Benefits

Committee Letter to EBSA Regarding ERISA Advisory Council Report

Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee letter to the Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding the ERISA Advisory Council Report.   

Committee Notes from Meeting with Treasury, PBGC, and DOL

Notes from a meeting earlier this year between members of the Multiemployer Plans Committee of the American Academy of Actuaries (the Committee) with representatives of the U.S. Department of…

Issue Brief

Issue Brief on National Retirement Policy & Principles

Issue Brief on National Retirement Policy & PrinciplesIssue brief developed by the Academy’s Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee exploring the concept of a national retirement policy,…

Valuing Benefits Payable as a Lump Sum

Pension Committee practice note discussing the valuation of lump sum benefits for financial accounting purposes.  

Valuing Benefits Payable As A Lump Sum

Pension Committee exposure draft of practice note on current and emerging practices in the development of liabilities and cost estimates for pension plans with benefits paid as a lump sum. The…

Committee Notes from Meeting with Treasury, Labor, and PBGC

Notes from the Multiemployer Plans Committee meeting on Feb. 23, 2018 with officials of the Treasury and Labor departments, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to discuss applications by…

Comment / Letter

Comments on the Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act of 2018

Committee comments on proposed legislation to add a long-term care benefit to the Medicare program, evaluating in terms of financing, benefits, and coordination with other programs.

Comment / Letter

Comments on Considerations Related to Modeling the Potential Impact of Association Health Plans

Committee comments to Office of Regulations and Interpretations within the Employee Benefits Security Administration in response to the Department of Labor’s proposed rule on the definition of…

Comments to FASB on Proposed Updates to Market Risk Benefits in the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts

Financial Reporting Committee comments to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on its proposed updates to market risk benefits in the accounting for long-duration contracts. 

Comment / Letter

Comments on 2019 Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

Risk Sharing Subcommittee and Premium Review Work Group letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the proposed rule for the 2019 benefit and payment parameters. The…