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News for Monday, August 3, 2020

COVID-19 Resources

The American Academy of Actuaries is continuing to provide objective and independent analysis to all those with whom we work at the local, national, and international level. The Academy’s Health Practice Council has also developed answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) to share insights on COVID-19’s potential effects on health care spending and the private health insurance system and on the Medicaid program and Medicaid managed care organizations. We also developed a page with links to many COVID-19 information resources. Members of the Academy may also use this form to suggest additions to the resources page, our FAQs, potential COVID-19-related webinar topics, or other issues we might want to investigate. (April 07, 2020)

This Week: Volunteer Survey Due Today; Applicability Guidelines Updated; Professionalism Webinar Rescheduled for August

Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy’s end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week’s worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication. (July 31, 2020)

Actuarial Update, July 2020

The July Actuarial Update highlights the upcoming online election of regular directors for the Academy’s Board of Directors, which will run from Aug. 21 through Sept. 4. Also in this issue: the Virtual PBR Boot Camp will be held Sept. 14–17; coverage of the July webinars on IFRS 17 contracts, as well as workers’ compensation and COVID-19; today, July 31, is the deadline for the Academy’s volunteer survey; the “Member Spotlight” does a Q&A with past Academy P/C Vice President Rade Musulin; and the “Professionalism Counts” column looks at “Disclosures: A Matter of Integrity, Honesty, and Competence.” (July 31, 2020)

HealthCheck, Summer 2020

The Summer HealthCheck includes a Q&A on the ASOP No. 6 public policy practice note released in late July. Also in the issue, a cross-practice Capitol Forum webinar on COVID-19 included health issues; another health webinar covered COVID-19 and 2021 rate filings; an online briefing for Capitol Hill staffers also covered COVID-19 and rate filings and risk mitigation mechanisms; health sessions are set for the Academy’s Annual Meeting & Public Policy Forum; and state and federal legislative and regulatory activity. (July 29, 2020)

This Week: Webinars Looked at Workers' Comp and COVID-19, and IFRS 17 Issues; Professionalism Webinar Next Week; Reminder--Volunteer Survey Due July 31

This Week: Annual Volunteer Survey; New Membership Directory; Multiemployer Plans Issue Brief; Three Webinars Coming Later This Month

Committee Releases Issue Brief on Selection of Assumptions for Multiemployer Plans

The Multiemployer Plans Committee published an issue brief about some of the considerations that go into the selection of actuarial assumptions for multiemployer plans. (July 16, 2020)

Committee Releases Issue Brief on Retiree Income Budgeting

The Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee released a new issue brief, Actuarial Perspectives on Determining a Retirement Income Budget. (July 13, 2020)

This Week: Asset Allocation Issue Brief; PBR Boot Camp, P/C Loss Seminar, CLRS Will Be Virtual Events

Pension Council Releases “Cart before the Horse” Issue Brief on Asset Allocation and Investment Return Assumption

The Pension Practice Council published an issue brief detailing why the investment return assumption should be determined by the asset allocation, not the other way around. (July 06, 2020)