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The Annuity Illustration Subgroup sent a comment letter to the Iowa Insurance Division on selected FAQs in its October 18, 2012 draft memorandum.

The Actuarial Guideline 43/C-3 Phase II Work Group sent comments to the NAIC’s C-3 Phase II/AG 43 (E) Subgroup on its November 1, 2012 Work Plan Draft.

The Life Practice Council presented a webinar reviewing the NAIC Fall 2012 National Meeting and progress on the principle-based approach (PBA) to life reserves. The December 13 webinar included a Fall 2012 LATF update, PBR update, and a presentation on the 2012 Individual Annuity Mortality Tables and Model Regulation.

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The Social Security Committee updated its 2004 issue brief on means testing for Social Security. Means testing is one option to reform the Social Security program that would reduce or eliminate benefits for wealthy and/or high-income participants and beneficiaries as a means of reducing costs.

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The American Academy of Actuaries and Society of Actuaries are jointly sponsoring a new webinar series on recently released Affordable Care Act (ACA) proposed rules.

The Invested Asset Work Group commented on the American Council of Life Insurers’ Commercial Mortgage Risk-based Capital (RBC) Proposal in a letter to the NAIC’s Life RBC Working Group.

The Annuity Reserve Work Group delivered a report to the Life Actuarial Task Force proposing the modification of Actuarial Guideline 33 as a solution to reserving for guarantee living income benefits.

At the NAIC Fall 2012 National Meeting in National Harbor, MD the Deposit Fund Subgroup presented to the Life Actuarial Task Force based upon its report outlining a proposal for reserving synthetic guaranteed income contracts.