The Applicability Guidelines for Actuarial Standards of Practice were updated to include the new ASOP No. 49, Medicaid Managed Care Capitation Rate Development and Certification.

The Casualty Practice Council submitted a letter to the NAIC’s Casualty Actuarial and Statistical Task Force on the CPC’s process for approving member actuaries to sign P/C NAIC opinions.

In the April issue of HealthCheck, read about updates Health Practice Council (HPC) work groups provided to the NAIC’s Long-Term Care Working Group at the NAIC’s Spring 2015 National Meeting. Also in this issue, read the Risk Sharing Work Group’s letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the 2014 medical loss ratio (MLR) annual reporting form, register for upcoming health care reform events, and more.

Academy volunteers addressed issues ranging from pandemic effects on the insurance sector to professionalism before regulators at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Spring 2015 National Meeting held March 28-31 in Phoenix.

The Pension Practice Council and Multiemployer Subcommittee sent a comment letter to the IRS and Treasury regarding the Request for Information on Suspensions of Benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA).