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Teamsters Could be Left in Quandary If Agency that Ensures Retiree Benefits Goes Insolvent

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Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 11/08/2016
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Pension Benefits and Retirement Income

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Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 11/04/2016
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American Academy of Actuaries Recognizes Members’ Service to Public and Profession

WASHINGTON — The American Academy of Actuaries recognized several of its most dedicated members for their service to the Academy, the public and the U.S. actuarial profession with awards…
Topics: Actuarial Standards Benefits Casualty Financial Reporting Life Insurance Membership Principle-Based Reserving Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 11/04/2016
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What’s New in Employee Benefits

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Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 10/21/2016
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Pension Risk Transfer: Issues Relative to Affected Constituent Groups

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Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 10/12/2016
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New Issue Brief Explains Implications of Pension Risk Transfers for Different Stakeholders

WASHINGTON – A new issue brief from the Pension Committee of the American Academy of Actuaries, Pension Risk Transfer, explains the implications for different stakeholders of transactions…
Topics: Annuities Benefits Financial Security Public Policy
Date Published: 10/12/2016
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American Academy of Actuaries to Honor Volunteers’ Efforts

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries will honor three of its exceptional volunteers, Donna Claire of Fort Salonga, N.Y., Barbara Klever of Elizabeth, Ill., and Kathleen Odomirok of…
Topics: Benefits Casualty Financial Reporting Governance Health Insurance Life Insurance Principle-Based Reserving Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 09/20/2016
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Academy of Actuaries Comments to EBSA on DC Plan Lifetime Income Options

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Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 08/22/2016
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American Academy of Actuaries Comments to PBGC on Proposed Regs for Mergers and Transfers Between Multiemployer Plans

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Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 08/08/2016
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Testimony of American Academy of Actuaries to House Ways and Means Committee Hearing: ‘Rising Health Insurance Premiums Under the ACA’

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Topics: Benefits Health Insurance
Date Published: 07/25/2016
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Related Resources

Issue Brief

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…
Topics: Benefits Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Comment / Letter

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…
Topics: Annuities Benefits NAIC
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…
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 04/07/2015
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Comment / Letter

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…
Topics: ASB Benefits Financial Reporting Retirement
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. 
Topics: Benefits NAIC
Date Published: 08/15/2014
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Policy Paper

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
Topics: Benefits Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 02/26/2014
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spreadsheet for the NAIC Life Actuarial Task Force that illustrates potential nonforfeiture benefits for guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits contained in fixed deferred annuities based on the work group’s December 

ontained in fixed deferred annuities based on the work group’s December proposal.
Topics: Annuities Benefits NAIC
Date Published: 01/30/2014
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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…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Benefits Retirement
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. 
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 10/03/2013
Policy & Research
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