Donna Claire, who represented the Academy during a National Association of Insurance Commissioners Life Insurance and Annuities Committee conference call, said that while the Academy had some concerns, it wholeheartedly supports the passage of the Standard Valuation Law.

Letters from the Academy's Senior Pension Fellow Frank Todisco to FOX News Channel and Rep. Anthony Weiner were cited. Todisco wrote to clarify misunderstandings about the process of determining cost of living adjustments for Social Security.

The Academy's Senior Pension Fellow Frank Todisco was the special guest on an Ohio retirement planning radio show. Todisco discussed the seven sources of retirement income.

The Academy's Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP) Work Group's recent study of emerging data on CDHPs was cited and discussed in op-ed.

The Academy's Social Security Game was cited. 

The Academy's Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP) Work Group's recent study of emerging data on CDHPs was cited in op-ed on controlling health care costs.

The Academy's Life Practice Council Vice President Tom Campbell said that the actuaries are pleased that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Life Insurance and Annuities Committee decided to adopt revisions to the Standard Valuation Law as it is a milestone toward implementing a principle-based approach.

In supporting the passage of the Standard Valuation Law (SVL), the Academy wrote to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners that the proposed revisions would help consumers by establishing "a reserve system that recognizes all the benefits, guarantees, and funding associated with life insurance contracts and their risks." The Academy also said that applying principle-based reserving principles to the SVL would define a framework to "enable companies to price products with reserves more closely aligned to the assumed risks."

Discussing health care reform, the Academy's Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello said that if premiums for high-risk individuals do not adequately reflect the costs associated with the coverage, low-risk individuals will pay higher premiums to compensate. Without an effective and enforceable mandate, these low-risk individuals may choose to drop coverage.

The Academy said that the cost of living for single retirees is about 40 percent higher than for couples in an article about retiring as a single. Cost of living is higher for singles because couples can share housing and other expenses.