This Week, October 22-26, 2012

Discipline Notice

• The Academy issued a discipline notice [1].

Academy in the News

• The Academy’s decision brief, Implications of Medicaid Expansion Decisions on Private Coverage [2], was cited in a Business Journals story [3] on Pennsylvania exchange decisions.
• The Academy’s 2009 consumer-driven health plans metastudy [4] was referenced in the DailyBeast’s “Ask the Blogger: Can Transparent Health Care Prices Make Me Better Off? [5]”

New Postings

• The Long-Term Care Practice Note Work Group published an updated practice note [6] relating to long-term care rate stability under the NAIC’s Long-Term Care Insurance Model Regulation. Log in [7] to read the full member alert.

Upcoming Events

• Oct. 31, Understanding LTC Rate Stability Webinar [8]: Important information pricing actuaries can use to complete an actuarial certification related to pricing long-term care insurance policy forms under the rate stability provisions of the NAIC’s Long-Term Care Model Regulation.
• Nov. 1, IFRS Update: IASB/FASB Insurance Contracts Project Webinar [9]: An overview of IASB’s work on Phase 2 changes to the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) on insurance contracts, and potential changes to U.S. GAAP.
• Nov. 7−8, P/C Effective Loss Reserve Opinion Seminar—Tools for the Appointed Actuary [10]: A summary of regulations and standards applicable in drafting loss reserve opinions.
• Nov. 27, Social Security: Actuarial Status and Assumptions Webinar [11]: Actuarial perspective on the 2012 Social Security Trustees Report and the assumptions used in determining Social Security projections. Social Security Administration Chief Actuary Steve Goss will provide additional comments and answer questions.

Note: Some links in this email go to external websites and may require registration. The Academy is not responsible for the content of these websites. Links may expire.