American Academy Of Actuaries

Mary D. Miller, on behalf of the American Academy of Actuaries, submitted a comment letter to the Casualty Actuarial and Statistical (C) Task Force (CASTF) to the CASTF 's draft qualification and related documentation requirements and copy of a letter to the Executive (EX) Committee's Ad Hoc commissioner group’s proposed changes of the Property and Casualty 2019 Actuarial Opinion Instructions, including the Ad Hoc Group's draft qualified actuary definition. (February 15, 2019)

The February HealthCheck covers the Long-Term Care (LTC) Practice Note Work Group’s exposure draft of an LTC insurance practice note, comments on which are due April 30. Also in this issue, state and federal legislative regulatory activity, including a White House Council of Economic Advisers report on the Affordable Care Act; regulatory actions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and health-related legislation in several states. (February 13, 2019)

Academy President Shawna Ackerman sent a special message to members on the day of the State of the Union addressing the many ways in which the Academy is providing public policymakers and regulators with an actuarial perspective to support good policy outcomes on financial security issues. (February 05, 2019)

In the January Actuarial Update, read about the Academy representatives who attended and presented at Canada’s Actuarial Students’ National Association meeting in Montreal this month. Also in this issue: the Academy released its 2018 year-in-review policy alert; Rich Gibson is the Academy’s new Senior P/C Fellow; and the “Professionalism Counts” column, by Vice President for Professionalism Art Panighetti, notes that now is the time for Academy volunteers to commit to objectivity. (January 31, 2019)

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. (January 25, 2019)

The January HealthCheck covers the Medicaid Subcommittee’s comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a proposed rule that would make changes to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program; legislative and regulatory updates, including to the Affordable Care Act; and save-the-date items for the Academy’s Life and Health Qualifications Seminar and Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum, to be held in November. (January 16, 2019)