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Actuaries Suggest Focus on Risk and Financial Security Issues to Policymakers Ahead of State of the Union Speech

WASHINGTON—Ahead of President Trump’s 2018 State of the Union speech, the American Academy of Actuaries is offering expertise on risk and financial security issues to public…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Financial Security Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy Reinsurance Retirement Risk Management Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 01/25/2018
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Actuaries Caution on Potential Risks and Effects of Health Care Executive Order on Consumers, Insurance Markets

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is cautioning that President Trump’s executive order on association health plans (AHPs) and short-term limited-duration insurance could…
Topics: Benefits Health Insurance Public Policy Solvency
Date Published: 10/12/2017
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American Academy of Actuaries Names Kevin Ryan Senior Property and Casualty Fellow

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is delighted to announce that Kevin M. Ryan, an actuary with more than 50 years of regulatory, executive, and consulting experience, was named as…
Topics: Casualty Public Policy Reinsurance Risk-Based Capital Solvency
Date Published: 09/05/2017
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Academy Issue Brief Identifies Seven Critical Areas That Long-Term Care Financing Reform Needs to Address

WASHINGTON—As Americans’ long-term care (LTC) needs increasingly outpace their capacity to finance them, and policymakers explore ways in which to make coverage for care more…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Long-Term Care Public Policy Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 11/29/2016
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Multiple Challenges: Pension Actuaries Outline Options for Honoring PBGC Multiemployer Program Guarantee

WASHINGTON – A new issue brief from the Pension Practice Council of the American Academy of Actuaries, Honoring the PBGC Guarantee for Multiemployer Plans Requires Difficult Choices, lays out…
Topics: Public Policy Solvency
Date Published: 10/20/2016
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Actuaries Welcome Discussion of Meaningful Disclosures for Public Employee Pension Plans

WASHINGTON—Following the re-introduction of the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (PEPTA) on March 21 in the U.S. House of Representatives, the American Academy of Actuaries said that…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Financial Security Public Policy Retirement Solvency
Date Published: 03/23/2016
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Nov. 12-13: Public Officials to Speak on Risks to Cybersecurity, Financial Systems, Climate, and Social Insurance Programs at the American Academy of Actuaries 2015 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13, the American Academy of Actuaries will hold its 2015 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. This event will mark…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid NAIC Public Policy Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 11/05/2015
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American Academy of Actuaries Announces Slate for Regular Director Positions

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries’ Nominating Committee is presenting a slate of four excellent candidates for regular director positions on the Academy Board of…
Topics: Financial Reporting Long-Term Care Membership Solvency
Date Published: 08/21/2015
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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 Call for State of the Union to Include Public Policy Focus on Aging of America

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries is calling on the president and the 114th Congress to commit to a focus in the next two years on addressing the needs of an aging America. A…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Governance Long-Term Care Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 01/20/2015
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Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Update on Evaluation of Asset Risk in HRBC Formula

Health Solvency Subcommittee updated on the evaluation of asset risk in the health risk-based capital (HRBC) formula.
Topics: Financial Reporting Risk Management Risk-Based Capital Solvency
Date Published: 11/09/2015
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Comment / Letter

Committee Comments to NAIC on ACA Risk Corridors Exposure Draft

Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee comment letter to the NAIC’s Emerging Accounting Issues (E) Working Group on the “ACA Risk Corridors Collectability” exposure draft.
Topics: Financial Reporting NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 10/30/2015
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Comments to NAIC on Group Capital Calculation Recommendation

Solvency Committee comments to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on the Group Capital Calculation Recommendation exposure draft. 
Topics: Financial Reporting NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 10/27/2015
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Solvency Committee Congressional Testimony on Domestic Insurance Regulations

Solvency Committee written testimony for the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance’s hearing on “The Impact of Domestic Regulatory Standards on the U.S. Insurance…
Topics: Financial Reporting Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 09/29/2015
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Presentation

Presentation on 99.5 Percent VaR Over One Year to NAIC

Solvency Committee presentation to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the practical implications of using a 99.5 percent Value at Risk (VaR) over a one-year time horizon…
Topics: Financial Reporting NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 08/15/2015
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Comments to NAIC on Group Capital Standards

Solvency Committee comments to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the Discussion Draft on Approaches to a Group Capital Calculation dated July 23, 2015. 
Topics: Financial Reporting NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 08/07/2015
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Comments to IAIS on Higher Loss Absorbency Proposal

Solvency Committee comments to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) on the Higher Loss Absorbency Capacity for Global Systemically Important Insurers (G-SIIs) public…
Topics: Financial Reporting Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 08/06/2015
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Issue Brief

Committee Issue Brief on 2015 Social Security Trustees Report

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2015 Social Security Trustees Report examining the social insurance program’s long-term solvency issues and recommending that Congress should act soon to…
Topics: Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Comment / Letter

Academy Committees Comment on PCAOB Auditor and Specialist Paper

The Financial Reporting Committee, Pension Accounting Committee, Casualty Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting, Health Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee, and Life…
Topics: Casualty Financial Reporting Retirement Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 07/15/2015
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Work Group Comments to NAIC on Evaluation of Asset Risk Factors

Health Solvency Work Group comment letter to the NAIC’s Investment Risk-Based Capital Working Group on the evaluation of asset risk factors for the health risk-based capital formula.
Topics: Financial Reporting NAIC Risk Management Risk-Based Capital Solvency
Date Published: 05/20/2015
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