Health Insurance

Issue Brief

Drivers of 2021 Health Insurance Premium Changes: The Effects of COVID-19

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief outlining the major factors driving premium changes for the next plan year.  This year’s issue brief focuses primarily on the impact of…

Issue Brief

Issue Brief on Health Risk Mitigation

The Health Practice Council has released an issue brief that examines the different types of risks that insurers can face and the various risk mitigation mechanisms that can be used to address them,…

Financial Reporting Committee Comments to AICPA

The Financial Reporting Committee comments to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) regarding draft revisions to the Audit and Accounting Guide: Life and Health Insurance…

Issue Brief

FAQs on COVID-19 and Its Effects on Health Spending and Health Insurance

Health Practice Council answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on COVID-19’s potential effects on health care spending and the health insurance system.

Issue Brief

Drivers of 2020 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief outlines the major drivers behind why 2020 premiums could differ from those in 2019. The brief focuses primarily on the individual market, yet…

Presentation

Deciphering the Different Options to Expand Public Coverage

This presentation was a session at the SOA Health Meeting where panelists reviewed the proliferation of proposals to expand access to public health insurance plans, either to strengthen insurance…

Policy Paper

Expanding Access to Public Insurance Plans

Proposals to expand access to public health insurance plans are being put forward as a way to supplement efforts to strengthen insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or to replace the…

Issue Brief

Auto-Enrollment Into Individual Market Health Insurance Coverage

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief providing insights on the potential and challenges of using auto-enrollment in the individual health insurance market.

Issue Brief

Drivers of 2019 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief providing an overview of the general factors underlying premium rate setting and highlighting the major components driving premium changes in…

Comment / Letter

Work Group Comment Letter on Life Risk-Based Capital

RBC Tax Reform Work Group comment letter to NAIC on the rounding of C-2 life insurance RBC factors and life RBC charges for certain health insurance coverages.