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Proposed PBGC changes cause concern

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 06/05/2013
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Actuaries: 30 Years Later, It’s Time Again to Raise the Age for Full Social Security Retirement Benefits

WASHINGTON – May 23, 2013 – A generation ago, the 1983 Social Security Amendments, a bipartisan accord, was adopted to keep Social Security solvent by, among other things, raising the…
Date Published: 05/23/2013
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Actuaries say PPACA may have mixed effects on costs

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/13/2013
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News Release: Actuaries Respond to President Obama’s Proposed Budget

WASHINGTON – April 11, 2013 – As policy makers debate changes to Social Security and Medicare in the 2014 federal budget proposed by President Obama, the nation’s actuaries urge them to…
Date Published: 04/11/2013
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State of the Union: Opportunity to Refocus on Sustainability Reforms, Not Just Budget Cuts

WASHINGTON – Feb. 11, 2013 – When President Obama talks about avoiding sequesters and reducing federal budget deficits during his State of the Union on Tuesday night, the American…
Date Published: 02/12/2013
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Academy in the News

Future of benefits a critical issue in presidential election

Pensions & Investments
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 08/20/2012
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Public Pension Funds Need to Set More Realistic Goals

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 07/27/2012
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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
Date Published: 09/03/2010
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Comment / Letter

Letter to HHS on Annual/Lifetime Limits and Preexisting Condition Exclusions

Benefits and Eligibility Work Group letter to HHS in response to an interim final rule on ACA provisions that eliminate lifetime limits, restrict annual limits, eliminate preexisting condition…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 08/27/2010
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Letter to HHS on Dependent Coverage

Benefits and Eligibility Work Group letter to HHS in response to an interim final rule on the PPACA provision that extends dependent coverage to age 26.
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 07/12/2010
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Issue Brief

Social Security Reform: Possible Changes in the Benefit Formulas and Taxation

Social Insurance Committee issue brief on changes to the benefit formula and taxation of benefits under proposed social security reform.  
Date Published: 06/01/2010
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Practice Note

Common Practices Relating to FASB Statement 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, As It Relates to Variable Annuities with Guaranteed Benefits

Common Practices Relating to FASB Statement 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, As It Relates to Variable Annuities with Guaranteed BenefitsLife Financial Reporting…
Date Published: 02/02/2010
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Comment / Letter

Comments on Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefits

Life Products Committee comments to the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission (IIPRC) on the proposed standards for Guaranteed Living Benefits on individual deferred annuities.
Date Published: 01/06/2010
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NAIC Report

ARWG Report to LATF on GLIBs

Annuity Reserves Work Group report to LHATF on valuing interest rates applicable to Guaranteed Lifetime Income Benefits for fixed deferred annuities.
Date Published: 06/11/2009
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NAIC Report

ARWG Report to LATF on GLIBs for Fixed Deferred Annuites

Annuity Reserves Work Group report to LHATF on valuing interest rates applicable to Guaranteed Lifetime Income Benefits for fixed deferred annuities.
Date Published: 06/01/2009
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Testimony

Testimony to NCOIL About Dependent Health Benefits

Health Practice Council testimony to National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) at a meeting about dependent health benefits.
Date Published: 07/11/2008
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Policy Paper

Suggested Changes to “Thinking of Retiring” Special Insert for Workers 55 or Older

Committee and Social Security Committee joint work group document addressing better ways to educate the public about retirement planning. The committees suggest changes to current Social…
Date Published: 07/01/2008
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