The Spring HealthCheck covers the Health Practice Council’s (HPC) virtual “Hill Visits” to federal lawmakers, policymakers, and staff to discuss key health public policy issues and the HPC’s telehealth issue brief; the Health Equity Work Group’s (HEWG) discussion brief on health equity issues and an “Actuary Voices” podcast with HEWG Chairperson Annette James; the Long-Term Care (LTC)/Disability Committee’s issue brief on LTC insurance and COVID-19; and the HPC’s comments to the U.S. Treasury Department on COVID-19, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. (April 28, 2021)
The Health Solvency Subcommittee sent a comment letter in response to a request from the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group to provide an additional digit within the subcommittee’s summary of the Investment Income Adjusted Health H2 Experience Fluctuation Risk Factors. (April 27, 2021)
David Traugott, Chairperson of the Academy's Property and Casualty Risk Based Capital (P/C RBC) Committee, presented an update on P/C RBC underwriting factors experience to the NAIC's P/C RBC (E) Work Group. (April 27, 2021)
Ahead of President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress on April 28, Academy President Tom Campbell noted “The Academy offers technical analysis to policymakers and regulators that is essential to developing and implementing effective public policy to address the new and continuing challenges facing Americans’ financial and retirement security through public programs and insurance and pension protections.” Read the news release. (April 26, 2021)
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. (April 23, 2021)
The Automobile Insurance Committee released an issue brief on the development of consumer pricing for automobile insurance. (April 16, 2021)
The Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee sent a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Actuarial (B) Task Force regarding the proposal to modify the definition of “actuarial assets” as used in the instructions for the Health Statement of Actuarial Opinion. (April 19, 2021)
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. (April 16, 2021)
The Automobile Insurance Committee released an issue brief on the development of consumer pricing for automobile insurance. (April 16, 2021)
The Academy's Casualty Practice Council submitted comments to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding the setting assumptions actuarial standard of practice (ASOP). (April 15, 2021)
The Academy’s Pension Committee submitted comments to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding the third exposure draft of the proposed Setting Assumptions Actuarial Standard of Practice. (April 14, 2021)
The Telehealth Work Group released an issue brief on telehealth coverage and payment considerations for policymakers now and after the COVID-19 public health emergency. (April 14, 2021)
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. (April 09, 2021)
The Academy has released an original research paper on scalar methodologies to aggregate capital requirements across regulatory frameworks. Scalars are a central part of efforts to develop capital adequacy measures for financial groups that operate businesses in more than one country and/or more than one industry. (April 09, 2021)
Life Vice President, Laura Hanson, presented an update of Life Practice Council activities to the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners 2021 Virtual Spring National Meeting. (April 08, 2021)
