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Academy’s ‘2018: Making Issues Count’ Website Provides Voters With Nonpartisan, Expert Information on Key Issues

WASHINGTON—As the political campaigns for the 2018 fall elections move into high gear after Memorial Day and candidates discuss their public policy positions during debates and in other…
Date Published: 05/24/2018
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Academy Issue Brief Identifies Seven Critical Areas That Long-Term Care Financing Reform Needs to Address

WASHINGTON—As Americans’ long-term care (LTC) needs increasingly outpace their capacity to finance them, and policymakers explore ways in which to make coverage for care more…
Date Published: 11/29/2016
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Date Published: 06/06/2016
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New Academy Issue Brief Looks at Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Increases

WASHINGTON—With half of Americans age 65 and over expected to need some type of long-term care, a new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries provides an examination of the process…
Date Published: 06/03/2016
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State of the Union: Academy Urges President, Congress to Address Health and Retirement Security Issues

WASHINGTON—As the country awaits this evening’s State of the Union address, the American Academy of Actuaries urges President Obama and Congress to make concerted progress this year to…
Date Published: 01/12/2016
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Actuarial Experts Available to Discuss Public Policy Challenges Ahead of State of the Union

WASHINGTON – As President Obama prepares to outline his administration’s priorities in the State of the Union address on Jan. 12, experts at the American Academy of Actuaries are…
Date Published: 01/07/2016
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October 23: American Academy of Actuaries to Host ‘Aging Securely: An Actuarial Forum on Financial and Health Care Retirement Challenges’

 WASHINGTON – On Friday, Oct. 23, the American Academy of Actuaries will host a public policy discussion on Capitol Hill led by actuarial experts on lifetime income, long-term care, and…
Date Published: 10/23/2015
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Comment / Letter

Letter to NAIC Regarding New Long-Term Care Work Group

Long-Term Care Practice Note Work Group letter to the NAIC regarding the formation of a new work group in charge of updating the Academy’s 2003 practice note, Long-Term Care Insurance Compliance with…
Date Published: 02/17/2011
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Presentation

The CLASS Act: Coordination, Cost, and Impact

Steven Schoonveld presentation before the July 11 National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Summer Meeting. The presentation focuses on educating lawmakers about the CLASS Act (the new…
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 07/11/2010
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Comment / Letter

Letter to NAIC on Morbidity Tables for Long-Term Care Insurance

Letter to NAIC regarding the joint Academy State LTC Task Force and SOA Valuation Committee project to develop and recommend valuation morbidity tables for long-term care insurance.
Date Published: 02/22/2010
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Comment / Letter

Letter to Senate HELP Committee on CLASS Act

Federal Long-Term Care Task Force letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions regarding actuarial issues and policy implications on the the Community Living Assistance…
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 07/22/2009
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NAIC Report

State Long-Term Care Principles-Based Work Group Presentation to A&HWG

Principle-based Work Group presentation providing an update to the A&HWG and requesting feedback on work to date by the LTC Principle-based Work Group.
Date Published: 03/31/2007
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Comment / Letter

Comments on ACLI’s Proposed Long-Term Care Experience Form

Subgroup on Long-Term Care Experience Forms comments to the NAIC regarding American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Proposed Recommendation to Report Non-Exempt LTC accelerated-type products.
Date Published: 11/17/2006
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Presentation

Presentation to NAIC on Principle-Based Long-Term Care Valuation

State LTC Task Force Principles-based Valuation Subgroup presentation to the NAIC Life and Health Actuarial Task Force discussing the current valuation of LTC policies, potential sources of changes…
Date Published: 06/01/2006
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Comment / Letter

Letter to NAIC on Proposed Revisions to LTC Experience Reporting Instructions

Subgroup on LTC Experience Forms letter that addresses several issues raised by the NAIC in response to the Academy’s Long-Term Care Experience Subgroup’s May 20, 2005 letter with proposed…
Date Published: 08/18/2005
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Letter to NAIC on Proposed Revisions to LTC Experience Reporting Instructions

Letter to the NAIC from the LTC Experience Forms Subgroup on proposed LTC loss experience exhibit forms (Forms 1, 2, and 3) along with the proposed instructions. This was updated in August 2005 in a…
Date Published: 05/20/2005
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NAIC Report

Report Supplement to NAIC on Recommended LTC RBC formula

Supplement to the June 2004 report to the NAIC with a recommendation for a new long-term care RBC formula.
Date Published: 09/01/2004
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