The Health Practice Council’s Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee Task Force to Review ASOP No. 22 submitted comments to the Actuarial Standards Board on the second exposure draft of the proposed revision of ASOP No. 22, Statements of Actuarial Opinion Based on Asset Adequacy Analysis for Life Insurance, Annuity, or Health Insurance Reserves and Other Liabilities.
The Actuaries Climate Index has been updated with data for spring 2020, with its key five-year moving average reaching a new high of 1.19. Read the news release.
The November Actuarial Update covers the Academy’s successful Annual Meeting and Policy Forum, held as a virtual event near the end of a momentous year. Stories include Tom Campbell becoming the Academy’s new president; plenary sessions that covered topics such as race and insurance, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, political and historical analysis of this year’s elections, and the importance of professionalism in a time of uncertainty; and breakout sessions in the casualty, health, life, and pension practice areas.
As this unusual year draws to a close it’s time to make sure you are on track to meet the continuing education (CE) requirements of the U.S. Qualification Standards (USQS) by the end of the year.
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This webinar, appropriate for actuaries with an interest in return forecasts, presents a variety of viewpoints and methodologies to raise your level of familiarity with developing and assessing investment return expectations.
Professionalism Webinar
Clear as a Bell: Professionalism Aspects of Communication
Dec. 14, 2020 | Noon to 1:30 p.m. EST | USQS CE and JBEA CPE Eligible
Available to undergraduate or graduate students who are not credentialed actuaries. You will need to register with your .edu email address. An Academy staff member will follow up with you to complete your registration and process your payment.
The Social Security Committee published an issue brief on actuarial assumptions used by the Social Security Administration to make projections for and evaluations of Social Security’s financial condition.
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Experts from the Committee on Qualifications, the ASB, and the ABCD discuss communication across the professionalism spectrum.
The Financial Reporting Committee and Life Financial Reporting Committee submitted comments to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) regarding indexing and modco embedded derivatives.
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