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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

Comments to NAIC Health Risk-Based Capital Working Group

Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee comments to the NAIC on a proposal to include a trend test in the health RBC formula.
Topics: Financial Reporting NAIC Risk Management Risk-Based Capital Solvency
Date Published: 05/03/2007
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NAIC Report

State Long-Term Care Principles-Based Work Group Presentation to A&HWG

Principle-based Work Group presentation providing an update to the A&HWG and requesting feedback on work to date by the LTC Principle-based Work Group.
Topics: Financial Reporting Long-Term Care NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 03/31/2007
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Comment / Letter

Comments on IAIS paper ‘Common Structure for the Assessment of Insurer Solvency’

Risk Management and Solvency Committee comments on a 2007 version of an IAIS paper regarding a common structure for insurer solvency assessment.
Topics: Financial Reporting Reinsurance Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 01/05/2007
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Comment / Letter

Comments on IAIS Paper on Common Structure for Insurer Solvency Assessment

Risk Management and Solvency Committee comments to the IAIS on its paper “Common Structure for the Assessment of Insurer Solvency.”
Topics: Financial Reporting Reinsurance Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 11/01/2006
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Issue Brief

Wading Through Medical Insurance Pools: A Primer

Small Group Market Task Force issue brief describing the types of medical insurance pools, highlighting issues that are fundamental to pooling, and illustrating how changes within a multiple…
Topics: Financial Reporting Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 09/30/2006
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Comment / Letter

Comments on IAIS Draft Supervisory Standard and Issues Paper on Asset Liability Management

Risk Management and Solvency Committee comments to the IAA on the draft IAIS document on asset-liability management.
Topics: Financial Reporting Reinsurance Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 07/26/2006
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Comment / Letter

Comments on IAIS Common Structure for Assessment of Insurer Solvency

Risk Management and Solvency Committee comments to the IAA on the draft IAIS document on the insurer solvency assessment.
Topics: Financial Reporting Reinsurance Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 07/26/2006
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Report on Risk-Focused Surveillance Framework

Financial Soundness/Risk Management Committee report on issues related to the financial regulation of insurers, including a review of a risk-focused surveillance framework.
Topics: Casualty NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 06/10/2006
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Letters to FASB on Proposed Changes in Financial Accounting Standards

Joint Committee on Retiree Health letters to FASB expressing concern over proposed changes in financial accounting standards for pensions and OPEBs.
Topics: ASB Financial Reporting Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 05/31/2006
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Issue Brief

Health Coverage Issues: The Uninsured and the Insured

Uninsured Subgroup updated issue brief providing insights on the fundamental questions facing policy-makers and health coverage sponsors, such as: What is health insurance coverage? What are ways to…
Topics: Financial Reporting Health Insurance Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 12/31/2005
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