As policy makers debate changes to Social Security and Medicare in the 2014 federal budget proposed by President Obama, the nation’s actuaries urge them to consider the impact of policy changes on the sustainability of these vital social-insurance programs. Social Security and Medicare are among the highest public policy priorities for the American Academy of Actuaries, in part because of their near-universal impact on U.S. retirees. Read the news release. (April 11, 2013)
The Academy's Individual Disability Table Work Group provided an update to the NAIC's Health Actuarial Task Force at the NAIC's Spring National Meeting highlighting progress on the individual disability table as well as indicating the specific tasks that lie ahead to finish the updated table. (April 05, 2013)
Bob Yee, who chairs the Long-Term Care Valuation Work Group, provided a final recommendation at the NAIC's LTC Actuarial Working Group meeting regarding an LTC valuation table and determined that a table is not feasable at this time because of a lack of quality data. (April 05, 2013)
The Medical Loss Ratio Work Group submitted comments to HHS on a proposed rule that requires issuers to offer a new type of individual health insurance policy covering contraceptive benefits. The comments focus only on the effect of the proposed rule on the MLR calculation. (March 28, 2013)
Cori Uccello, the Academy's senior health fellow, submitted suggested language on actuarial value to the NAIC's Consumer Information Subgroup for inclusion in a "frequently asked questions" document. (April 01, 2013)
Register now for the April 18 webinar to learn more about requirements related to the ACA provision on rate review and disclosure, specifically the final unified rate review template and actuarial memorandum. A representative from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight will be available to answer your questions. (April 16, 2013)
The Casualty Practice Council, represented by Chairperson Mike Angelina, presented an actuarial perspective on insurance for acts of terrorism at the NAIC's Center for Insurance Policy and Research Brunch. (April 09, 2013)
Subgroups of the Life Practice Council gave presentations to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial Task Force regarding development of an aggregate margin and mortality studies, submitted reports on nonforfeiture modernization and, synthetic guaranteed investment contracts and proposed amendments to VM-20 regarding policy loans, deterministic reserve and pre-tax investment maintenance reserve. (April 04, 2013)
The Property/Casualty Risk-Based Capital Committee provided a report to the NAIC’s Property/Casualty Risk-Based Capital Working Group on the reinsurance credit risk charge in NAIC Property/Casualty Risk-Based Capital. (March 29, 2013)
The Casualty, Health, Life, and Professionalism Councils sent comments to the NAIC’s Joint Qualified Actuary (A/B/C) Subgroup in response to its request for comments to a list of nine questions in anticipation of the Subgroup’s meeting at the NAIC Spring National Meeting on April 5, 2013. (March 28, 2013)