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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…
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…
Date Published: 12/23/2022
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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…
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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Date Published: 04/15/2022
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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…
Date Published: 03/01/2022
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Medicare at 50: Does It Meet the Needs of the Beneficiaries

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief in the Medicare at 50 series exploring the benefits available under the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program, as well as Medicare Advantage and…
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Work Group Comment Letter on Nonforfeiture Benefits for CDAs

Nonforfeiture Modernization Work Group comment letter to NAIC Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on exposed edits to the standard nonforfeiture law for annuities regarding requirements for contingent…
Date Published: 05/13/2015
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Multiemployer Subcommittee Comment Letter to IRS and Treasury on Benefit Suspensions

Pension Practice Council and Multiemployer Subcommittee comment letter to the IRS and Treasury regarding the Request for Information on Suspensions of Benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform…
Date Published: 04/07/2015
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Joint Committee on Retiree Health Sends Comment Letter to GASB Regarding Exposure Draft

The Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board commenting on proposed statements of accounting and financial reporting by governmental employers for other…
Date Published: 08/29/2014
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Nonforfeiture Modernization Work Group Report

Nonforfeiture Modernization Work Group update to the NAIC Life Actuarial Task Force. 
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Date Published: 08/15/2014
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Essential Elements: Raising Social Security’s Retirement Age

emy policy paper on the benefits of raising Social Security’s retirement age to help solve the program’s long-term financial problems
Date Published: 02/26/2014
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Update to LATF on Developing Utilization Assumptions for GLIBs

Annuity Reserves Work Group update to LATF’s VM-22 Subgroup on efforts towards development of appropriate utilization assumptions for Guaranteed Lifetime Income Benefits (GLIBs) in the floor…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 12/13/2013
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Joint Letter on ASOP Coordination Involving Retirement Benefits

Pension Committee, Joint Committee on Retiree Health, and Pension Finance Task Force letter to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on coordinating Actuarial Standards of Practice (ASOPs) involving…
Date Published: 10/29/2013
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Comments to EBSA on Annual Funding Notice for DB Plans

Pension Committee comments to the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) regarding certain disclosures on the Annual Funding Notice for defined benefit plans. 
Date Published: 10/03/2013
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