Medical Professional Liability Committee issue brief on considerations stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic related to changes in health care delivery, the regulatory environment, and coverage and exposure consideration.
(September 22, 2021)Social Security Committee issue brief examining COVID-19 implications reflected in the annual Trustees Reports from 2020 and 2021.
(September 20, 2021)Social Security Committee issue brief on 2021 Social Security Trustees Report examining the latest detailed annual assessment by the federal government of the program’s solvency.
(September 20, 2021)Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Provider Contracting and Network Development. This discussion brief is part of a series developed by the HEWG to provide more context on issues raised in the initial discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Questions to Explore.
(September 16, 2021)Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the financing challenges facing the Medicare program based on the 2021 annual review of the Medicare program’s trustees.
(September 03, 2021)The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee released an issue brief laying out the factors underlying premium rate setting and highlighting the major components driving premium changes in 2022.
(September 02, 2021)Long-term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee issue brief on LTC financing reform proposals involving public programs. This issue brief provides a side-by side assessment of various federal and state reform programs and proposals using essential criteria for LTC financing reform proposals developed by the Academy.
(July 28, 2021)Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Health Plan Benefit Design. This discussion brief is part of a series developed by the HEWG to provide more context on issues raised in the initial discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Questions to Explore.
(July 23, 2021)Pension Practice Council issue brief considering mechanisms in place to help guarantee payment of pension plan participants’ earned benefits.
(May 27, 2021)Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) Discussion Brief – Issue in Focus, Health Equity From An Actuarial Perspective: A Deeper Dive Into Health Plan Pricing. This discussion brief, which focuses on questions related to pricing health insurance products, is part of a series to identify areas that may affect health equity. An introductory discussion brief provided an overview of the HEWG’s work.
(May 25, 2021)Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee issue brief outlining steps an employer might take when considering participation in or choosing a PEP or PEP provider.
(May 14, 2021)The Automobile Insurance Committee's issue brief on automobile insurance pricing that explores how increased availability of data and technology has resulted in lower premiums paid by customers. It also examines how customers can impact the prices they pay based on factors they control.
(April 16, 2021)Telehealth Work Group issue brief on telehealth coverage and payment considerations for policymakers now and after the COVID-19 public health emergency.
(April 14, 2021)Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) discussion brief on health equity from an actuarial perspective. This brief serves as an introduction to the HEWG’s work in examining the following areas: health insurance benefit design, provider contracting and network development, premium pricing, and managing population health.
(March 31, 2021)The Automobile Insurance Committee's issue brief on considerations that might be made by actuaries and regulators overseeing automobile insurance in the interim period where the duration, size of the data impact, and state variations due to COVID-19 are yet unknown.
(March 24, 2021)The Social Security Committee's issue brief on Social Security reform proposals. This issue brief compares three proposals for reforming Social Security using the Individual Equity and Social Adequacy principles.
(March 12, 2021)The Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee's issue brief on regulatory options for LTC insurance innovation. This issue brief examines some National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) proposed options specific to regulatory changes, and discusses recommended changes with actuarial implications.
(March 10, 2021)The Long-Term Care Reform Subcommittee's COVID-19 Work Group issue brief on COVID-19’s potential short-term and long-term impacts on long-term care insurance (LTCI), with a focus on key actuarial and economic assumptions impacting standalone LTCI policies.
(January 25, 2021)The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting issued an updated and expanded set of questions and answers regarding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on P/C financial reporting.
(January 13, 2021)Public Plans Committee issue brief on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public pension plans.
(December 14, 2020)Social Security Committee issue brief discussing how immigration relates to Social Security’s finances.
(December 01, 2020)Social Security Committee issue brief on assumptions used to evaluate Social Security’s financial condition.
(November 23, 2020)Pension Committee issue brief on Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) single-employer premiums and their impact on pension plan sponsorship.
(October 08, 2020)Pension Committee issue brief on near-term and long-term effects of COVID-19 on pension plans, mortality, and other assumptions.
(September 22, 2020)Multiemployer Plans Committee issue brief detailing considerations and approaches to the selection of actuarial assumptions for multiemployer plans.
(July 16, 2020)Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee issue brief addressing approaches to retiree income budgeting.
(July 13, 2020)Issue brief from the Workers' Compensation Committee rdiscussing the recent actions of state governments, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to expand their presumption laws to include additional diseases/injuries experienced during employment, but also to whom the presumptions apply.
(July 08, 2020)Pension Practice Council issue brief addressing relationship between asset allocation and investment return assumption.
(July 06, 2020)Presumptive Benefits in Workers’ Compensation: Emerging Issues Before and After COVID-19, an issue brief released by the Workers’ Compensation Committee, covers what workers’ compensation.
(June 25, 2020)Issue brief examining the potential impact of the SECURE Act on retirement security, developed by Academy Senior Pension Fellow in conjunction with members of the Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee and chairpersons of the Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee.
(June 10, 2020)