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Academy Offers Nonpartisan Background and Model Questions for 2020 Candidates on Key Financial Security Issues

WASHINGTON—A new election issues guide from the American Academy of Actuaries, 2020 Making Issues Count, provides voters with key background information and sample questions for presidential…
Topics: Climate Risk Financial Security Health Insurance Long-Term Care Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 01/17/2020
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Actuarial Expertise Applied to Climate Risk in Academy’s Publication of First Actuaries Climate Risk Index Model and Results

WASHINGTON—As part of its continuing public policy research program providing objective and independent information based on actuarial analysis, the American Academy of Actuaries today…
Topics: Casualty Climate Risk Financial Security Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 01/09/2020
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Actuaries Climate Index Continues to Climb

Index’s Five-Year Average and Three Components’ Five-Year Averages Reach New Highs Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (November 21, 2019)—Newly released spring 2019…
Topics: Casualty Climate Risk Financial Security Professional Organization Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 11/21/2019
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American Academy of Actuaries Recognizes Members’ Service to the Public and Profession

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries recognized several of its most dedicated members for their service to the public, the U.S. actuarial profession, and the Academy with awards…
Topics: Benefits Casualty Financial Security Governance NAIC Principle-Based Reserving Professionalism Public Policy Reinsurance Risk Management Risk-Based Capital Social Security
Date Published: 11/06/2019
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Academy Officers and Regular Directors Begin Terms

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce the start of the terms of five officers and four regular directors serving on its Board of Directors. Their terms began at…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Casualty Financial Reporting Financial Security Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 11/05/2019
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D. Joeff Williams Becomes President of the American Academy of Actuaries

Williams Succeeds 2018–19 President Shawna Ackerman WASHINGTON—D. Joeff Williams of Winston-Salem, N.C., began his term as president of the American Academy of Actuaries today,…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 11/05/2019
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Actuarial Organizations Update Tool Helpful in Evaluating a Critical Retirement Security Risk  

Improvements to the Actuaries Longevity Illustrator Include Data, Methodology Updates WASHINGTON and SCHAUMBURG, IL (October 22, 2019)—The American Academy of Actuaries and the Society of…
Topics: Financial Security Professional Organization Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 10/22/2019
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Academy Offers Objective Actuarial Perspective on Surprise Medical Billing

Academy Offers Objective Actuarial Perspective on Surprise Medical Billing WASHINGTON—As the national debate over addressing “surprise billing” of patients continues to unfold,…
Topics: Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 09/10/2019
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Actuaries Climate Index Winter 2018–19 Data Released

Actuaries Climate Index Winter 2018–19 Data Released Average Seasonal Values for Winter Are Increasing Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (August 29,…
Topics: Casualty Climate Risk Financial Security Professional Organization Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 08/29/2019
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Senate Proposal Suggests National Approach to Retirement Policy—Actuaries Weigh In on the Potential Challenges and Benefits

WASHINGTON—Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate in spring 2019 to create a federal Commission on Retirement Security raises the question of what a cohesive national policy framework for…
Topics: Benefits Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 07/12/2019
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Toolkit

Cyber Risk Toolkit

The American Academy of Actuaries’ Cyber Risk Toolkit, developed by the Academy’s Cyber Risk Task Force, is comprised of a series of papers addressing issues pertinent to cyber risk insurance…
Topics: Cyber Risk Public Policy
Date Published: 08/25/2021
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Cyber Risk Task Force Publishes Cyber Risk Toolkit

The Cyber Risk Task Force released a collection of publications combined together in the Cyber Risk Toolkit. The toolkit is intended to be a resource for interested readers of the general public,…
Topics: Casualty Cyber Risk Public Policy Reinsurance
Date Published: 08/25/2021
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Financial Reporting Committee Releases First Exposure Draft of a Public Policy Practice Note on Application of ASU 2018-12 for Comment

The Long-Duration Contracts Work Group of the Financial Reporting Committee released an exposure draft of a public policy practice note on the Application of Accounting Standards Update 2018-12,…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 07/27/2021
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Practice Note

Financial Reporting Committee First Exposure Draft of a Public Policy Practice Note on Application of ASU 2018-12

Exposure draft of a public policy practice note of the Long-Duration Contracts Work Group of the Financial Reporting Committee on the Application of Accounting Standards Update 2018-12, Targeted…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 07/27/2021
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Practice Note

Long-Term Care Insurance Practice Note

Long-Term Care (LTC) Practice Note Work Group’s Long-Term Care Insurance public policy practice note to provide a source of information to practicing long-term care (LTC) actuaries seeking to…
Topics: Financial Reporting Long-Term Care Public Policy
Date Published: 05/14/2021
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Long-Term Care (LTC) Practice Note Work Group Releases Long-Term Care Insurance Public Policy Practice Note

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Practice Note Work Group released the Long-Term Care Insurance public policy practice note to provide a source of information to practicing long-term care (LTC) actuaries…
Topics: Financial Reporting Long-Term Care Public Policy
Date Published: 05/14/2021
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Presentation

Health Practice Council Public Policy Presentation on Long-Term Care Insurance

Academy Health Practice Council Vice President Al Schmitz, and Long-Term Care/Disability Committee Chairperson Bruce Stahl, April 28, 2021, presentation to the Columbus Actuarial Club on “Long-Term…
Topics: Long-Term Care Public Policy
Date Published: 04/28/2021
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Research Paper

Aggregating Regulatory Capital Requirements across Jurisdictions: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

Academy President-Elect Maryellen Coggins and Steve Jackson, assistant director for research (public policy), presented Sept. 13 at the Virtual Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar and Workshops (CLRS), on…
Topics: Casualty Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management Scalars
Date Published: 04/01/2021
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Individual Equity and Social Adequacy Monograph

The Social Security Committee released a monograph titled, Individual Equity and Social Adequacy in the U.S. Social Security System. The monograph was written to provide public policymakers with an…
Topics: Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 03/12/2021
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Presentation

Gibson Presents at Midwest Actuarial Forum

Senior Casualty Fellow Rich Gibson presented at the Midwest Actuarial Forum’s Virtual Spring Meeting Webinar, giving an overview of recent property/casualty public policy developments.
Topics: Casualty Public Policy
Date Published: 03/05/2021
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