annuities
The American Academy of Actuaries Annuity Products Subcommittee submitted comments on the NAIC Draft Buyer’s Guide for Deferred Annuities, recommending clarifications, consolidation of redundant… DownloadDate Published: 09/24/2026
Date Published: 09/24/2026
Policy Paper
Exploring the Concept of a Retirement Crisis in the United States
The Retirement Policy and Design Evaluation Committee released a policy paper and executive summary, Exploring the Concept of a Retirement Crisis in the United States. These resources explore the… DownloadDate Published: 09/22/2026
Issue Brief
Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance
Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance, is the Academy’s annual look at the latest Medicare Trustees Report. This issue brief, developed by the Academy’s Medicare Committee,… Download
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 09/22/2026
Policy Paper
Evolving Family Structures and Social Security
The Social Security Committee released a policy paper, Evolving Family Structures and Social Security. This paper examines Social Security’s benefits design and how it has not kept pace with the… DownloadDate Published: 09/22/2026
Date Published: 09/18/2026
Date Published: 09/16/2026