Contingent Annuity Issues Work Group analysis assisting the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in its work involving contingent annuities. (October 28, 2011)
Financial Reporting Committee and International Accounting Standards Task Force response to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on its Agenda Consultation 2011 paper. (October 27, 2011)
Multiemployer Plans Subcommittee letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) with proposed modifications to the multiemployer pension plan provisions of the Pension Protection Act (PPA). (October 26, 2011)
DTA Bridge Group letter to the NAIC relating to the SSAP No. 101 - Income Taxes, A Replacement of SSAP No. 10R and SSAP No. 10 recently adopted by the NAIC’s Statutory Accounting Principles Working Group. (October 25, 2011)
Pension Committee letter to the IRS and Department of Labor concerning a possible error in the instructions for Form 5500, Schedule H on the reporting of premium payments made to the PBGC from qualified DB plan assets. (October 17, 2011)
Pension Practice Council comments to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) to two exposure drafts on pension accounting and financial reporting by employers. (October 14, 2011)
Joint work group of the SOA Long-Term Section Council and the Academy’s Federal Long-Term Care Task Force letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius regarding the department’s extension of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) to long-term care insurance in proposed regulations. (October 13, 2011)
Tax Work Group, in conjunction with the Nonforfeiture Improvement Work Group, follow-up comment letter to the Life Actuarial Task Force with suggested revisions to VM-20. (October 12, 2011)
Pension Committee comment letter to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding the discussion draft of proposed revisions to ASOP No. 4, Measuring Pension Obligations and Determining Pension Plan Costs or Contributions. (October 12, 2011)
Casualty Practice Council comments to the NAIC’s Casualty Actuarial & Statistical Task Force on its proposed 2012 Actuarial Opinion Instructions. (October 10, 2011)
Exchanges Work Group comments to CMS in response to proposed regulations establishing health insurance exchanges and qualified health plans under the ACA. (October 6, 2011)
Medicare Supplement Work Group letter to the NAIC Medigap PPACA Subgroup offering comments on the subgroup’s new discussion paper, Medicare Supplement Insurance First Dollar Coverage and Cost-Shares. (October 4, 2011)
Tax Work Group in conjunction with the Nonforfeiture Improvement Work Group comment letter to the Life Actuarial Task Force regarding issues associated with proposed language in VM-02. (October 3, 2011)
Financial Reporting Committee letter to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on the issues surrounding the auditor’s report based on recent investor feedback. The committee’s comments included a recommendation to increase disclosure and provide more detail to the auditor's reporting model. (September 30, 2011)
Social Security Committee letter urging the president, congressional leaders, and the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to improve the long-term solvency and sustainability of Social Security. (September 22, 2011)
Pension Committee comment letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regarding the calculation of unfunded vested benefits for at risk pension plans. (September 22, 2011)
Medicare Steering Committee comment letter to the members of the new Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction urging action to improve the long-term solvency and sustainability of the Medicare program. (August 31, 2011)
Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting comments to the AICPA regarding its working draft of Audit and Accounting Guide Property and Liability Insurance Entities. (August 26, 2011)
Public Interest Committee second follow-up letter to Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Becerra of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security regarding Academy's congressional testimony. (August 26, 2011)
ERM Committee comments to the NAIC on its Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) Guidance Manual supporting its view that the manual offers ORSA guidance which focuses on the most fundamental components of a strong ERM framework. (August 25, 2011)
