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The August Actuarial Update includes a wrapup of the Academy’s presentations at the NAIC Summer National Meeting in New York City. Also in the issue, Academy representatives attended the International Association of Black Actuaries’ annual meeting; an Academy-organized panel presented on climate indexes at an American Statistical Association meeting; and the “Professionalism Counts” column looks at Precept 10 and “Courtesy and Cooperation.”

Members of the LTC Reform Subcommittee submitted comments following their discussion with the Federal Interagency Task Force on Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) earlier this year. These comments reiterate and expand on their original discussion including addressing regulatory hurdles to innovation.

The Long-Term Care Valuation Work Group presented updates on the mortality and lapse tables development

The Group Life Waiver Valuation Table Work Group updated the Health Actuarial Task Force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on group life waiver of premium mortality and recovery tables development.