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Robert Meilander Appointed Chairperson of the Actuarial Standards Board

  WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2011 — Robert Meilander will become chairperson of the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on Jan. 1. He was appointed to the post by the Council of U.S. Presidents, a…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Financial Reporting Financial Security Life Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 12/15/2011
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American Academy of Actuaries Welcomes New General Counsel, Professionalism Director

  WASHINGTON – Nov. 30, 2011 – The American Academy of Actuaries announced that Keith Jones has joined its staff as general counsel and director of professionalism. Jones brings…
Topics: Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 11/30/2011
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American Academy of Actuaries Announces Cecil Bykerk as Next President-elect

  Board of Directors Also Elects Five Officers WASHINGTON — Oct. 28, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries board of directors has elected Cecil Bykerk to the position of president-elect….
Topics: Actuarial Standards Financial Reporting Financial Security Life Insurance Membership Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Risk Management Social Security
Date Published: 10/28/2011
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American Academy of Actuaries Honors Mary D. Miller with Myers Award

  WASHINGTON — Oct. 24, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries presented the 2011 Robert J. Myers Award for Public Service to Mary Downey Miller during a ceremony held earlier today. Miller…
Topics: Casualty Financial Security Governance NAIC Professionalism Public Policy Risk Management Social Security
Date Published: 10/24/2011
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American Academy of Actuaries Recognizes Volunteers’ Efforts

  WASHINGTON — Oct. 24, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries honored three of its volunteers, Steve Alpert, Arnold Dicke, and Stuart Mathewson, for their contributions to the professional…
Topics: Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 10/24/2011
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Sandberg Set to Become President of the American Academy of Actuaries

  WASHINGTON — Oct. 24, 2011 — David Sandberg, a vice president and corporate actuary for Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, will begin his term as president of the American…
Topics: Financial Security Life Insurance Professionalism Public Policy Reinsurance
Date Published: 10/24/2011
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American Academy of Actuaries Honors Michael Abroe with Farley Award

  WASHINGTON — Oct. 24, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries awarded Michael Abroe with the 2011 Jarvis Farley Service Award during a ceremony held earlier today. Abroe is a principal and…
Topics: Actuarial Standards Casualty Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 10/24/2011
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American Academy of Actuaries Issues Discipline Notice

  WASHINGTON — Oct. 19, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries announced that the following discipline action became effective on Oct. 18, 2011: Disciplinary Notice The Disciplinary…
Topics: ABCD Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 10/19/2011
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Actuaries Agree With HHS Concerns on CLASS Program

  WASHINGTON — Oct. 14, 2011 — In response to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS)…
Topics: Financial Security Long-Term Care Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 10/14/2011
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American Academy of Actuaries Announces Election of Regular Directors

  WASHINGTON — Oct. 7, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries announced that its members have elected Mary Bahna-Nolan, Ken Kent, and Catherine Murphy-Barron to fill open regular director…
Topics: Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 10/07/2011
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Essential Elements: Raising the Social Security Retirement Age

The Academy has released an Essential Elements paper based on the Social Security Committee’s March 2022 issue brief Raising the Social Security Retirement Age. The retirement age is a key…
Topics: Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 03/21/2023
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Practice Note on Modeling for Pension Actuaries

Pension Committee public policy practice note providing background and ideas about how a pension actuary might comply with ASOP No. 56, Modeling.  
Topics: Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 01/19/2023
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Selecting and Documenting Mortality Assumptions for Pensions

Pension Committee public policy practice note, Selecting and Documenting Mortality Assumptions for Measuring Pension Obligations, updating a 2015 practice note, revised to reflect updated Actuarial…
Topics: Actuarial Standards Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 01/19/2023
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Committee Finalizes Practice Note on Modeling for Pension Actuaries

The Pension Committee updated and finalized a previously exposed draft public policy practice note providing background and ideas about how a pension actuary might comply with ASOP No.
Topics: Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 01/19/2023
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Medicaid Managed Care State-Directed Payments

The Medicaid Committee released a public policy issue brief providing an overview of Medicaid managed care state-directed payments. The brief discusses: how these payments have evolved from…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy
Date Published: 09/16/2022
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Health Care and Health Insurance System Risk Assessment and Risk Adjustment in the Context of Health Equity

The Health Equity Committee released a public policy issue brief on health care and health insurance system risk assessment and risk adjustment in the context of health equity. Risk assessment and…
Topics: Health Equity Health Insurance Public Policy
Date Published: 08/30/2022
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DSAC & RETF Release Major Issue Brief on Correlation and Causation

The Data Science and Analytics Committee, in partnership with the Racial Equity Task Force, released a major issue brief, An Actuarial View of Correlation and Causation – From Interpretation to…
Topics: Data Science / Big Data Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 07/06/2022
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Insurance Linked Securities and Catastrophe Bonds Issue Paper

The Academy’s Extreme Events and Property Lines Committee published a paper, Insurance Linked Securities and Catastrophe Bonds, a public policy issue paper.
Topics: Public Policy
Date Published: 06/14/2022
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ILS Issue Paper Released

The Academy’s Extreme Events and Property Lines Committee published a paper, Insurance Linked Securities and Catastrophe Bonds, a public policy issue paper.
Topics: Casualty Public Policy
Date Published: 06/14/2022
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Work Group Releases LTC Actuarial Equivalence Public Policy Issue Brief

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee’s LTC Actuarial Equivalence Work Group released the public policy issue brief, Value of Reduced Benefit Options in Long-Term Care Insurance Rate…
Topics: Benefits Long-Term Care NAIC Public Policy
Date Published: 05/25/2022
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