Public Policy Comments and Letters
Financial Reporting Committee responses to questions posed in FASB's Revenue Recognition paper.
(March 13, 2012)
Pension Committee letter to the Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury addressing elections to reduce funding balances for defined benefit pension plans.
(February 16, 2012)
Medical Professional Liability Insurance Committee fact sheet on the Death, Disability, and Retirement (DDR) Extended Reporting Endorsement. (February 15, 2012)
Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Work Group comments to CMS on the exposure draft of the MLR annual reporting form. (February 14, 2012)
Health Practice Council and Committee on Qualifications letter to the Arizona insurance director stressing its concern that their regulatory definition of “qualified actuary” for health premium rate actuarial certifications was inappropriate and suggested corrective language. (February 10, 2012)
Individual and Small Group Market Task Force comments to the HHS on the essential health benefits bulletin. (January 31, 2012)
Health Practice Council letter to the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at HHS providing comments on a research brief, Actuarial Value and Employer-Sponsored Insurance. (January 31, 2012)
The Academy Life Valuation Subcommittee submitted a comment letter to the NAIC Joint Working Group of the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee and Financial Condition (E) Committee regarding their draft Framework on Actuarial Guideline 38.
(January 30, 2012)
(January 30, 2012)
Pension Committee letter to the Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury concerning differing interpretations in the application of IRC Section 415(b) limits and requesting guidance. (January 30, 2012)
International Accounting Standards Task Force comments on the topic of defining the contract boundary for insurance contracts.
(December 21, 2011)
Financial Regulatory Reform Task Force comments to the FSOC on proposed rule relating to systemically important financial institutions. (December 19, 2011)
Financial Regulatory Reform Task Force comments to the FIO on how to modernize and improve the U.S. system of insurance regulation. (December 16, 2011)
Pension Accounting Committee and Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the exposure drafts of Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 92 and No. 102. (December 9, 2011)
Pension Accounting Committee and Joint Committee on Retiree Health comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the exposure drafts of Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 92 and No. 102. (December 6, 2011)
Premium Review Work Group letter to the Massachusetts Senate regarding an amendment to the state budget that would require the disapproval of any health insurance rates to be supported by "sound actuarial assumptions and methods." (November 30, 2011)
Health Practice Council and Committee on Qualifications letter to the Arizona insurance director pointing out that their regulatory definition of “qualified actuary” for health premium actuarial certifications was inappropriate and suggested corrective language. (November 18, 2011)
PBGC response to the Pension Committee’s Oct. 14 inquiry regarding instructions on the Schedule H (Form 5500). (November 2, 2011)
Cancer Claims Cost Tables Work Group letter to the NAIC’s Health Actuarial Task Force discussing the progress it has made over the past year and outlining its objectives for the coming year. (October 31, 2011)
Risk Sharing Work Group comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule implementing the risk-spreading mechanisms included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and related to reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment. (October 28, 2011)
ERM Committee comments on wording suggestions to the NAIC on its Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) Guidance Manual recognizing the model risk for insurers. (October 28, 2011)








