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American Academy of Actuaries to Honor Bob Meilander With Jarvis Farley Service Award

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries will present Robert G. Meilander, MAAA, FSA, of Sarasota, Fla., with the prestigious 2016 Jarvis Farley Service Award at the Academy’s…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 09/20/2016
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Comments by American Academy of Actuaries to FASB on Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans

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Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 04/26/2016
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Actuaries Welcome Discussion of Meaningful Disclosures for Public Employee Pension Plans

WASHINGTON—Following the re-introduction of the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (PEPTA) on March 21 in the U.S. House of Representatives, the American Academy of Actuaries said that…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Financial Security Public Policy Retirement Solvency
Date Published: 03/23/2016
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JULY 9: Actuarial Standards Board to Hold Public Hearing Regarding Public Pension Issues

WASHINGTON – The Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) will hold a public hearing on July 9, 2015, to hear comments on proposed actuarial standards of practice (ASOPs) related to actuarial work…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 06/05/2015
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Comments by American Academy of Actuaries to GASB on Exposure Draft on Reporting for Pension Plans Not Administered Through Certain Trusts, and Amendments to Certain Provisions of GASB Statements 67 and 68

Benefits Link Health & Welfare Plans Newsletter
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 09/02/2014
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Highlighted: Academy Pension Finance Task Force’s public letter to FASB providing suggestions, based on financial economics, to improve accounting for single employer pension plans

BenefitsLink Retirement Plans Newsletter
Topics: ASB Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 10/04/2013
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Highligted: Academy Pension Finance Task Force’s comments to ASB on the exposure draft of the proposed ASOP on modeling

BenefitsLink Retirement Plans Newsletter
Topics: ASB Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 10/04/2013
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Revised Introductory ASOP Sets the Ground Rules for All Actuarial Standards of Practice

WASHINGTON – June 6, 2013 – A significantly revised Introductory Actuarial Standard of Practice (ASOP) that helps to clarify basic terminology and concepts used throughout all…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Benefits Life Insurance
Date Published: 06/06/2013
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Robert Meilander Appointed Chairperson of the Actuarial Standards Board

  WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2011 — Robert Meilander will become chairperson of the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on Jan. 1. He was appointed to the post by the Council of U.S. Presidents, a…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Financial Reporting Financial Security Life Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 12/15/2011
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Letter to the editor of National Underwriter Life & Health responding to “LEPr Develops Life Expectancy Estimation Standards” published on May 4

  To the editor: As the chairperson of the American Academy of Actuaries Life Settlements Investment Work Group, I am responding to the article published online about the document…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 05/31/2011
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Practice Councils Comment to ASB on ASOP No. 41

The Casualty Practice Council, Health Practice Council, and Retirement Practice Council sent comments to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on the second exposure draft of Actuarial Standard of…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Casualty Retirement
Date Published: 03/14/2025
Policy & Research
Comment / Letter

Committees Comment to FASB on Agenda Request

The Financial Reporting Committee and the Life GAAP Reporting Committee sent an agenda request letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) encouraging FASB to consider a project…
Topics: ASB Casualty Financial Reporting
Date Published: 02/04/2025
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Applicability Guidelines for Actuarial Standards of Practice

Introduction to the Applicability Guidelines Actuarial Standards of Practice.  The Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) sets standards for appropriate actuarial practice in the United States…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Casualty Financial Reporting Professionalism Retirement Risk Management
Date Published: 09/26/2024
Policy & Research Professionalism
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Comment / Letter

Committees Comment to FASB on Financial Reporting Draft

The Financial Reporting Committee and the Life GAAP Reporting Committee sent a comment letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on the exposure draft of Chapter 6: Measurement, of…
Topics: ASB Financial Reporting
Date Published: 03/21/2024
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COPLFR Comments to ASB on ASOP No. 36

The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting, submitted a comment letter to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on the second exposure draft of ASOP no. 36, Statements of Actuarial…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Casualty Financial Reporting
Date Published: 11/01/2023
Policy & Research
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ERM/ORSA Committee Comments to ASB on ERM ASOP Exposure Draft

The ERM/ORSA Committee’s comments submitted to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) in response to the request of the ASB’s Enterprise Risk Management Committee to provide written comments on the…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Enterprise Risk Management Financial Reporting Risk Management
Date Published: 09/13/2023
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CPC Comments to ASB on ASOP No. 29

The Casualty Practice Council submitted a comment letter to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on the second exposure draft of ASOP No. 29, Expense Provisions in Property/Casualty Insurance…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Casualty
Date Published: 05/01/2023
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Committee Releases White Paper on Long-Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI)

The Life Financial Reporting Committee released a white paper, FASB Long-Duration Targeted Improvements—A Discussion of Enhanced Disclosures, which focuses on certain considerations in implementing…
Topics: ASB Financial Reporting
Date Published: 03/09/2023
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Comment / Letter

CPC Submits Comments to the ASB on ASOP 41

Comment letter from the Casualty Practice Council, submitted to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on the exposure draft of ASOP 41, Actuarial Communications.
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Casualty
Date Published: 11/01/2022
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CPC Submits Comments to the ASB on ASOP 20

Comment letter from the Casualty Practice Council, submitted to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on the exposure draft of ASOP 20, Discounting of Property/Casualty Unpaid Claim Estimates.
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Casualty
Date Published: 09/30/2022
Policy & Research
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