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Longevity Risk: New International Report Highlights Significant Risks to Retirement Security Posed by Improving Longevity

WASHINGTON – There is a significant risk to consider when it comes to assuring financial security in retirement: the risk of outliving one’s assets—also known as longevity risk….
Topics: Financial Security Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 10/23/2015
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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…
Topics: Financial Security Long-Term Care Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 10/23/2015
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American Academy of Actuaries to Honor Michael Boerner With Robert J. Myers Public Service Award

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries announced that it will honor Michael Boerner, MAAA, ASA, director of the actuarial office in the financial regulation division of the Texas…
Topics: Life Insurance NAIC Principle-Based Reserving Public Policy
Date Published: 09/18/2015
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American Academy of Actuaries to Honor Andrea Sweeny With Jarvis Farley Service Award

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries will present Andrea Sweeny, MAAA, FCAS, FCA, with the 2015 Jarvis Farley Service Award during the Academy’s Annual Meeting and Public…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Public Policy
Date Published: 09/18/2015
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Mary Jo Hudson Elected to Academy Board as Special Director

WASHINGTON—Mary Jo Hudson, J.D., has been elected by the American Academy of Actuaries Board of Directors to fill an open special director position on the Board. Hudson, former director of…
Topics: Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 08/20/2015
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Media Advisory: Actuaries’ Timothy Leier Available to Discuss Social Security’s Financial Condition as Program Marks 80th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Social Security Act of 1935, Timothy Leier, chairperson of the American Academy of Actuaries’ Social Security…
Topics: Financial Security Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 08/13/2015
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Actuaries Detail the Drivers of Health Insurance Premium Changes for 2016

WASHINGTON – Growing health care costs, the phaseout of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) transitional reinsurance program, and assumptions regarding the composition of the 2016 risk…
Topics: Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy Reinsurance
Date Published: 08/05/2015
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Medicare: Actuaries Look to the Program’s Future with Medicare@50

WASHINGTON – The 50th anniversary of Medicare, enacted on July 30, 1965, with President Lyndon Johnson’s signing of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, is a significant milestone…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Social Security
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Actuarial Experts Available to Discuss Challenges and Policy Options for Social Security, Medicare With the Release of Trustees’ Reports

The 2015 Social Security and Medicare trustees’ reports provide a detailed picture of the programs’ financial health, including financial challenges that Congress and the…
Topics: Financial Security Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 07/22/2015
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Actuaries: SCOTUS Decision Upholding Subsidies Averts Significant Health Insurance Market Disruptions

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries today said that the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding federal premium subsidies in states participating in the federally facilitated…
Topics: Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 06/25/2015
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance (2010)

care Steering Committee annual issue brief offering an actuarial perspective on Medicare’s financial condition and outlining the public policy options to address the program’s long-term financial…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy
Date Published: 11/10/2010
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Regulating Financial Systemic Risk: Public Policy Options for a Financial Services Regulatory Structure

American Academy of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries slide set from a Capitol Hill Briefing on the actuarial profession’s unique perspective on a risk-focused system of financial services…
Topics: Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 09/29/2009
Policy & Research
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Issue Brief

Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance (2009)

care Steering Committee annual issue brief offering an actuarial perspective on Medicare’s financial condition and outlining public policy options to address the program’s long-term financial…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy
Date Published: 05/31/2009
Policy & Research
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Issue Brief

Federal Tax Incentives for Long-Term Care Insurance: Actuarial Issues and Public Policy Implications

Task Force on Long-Term Care issue brief discussing the actuarial and public policy implications of using federal tax incentives to encourage the purchase of private long-term care insurance.
Topics: Long-Term Care Public Policy
Date Published: 08/01/2001
Policy & Research
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