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Up to the Challenge? New American Academy of Actuaries Web App Puts You in Charge of Fixing Social Security Financing

WASHINGTON—A new “Social Security Challenge” web app published by the nonpartisan American Academy of Actuaries at actuary.org/socialsecurity immerses users in an animated…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 03/15/2023
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Academy: Today’s Passage of SECURE 2.0 Is a Win for Retirement Security

WASHINGTON—The SECURE 2.0 legislation that passed today as part of Congress’ year-end, omnibus spending bill is a significant and welcome step forward in improving the U.S. retirement…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 12/23/2022
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Pension, retirement policy committees send letter to Congress: Pass SECURE 2.0 already!

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Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 12/15/2022
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The Potential Benefits of a Pooled Employer Plan for Your Businesses

One Digital
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 12/14/2022
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New Academy Officers and Member-Selected Directors Began Terms at This Week’s Academy Annual Meeting

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce that, in addition to Ken Kent of McLean, Va., taking office as 2022–23 Academy president, five officers and three…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Benefits Casualty Financial Reporting Financial Security Health Equity Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 11/04/2022
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ACA rates expected to substantially increase in 2023

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Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 07/18/2022
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Retiring soon with a pension? Here’s how rising interest rates can affect your lump-sum benefits

CNBC
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/12/2022
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Hospital price transparency is necessary, but is it enough?

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 04/15/2022
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Cryptocurrency worries: Are 401(k) fiduciaries going in with eyes open?

BenefitsPRO
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 03/11/2022
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Academy: Longevity Increases Make Consideration of Raising Social Security’s Normal Retirement Age Likely

WASHINGTON—Raising the age at which Social Security recipients become eligible to receive unreduced retirement benefits—Social Security’s “normal retirement…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 03/01/2022
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Committee Letter to EBSA Regarding ERISA Advisory Council Report

Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee letter to the Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding the ERISA Advisory Council Report.   
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 09/11/2019
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Committee Notes from Meeting with Treasury, PBGC, and DOL

Notes from a meeting earlier this year between members of the Multiemployer Plans Committee of the American Academy of Actuaries (the Committee) with representatives of the U.S. Department of…
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 09/06/2019
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Issue Brief

Issue Brief on National Retirement Policy & Principles

Issue Brief on National Retirement Policy & PrinciplesIssue brief developed by the Academy’s Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee exploring the concept of a national retirement policy,…
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 07/11/2019
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Valuing Benefits Payable as a Lump Sum

Pension Committee practice note discussing the valuation of lump sum benefits for financial accounting purposes.  
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 02/21/2019
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Valuing Benefits Payable As A Lump Sum

Pension Committee exposure draft of practice note on current and emerging practices in the development of liabilities and cost estimates for pension plans with benefits paid as a lump sum. The…
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 09/20/2018
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Committee Notes from Meeting with Treasury, Labor, and PBGC

Notes from the Multiemployer Plans Committee meeting on Feb. 23, 2018 with officials of the Treasury and Labor departments, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to discuss applications by…
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 07/30/2018
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Comment / Letter

Comments on the Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act of 2018

Committee comments on proposed legislation to add a long-term care benefit to the Medicare program, evaluating in terms of financing, benefits, and coordination with other programs.
Topics: Benefits Long-Term Care Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 06/14/2018
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Comment / Letter

Comments on Considerations Related to Modeling the Potential Impact of Association Health Plans

Committee comments to Office of Regulations and Interpretations within the Employee Benefits Security Administration in response to the Department of Labor’s proposed rule on the definition of…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 02/09/2018
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Comments to FASB on Proposed Updates to Market Risk Benefits in the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts

Financial Reporting Committee comments to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on its proposed updates to market risk benefits in the accounting for long-duration contracts. 
Topics: ASB Benefits Financial Reporting Risk Management
Date Published: 12/18/2017
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Comment / Letter

Comments on 2019 Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

Risk Sharing Subcommittee and Premium Review Work Group letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the proposed rule for the 2019 benefit and payment parameters. The…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 11/27/2017
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