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Academy Officers and Directors Begin Terms in Office  

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce that, in addition to Darrell Knapp, MAAA, FSA, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., taking office as 2024-25 Academy president, five other…
Date Published: 11/13/2024
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Date Published: 11/05/2024
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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….
Date Published: 09/19/2024
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Why 401(k) Plan Sponsors Remain Wary of Annuities

Retirement Income Journal
Date Published: 09/04/2024
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Date Published: 09/02/2024
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Date Published: 07/31/2024
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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…
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…
Date Published: 06/25/2024
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Reinsurance on NAIC agenda this week

Retirement Income Journal
Date Published: 03/12/2024
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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…
Date Published: 03/05/2024
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Committees Submit Comments on Third Exposure Draft of ASOP No. 4

The Pension Committee, Multiemployer Plans Committee, and Public Plans Committee submitted comments to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding the third exposure draft of Actuarial Standard of…
Date Published: 10/18/2021
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Comments from Committees on Third Exposure Draft of ASOP No. 4

Comments from the Pension Committee, Multiemployer Plans Committee, and Public Plans Committee to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding the third exposure draft of Actuarial Standard of Practice…
Date Published: 10/18/2021
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Committee Releases Issue Brief on Degrees of Risk Sharing in New Retirement Plan Designs

The Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee published an issue brief examining issues pertaining to newer and novel plan designs as they relate to risk sharing between plan sponsors and…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 10/15/2021
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Issue Brief on Degrees of Risk Sharing in New Retirement Plan Designs

Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee issue brief examining issues pertaining to newer and novel plan designs as they relate to risk sharing between plan sponsors and participants.  
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 10/15/2021
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Council Releases Update of 80% Pension Funding Myth Issue Brief

The Pension Practice Council (PPC) published an issue brief, The 80% Pension Funding Myth, which addresses a persistent misconception that pension plan health or soundness can be determined solely by…
Date Published: 10/06/2021
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Committee Comments on Future Standard-Setting Agenda of the FASB

The Pension Committee submitted comments in response to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) June 2021 solicitation of stakeholder feedback on its future standard-setting agenda.
Topics: ASB Retirement
Date Published: 09/22/2021
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Comment Letter to FASB on Future Standard-Setting Agenda

Pension Committee comment letter responding to Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) June 2021 Invitation to Comment on its future standard-setting agenda.  
Topics: ASB Retirement
Date Published: 09/22/2021
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Issue Brief Examines 2021 Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief on the 2021 Social Security Trustees Report examining the social insurance program’s long-term solvency issues.
Date Published: 09/20/2021
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Committee Publishes Issue Brief on COVID-19 Implications in Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief focusing on implications of COVID-19 reflected in the annual Trustees Reports from 2020 and 2021.
Date Published: 09/20/2021
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COVID-19 Pandemic and the Impact on Social Security Issue Brief

Social Security Committee issue brief examining COVID-19 implications reflected in the annual Trustees Reports from 2020 and 2021.  
Date Published: 09/20/2021
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