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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Date Published: 01/20/2015
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Committee Comments on LTC Financing for WA Cares Fund Program

The Health Practice Council’s Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Committee submitted comments to the Office of the State Actuary for the state of Washington on key issues related to LTC financing and risk…
Date Published: 10/23/2023
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Letter to NAIC HRBC Working Group on H2 Updates

The Health Solvency Subcommittee’s Health Underwriting Risk Factors Analysis Work Group sent a letter updating the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group (HRBC) on progress on the…
Date Published: 07/13/2023
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Comment Letter to NAIC Blanks (E) Working Group

The Committee on Property Liability and Financial Reporting (COPLFR) and the Health Practice Council’s Committee on Financial Reporting and Solvency submitted a comment letter to the National…
Date Published: 04/26/2023
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Committee Offers Congress Newly Released Social Security Challenge Web Simulation to Support Public Dialogue

The Social Security Committee submitted an open letter to Congress introducing the Social Security Challenge, a web-based interactive simulation intended to inform, stimulate, and advance the public…
Date Published: 04/05/2023
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Committee Open Letter to Congress on Social Security Challenge and Urgency of Reform to Protect Americans

Social Security Committee open letter to Congress introducing the Social Security Challenge, an interactive reform simulation to support the public dialogue on Social Security solvency.  
Date Published: 04/05/2023
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Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee Comments to NAIC on AG 51, Appendix A-010

The Health Practice Council’s Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee sent a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Long-Term Care Actuarial (B) Working…
Date Published: 02/23/2023
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Comment Letter to the Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group on Investment Income

The Health Solvency Subcommittee sent a comment letter responding to a request from the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group to provide additional investment return scenarios within…
Date Published: 02/02/2023
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Academy Update to the NAIC HRBC (E) Working Group during the Fall 2022 NAIC National Meeting

Health Solvency Subcommittee Chairperson Derek Skoog provided an update to the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group at the NAIC’s Fall 2022 National Meeting in Tampa, FL, on the…
Date Published: 12/12/2022
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Risk Transfer Practice Note

The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) released the update to the Risk Transfer Practice Note (last updated in 2007). The Risk Transfer Practice Note includes…
Date Published: 11/04/2022
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Social Security Committee Releases One-pager to Accompany Issue Brief on the 2022 Social Security Trustees Report

The Academy’s Social Security Committee has released a one-pager to accompany its issue brief on the 2022 Social Security Trustees Report examining the latest detailed annual assessment by the…
Date Published: 08/17/2022
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