Public Policy
The Academy, through its public policy work, seeks to address pressing issues that require or would benefit by the sound application of actuarial principles. The Academy provides unbiased actuarial expertise and advice to public policy decision makers and stakeholders at the state, federal and international levels in all areas of actuarial qualifications. It also advocates on behalf of the profession and promotes the use of actuaries in non-traditional areas.
Public Interest
The Public Interest Committee (PIC) identifies areas in which the Academy should be speaking out in the public interest. Issues addressed have included raising Social Security’s retirement age and public pension plans.
Health
The Health Practice Council (HPC) provides objective technical expertise to policymakers and regulators on major health insurance and health care affordability issues, including Medicare.
Pension
The Pension Practice Council (PPC) provides objective technical expertise to policymakers and regulators on major retirement policy issues, including Social Security, defined benefit pension plans, and retiree health.
Casualty
The Casualty Practice Council (CPC) provides objective technical expertise to policymakers and regulators on major property/casualty issues, including medical professional liability and flood insurance.
Life
The Life Practice Council (LPC) provides objective technical expertise to policymakers and regulators on life insurance issues, including a principle-based regulatory approach to reserving and risk-based capital.
Risk Management and Financial Reporting
The Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council (RMFRC) provides objective technical expertise to policymakers and regulators on issues involving risk management and/or financial reporting.
Public Policy News
The Model Risk Management Work Group released a practice note on model risk management.
( )The Health Practice Council submitted a comment letter to the Actuarial Standards Board on the fourth exposure draft of a proposed new actuarial standard of practice for modeling.
( )The Life Practice Council submitted a comment letter to the Actuarial Standards Board on the fourth exposure draft of a proposed new actuarial standard of practice for modeling.
( )The Academy updated its Essential Elements reports on Medicare’s Long-Term Sustainability Challenge and Securing Social Security with information from the newly released 2019 Medicare and Social Security trustees reports. The Essential Elements series is designed to make actuarial analyses of public policy issues clearer to general audiences.
( )The Pension Committee submitted a comment letter to the ASB on the fourth exposure draft of the Modeling ASOP.
( )The Intersector group released the notes of its March 2019 meeting with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
( )The Casualty Practice Council submitted a comment letter to the Actuarial Standards Board on the fourth exposure draft of a proposed new actuarial standard of practice for modeling.
( )The ERM/ORSA Committee submitted a comment letter to the Actuarial Standards Board on the fourth exposure draft of a proposed new actuarial standard of practice for modeling.
( )The P/C RBC Committee submitted a scope letter to the NAIC P&C Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group outlining proposed research into various underwriting risk factors in the RBC formula for P/C insurers.
( )The Life Experience Committee sent a letter to the NAIC Life Actuarial (A) Task Force addressing concerns with the 2001 CSO Tables for Guaranteed Issue (GI) business.
( )The Life Capital Adequacy Committee submitted comments to the NAIC Capital Adequacy (E) Task Force on their exposed risk-based capital preamble.
( )The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee sent comments in response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ request for information on selling insurance across state lines through Health Care Choice Compacts.
( )The Intersector group released the notes of its March 2019 meeting with the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.
( )The IFRS 17 Work Group submitted comments to the IAA on the exposure draft of IAN 100 on Application of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts.
( )The Annuity Illustration Work Group submitted a comment letter to the NAIC Annuity Disclosure (A) Working Group on proposed changes to the Annuity Disclosure Model Regulation #245.
( )Public Policy Statements
Comments and letters
Comments, analysis, or explanatory material prepared for an external audience on behalf of an Academy group or the Academy as a whole; these include letters, memos, reports, and fact sheets.
Issue briefs
Analyses of major actuarial or public policy issues written primarily for: policy-makers, regulators, the news media, and the public.
Policy papers
Include white papers and monographs which are longer, more detailed analyses of major actuarial or public policy issues written primarily for: policy-makers, regulators, the news media, and the public. Includes monographs and white papers.
Presentations
Slides presented by the Academy at webinars, seminars, briefings, hearings, or other meetings and events.
Reports to the NAIC
The Academy works with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the creation and refinement of sensible, effective regulation. These reports and related documents highlight the NAIC-related work of Academy practice councils.
Testimony
Written and oral testimony provided to Congress or to other governmental and quasigovernmental bodies.
Practice Notes
Practice notes offer examples of current and emerging approaches to selected actuarial tasks. They are intended to supplement the available actuarial literature, especially where the practices addressed are subject to evolving technology, recently adopted external requirements, or advances in actuarial science and other applicable disciplines.
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