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Academy in the News

Different processes for gauging pension funds’ health creating problems

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 11/22/2013
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Academy in the News

Brief Clarifies Pension Funding

Benefits and Pensions Monitor
Topics: Benefits Pension Funding
Date Published: 11/22/2013
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How Do Pension Plan Obligations Measure Up? American Academy of Actuaries Explains Why Estimates Conflict

WASHINGTON – Conflicting estimates of public pension plan obligations are drawing increased public scrutiny, but a new issue brief released by the American Academy of Actuaries Pension…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Pension Funding Public Policy Solvency
Date Published: 11/21/2013
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Darryl Walter Joins the American Academy of Actuaries as New Director of Membership

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries announced that Darryl Walter has joined the organization as its new director of membership today. In this role, Walter will lead the…
Topics: Benefits Membership Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 11/21/2013
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Proposals to Address Insurance Cancellations Could Threaten Viability of New ACA Insurance Markets

WASHINGTON – President Obama’s plan to provide states with the ability to reverse health insurance cancellations, and related proposals in Congress, could lead to negative consequences…
Topics: Benefits Health Insurance
Date Published: 11/14/2013
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Academy in the News

Mental health parity regs include employer exemption

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 11/08/2013
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Academy in the News

Text of Letter from American Academy of Actuaries to Actuarial Standards Board on Coordinating ASOPs Involving Retirement Benefits (PDF)

BenefitsPro
Topics: Actuarial Standards Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 11/07/2013
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Actuaries Warn About Consequences of Delaying ACA’s Individual Mandate or Extending Open Enrollment Period

WASHINGTON – Delaying the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate or extending the open enrollment period for obtaining coverage could have negative…
Topics: Benefits Health Insurance
Date Published: 11/06/2013
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Academy in the News

California law puts accelerated death benefits under spotlight

LifeHealthPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 10/08/2013
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Academy in the News

Pension Committee’s comments to PBGC regarding proposed regulations on premium rates, payment of premiums, and reducing regulatory burdens were highlighted

BenefitsLink Retirement Newsletter
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 10/04/2013
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Comment / Letter

Comments on Impact of Stop-Loss Insurance Under ACA

Stop-Loss Work Group comments to the Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding stop-loss insurance and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 07/02/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comment Letter to IRS on Minimum Value

Actuarial Value Subgroup comments to the IRS on Notice 2012-31, Minimum Value of an Employer Sponsored Health Plan, addressing how to account for non-core benefits and non-standard plan features as…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 06/11/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comments to ASB on ASOP 27 Exposure Draft

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments on the ASB’s exposure draft for ASOP 27, Selection of Economic Assumptions for Measuring Pension Obligations, regarding the implications for retiree group…
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comments to ASB on ASOP 4 Exposure Draft

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments on the ASB’s exposure draft for ASOP 4, Measuring Pension Obligations and Determining Pension Plan Costs or Contributions, requesting clarification on the…
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Comment / Letter

Letter to HHS on Essential Health Benefits Bulletin

Individual and Small Group Market Task Force comments to the HHS on the essential health benefits bulletin.
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 01/31/2012
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Comment / Letter

Letter to NAIC Regarding Accounting for Pension Benefits and OPEBs

Pension Accounting Committee and Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the exposure drafts of Statements of Statutory Accounting…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 12/09/2011
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Comments to PBGC on Unfunded Vested Benefits Calculation

Pension Committee comment letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regarding the calculation of unfunded vested benefits for at risk pension plans.  
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 09/22/2011
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Letter to HHS on Preventive Services

Benefits and Eligibility Work Group letter to HHS in response to an interim final rule on first-dollar coverage of preventive services.
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 09/17/2010
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Response to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)’s proposed amendments to IAS 19, Employee Benefits.

Response to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)’s proposed amendments to IAS 19, Employee Benefits
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 09/03/2010
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Comment / Letter

Comments on Proposed Amendments to International Accounting Standard 19, Employee Benefits

Pension Accounting Committee comments to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) regarding  proposed amendments to IAS 19
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 09/03/2010
Policy & Research
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