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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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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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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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10 considerations for employers when choosing a PEP

Benefits Pro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/25/2021
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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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Comment / Letter

Committee Comments on Secure 2.0 Reporting and Disclosure

The Pension Committee submitted comments in response to the Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration’s (EBSA) Request for Information on a number of SECURE 2.0 provisions…
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 10/10/2023
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Issue Brief

Health Equity Issue Brief Examines Evaluation of Benefit Changes

A new issue brief released by the Health Equity Committee provides an overview of how potential benefit changes are evaluated and how those evaluations could facilitate the incorporation of…
Topics: Benefits Health Equity
Date Published: 10/05/2023
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Comment / Letter

Committees Comment on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance Proposed Rules

The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee, Risk Sharing Subcommittee, and Active Benefits Committee submitted a comment letter to the Department of Health and…
Topics: Benefits Health Insurance
Date Published: 09/11/2023
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Issue Brief

Health Equity and Benefit Design

A new issue brief released by the Health Equity Committee provides an overview of issues related to designing health benefits to improve health equity. These issues were discussed in the first of a…
Topics: Benefits Health Equity Health Insurance
Date Published: 08/08/2023
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Issue Brief

Health Equity and Benefit Design – Part 1

Health Equity and Benefit Design—Part 1: Overview A new issue brief released by the Health Equity Committee provides an overview of issues related to designing health benefits to improve health…
Topics: Benefits Health Equity
Date Published: 08/08/2023
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Issue Brief

Considering Employee Benefits for Health Policy Development

The Active Benefits Committee released an issue brief focusing on the role of actuaries in employee benefits for health policy development.
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 04/17/2023
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Policy Paper

Committee Releases White Paper on Considerations in Market Risk Benefits

The Life Financial Reporting Committee released a white paper, Considerations in Market Risk Benefits, that focuses on identification, valuation, and financial reporting of market risk benefits; a…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting
Date Published: 12/21/2022
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White Paper on Considerations in Market Risk Benefits

 
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 12/21/2022
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Issue Brief

Social Security Committee Releases Issue Brief on Social Security Reform: Benefit Formula Options

The Academy’s Social Security Committee released an issue brief that explores a wide variety of proposals made over the years for changing the formulas for determining benefits by members of…
Topics: Benefits Social Security
Date Published: 08/31/2022
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Issue Brief

Social Security Committee Releases Issue Brief on Social Security Reform: Benefit Formula Options

The Academy’s Social Security Committee released an issue brief that explores a wide variety of proposals made over the years for changing the formulas for determining benefits by members of…
Topics: Benefits Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 08/31/2022
Policy & Research
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