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Alfred Bingham Receives Jarvis Farley Service Award From the American Academy of Actuaries

WASHINGTON—American Academy of Actuaries President Lisa Slotznick, MAAA, FCAS, presented Alfred Bingham, MAAA, FSA, with the Jarvis Farley Service Award at the Academy’s “Envision Tomorrow”…
Date Published: 10/16/2024
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Fred Andersen Receives Robert J. Myers Public Service Award From the American Academy of Actuaries

WASHINGTON—American Academy of Actuaries President Lisa Slotznick, MAAA, FCAS, presented Fred Andersen, MAAA, FSA, chief life actuary of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, with the Robert J….
Date Published: 10/16/2024
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American Academy of Actuaries Recognizes 2024 Outstanding Volunteers and Rising Actuaries

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries recognized outstanding Academy volunteers and emerging actuarial leaders at the opening session of the Academy’s 2024 “Envision Tomorrow” annual…
Date Published: 10/15/2024
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American Academy of Actuaries Offers New Analysis of Immigration’s Impact on Social Security

WASHINGTON—Immigration is a crucial component in assessing Social Security’s current and projected financial condition, and the nonpartisan American Academy of Actuaries—the U.S. national…
Date Published: 09/19/2024
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Actuaries See Relatively Mild Pressures on ACA Health Insurance Premiums for 2025, With Most Coming from Higher Prescription Costs

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is shedding light on the factors and trends likely to affect the health insurance premiums that millions of Americans will pay in 2025 versus 2024 in a…
Date Published: 08/14/2024
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Dr. Doron Samuell Receives American Academy of Actuaries Research Award for Work on Life Underwriting Challenge of Self-Reported Smoking Status

WASHINGTON—On July 19, 2024, American Academy of Actuaries President Lisa Slotznick presented the Academy’s 2nd annual Award for Research to Dr. Doron Samuell of Sydney, Australia, at the…
Date Published: 07/22/2024
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The Actuaries Longevity Illustrator Has a New Look and Feel

American Academy of Actuaries and Society of Actuaries Announce Updated Financial Planning Tool for Retirement June 25, 2024, WASHINGTON and CHICAGO—The American Academy of Actuaries (Academy) and…
Date Published: 06/25/2024
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Academy Calls Attention to Need for Improving PBGC Single-Employer Premium-Setting Process

Currently Premiums Are Set by Congress WASHINGTON—A new public policy issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries calls attention to adverse consequences of the current premium structure of…
Date Published: 03/05/2024
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Academy Issue Brief Details Cross-Jurisdictional Actuarial Considerations as More Reinsurance Ceded to Bermuda

WASHINGTON-A new public policy issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries provides a timely, detailed look at the factors U.S.-based actuaries may weigh in transactions ceding asset-intensive…
Date Published: 02/13/2024
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New Academy Issue Brief Provides Useful Overview of ERISA-Exempt Church-Sponsored Retirement Plans

WASHINGTON—A new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries provides an overview of retirement plans sponsored by churches and church-related organizations, in an effort to help plan…
Date Published: 01/24/2024
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The Social Security Committee submitted comments to the Senate Committee on Finance in response to their request for comments on establishing a nonpartisan commission to develop recommendations for…
Date Published: 08/20/2026
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Date Published: 08/11/2026
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LPC update to LATF at Summer National Meeting

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Date Published: 08/10/2026
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NAIC IUL and Premium Financing Comment Letter

The Academy’s Life Insurance Illustration Subcommittee offered the comments in response to the June 15, 2026, presentation made by NAIC Consumer Representative Dick Weber regarding IUL and premium…
Date Published: 08/06/2026
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Date Published: 08/05/2026
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Model 245 Summary Guide & Actuarial Guideline Flow Chart Exposure Question

The Annuity Products Subcommittee provided comments to the June 2, 2026, exposure of the List of Potential Modifications to Model 245 Summary Guide and Actuarial Guideline as Mechanism for…
Date Published: 07/29/2026
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Longevity Reinsurance Illustrations for Development of RBC C-2 factors

The Academy Longevity Risk Task Force held a meeting session with the NAIC to present Longevity Reinsurance Illustrations for Development of RBC C-2 factors. The Task Force provided illustrations of…
Date Published: 07/29/2026
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COPLFR Comments to NAIC on Schedule P Title Instructions

The Committee on Property Liability and Financial Reporting (COPLFR) submitted a comment letter to the Casualty Actuarial and Statistical (C) Task Force on their recent exposure of the Schedule P…
Date Published: 07/24/2026
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