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80% Funded Ratio of Pension Plans a Myth?

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 07/24/2012
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Actuaries Weigh in on Best Way to Stabilize Pension Plan Funding After Two Years of Low Interest Rates

WASHINGTON (May 2, 2012)—The American Academy of Actuaries today asked members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to take the actuarial perspective into account as they consider…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Pension Funding Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 05/02/2012
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State of the Union 2012: Actuaries Identify Risks, Look to Solutions for a Financially Secure America

  WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 – The nation will watch President Obama’s address on the State of the Union tonight to hear recommendations for some of the most pressing issues facing our…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Long-Term Care Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Risk Management Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 01/24/2012
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Academy in the News

Commentary: Taxing health benefits would make budget problem worse, not better

Roll Call
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 10/31/2011
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Academy in the News

Proposed changes to Social Security benefits

C-SPAN
Topics: Benefits Social Security
Date Published: 07/08/2011
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Actuary to Testify to Congressional Subcommittee on Social Security’s Finances

  What: The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security will hold a hearing on Social Security’s current benefit expenditures…
Topics: Benefits Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 07/07/2011
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Academy in the News

Essential benefits still being considered

Managed Healthcare Executive
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 06/01/2011
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Academy in the News

When benefits bite back

Wall Street Journal
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/07/2011
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Academy in the News

Commentary: Let the sun shine in on public pensions, benefits

Investor’s Business Daily
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/03/2011
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Academy in the News

Public retirees surge as states cut benefits to shrink deficits

Bloomberg
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 04/19/2011
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Comment / Letter

HPC Committees Comment on Proposed Rule on Affordability of Employer Coverage for Related Individuals

The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee and Active Benefits Subcommittee submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the proposed rule for…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 06/06/2022
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Issue Brief

Work Group Releases LTC Actuarial Equivalence Public Policy Issue Brief

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee’s LTC Actuarial Equivalence Work Group released the public policy issue brief, Value of Reduced Benefit Options in Long-Term Care Insurance Rate…
Topics: Benefits Long-Term Care NAIC Public Policy
Date Published: 05/25/2022
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Comment / Letter

Climate Change Joint Task Force Submits Comments to Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Academy’s Climate Change Joint Task Force (CCJTF) submitted comments to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) on their Request for Information on…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Risk Management
Date Published: 05/16/2022
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Market Risk Benefits Work Group Publishes White Paper Exposure Draft

The Life Financial Reporting Committee’s Market Risk Benefits Work Group published an exposure draft of a white paper, Considerations in Market Risk Benefits. The paper is exposed for public…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting
Date Published: 10/06/2021
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Comment / Letter

Market Risk Benefits Work Group White Paper Exposure Draft

The Life Financial Reporting Committee’s Market Risk Benefits Work Group exposure draft of a white paper titled, Considerations in Market Risk Benefits. The paper is exposed for public comment for…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting
Date Published: 10/06/2021
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Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Comment Letter to the NAIC Long-Term Care Insurance Reduced Benefit Options (EX) Subgroup on Issues Related to LTC Wellness Benefits

Long-term Care Reform Subcommittee comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Long-Term Care Insurance Reduced Benefit Options (EX) Subgroup regarding the July 22,…
Topics: Benefits Long-Term Care NAIC
Date Published: 09/03/2021
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Subcommittee Submits Comment Letter to the NAIC Long-Term Care Insurance Reduced Benefit Options (EX) Subgroup on Issues Related to LTC Wellness Benefits

The Long-term Care Reform Subcommittee submitted a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Long-Term Care Insurance Reduced Benefit Options (EX) Subgroup…
Topics: Benefits Long-Term Care NAIC
Date Published: 09/03/2021
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Financial Reporting Committee Releases First Exposure Draft of a Public Policy Practice Note on Application of ASU 2018-12 for Comment

The Long-Duration Contracts Work Group of the Financial Reporting Committee released an exposure draft of a public policy practice note on the Application of Accounting Standards Update 2018-12,…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 07/27/2021
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Practice Note

Financial Reporting Committee First Exposure Draft of a Public Policy Practice Note on Application of ASU 2018-12

Exposure draft of a public policy practice note of the Long-Duration Contracts Work Group of the Financial Reporting Committee on the Application of Accounting Standards Update 2018-12, Targeted…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 07/27/2021
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Multiemployer Plans Committee Releases Notes from Meeting with Treasury, Labor, and PBGC on MPRA

The Multiemployer Plans Committee published notes from October 9, 2020 Multiemployer Plans Committee meeting with officials of the Departments of the Treasury and Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty…
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 07/22/2021
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