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Plan Sponsors Can Extend Retirement Benefits With Decoupling Arrangements

Plan Sponsor
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 01/18/2022
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Academy in the News

Taking the employer out of the “employer-sponsored retirement plan”

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 01/05/2022
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Academy Paper Examines Emerging Issues Brought About by the Increased Use of Big Data and Algorithms in Insurance

WASHINGTON—A new public policy paper published by the American Academy Actuaries, Big Data and Algorithms in Actuarial Modeling and Consumer Impacts, provides a framework for consumers,…
Topics: Artificial Intelligence Benefits Data Science / Big Data Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 11/05/2021
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Academy in the News

Premiums not expected to change significantly for 2022, but keep an eye on pandemic costs

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 09/08/2021
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Academy in the News

10 considerations for employers when choosing a PEP

Benefits Pro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/25/2021
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Academy in the News

2021 health insurance premiums: What to expect

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits Health Insurance
Date Published: 06/18/2020
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Stabilizing insurance premiums amid COVID-19 uncertainty

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/25/2020
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American Academy of Actuaries Provides Assessment of Social Security’s Financial Condition Based on 2020 Trustees Report

WASHINGTON—A new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries, An Actuarial Perspective on the 2020 Social Security Trustees Report, provides policymakers and the public with an…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 05/21/2020
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Actuarial State of the Union 2020: Academy Highlights Risks and Reform Options for Social Security, Medicare, NFIP

WASHINGTON—Leading up to Tuesday’s 2020 State of the Union message, the American Academy of Actuaries is highlighting the need for public policymakers to address significant financial…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 01/31/2020
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American Academy of Actuaries Recognizes Members’ Service to the Public and Profession

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries recognized several of its most dedicated members for their service to the public, the U.S. actuarial profession, and the Academy with awards…
Topics: Benefits Casualty Financial Security Governance NAIC Principle-Based Reserving Professionalism Public Policy Reinsurance Risk Management Risk-Based Capital Social Security
Date Published: 11/06/2019
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Related Resources

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
Policy & Research
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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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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
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