Public Policy Comments and Letters

Task Force Comments on NAIC Price Optimization White Paper

Comments to the NAIC executive committee by the Price Optimization Task Force on changes made to the proposed Price Optimization White Paper. (March 15, 2016)

Work Group Comments to NAIC on AG 49

Life Illustrations Work Group comments to the NAIC’s IUL Illustration (A) Subgroup on revisions to Actuarial Guideline (AG) 49. (March 14, 2016)

Subgroup Comments to LATF on Valuation Manual

Role of the Actuary Subgroup comments to the NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) on revisions to the Corporate Governance Guidance Appendix, Section VM-G, of the Valuation Manual applicable to qualified actuaries for clarification and consistency with the Standard Valuation Law. (March 10, 2016)

Work Group Comments to NAIC on Statutory Valuation Interest Rates

SVL Interest Rate Modernization Work Group comments to the NAIC's V-22 Subgroup of the Life Actuarial Task Force on statutory regulations regarding the determination of statutory valuation interest rates. (February 23, 2016)

Comments to FASB on Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework

Financial Reporting Committee comments to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on its proposed accounting standards update, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework. (February 18, 2016)

COPLFR Comments on Actuarial Opinion Instructions

Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) comments to the NAIC’s Actuarial Opinion (C) Working Group on the Actuarial Opinion Instructions. (February 12, 2016)

Academy Fellow Comments on Workers’ Compensation Large Deductible Study

Senior Property/Casualty Fellow Jim MacGinnitie comments to the NAIC/IAIABC Joint (C) Working Group on the 2015 Workers’ Compensation Large Deductible Study draft. (February 5, 2016)

COPLFR Comments on Fees Incurred for Salvage/Subrogation Recoveries

Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) comments to the NAIC’s Statutory Principles (E) Working Group on the proposed Clarification of Accounting Treatment for Fees Incurred for Salvage/Subrogation Recoveries. (February 3, 2016)

LIWG Comments to NAIC on New Working Group

Life Illustrations Work Group (LIWG) comments to the NAIC’s Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee on the new working group formed to explore disclosures required in Model #580 and #582. (January 29, 2016)

Work Group Comments on Variable Annuities Blanks Proposal

Actuarial Guideline 43/C-3 Phase II Work Group comments to the NAIC on the variable annuities blanks proposal exposed on Nov. 19. (January 29, 2016)

Subcommittee Letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Chronic Care

Medicare Subcommittee letter to the Senate Finance Committee with comments on the Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group’s Policy Options Document. (January 26, 2016)

Comments to IAIS on NTNI Consultation Document

Solvency Committee comments to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) on the Non-traditional Non-insurance Activities and Products public consultation document dated November 25, 2015. (January 25, 2016)

COPLFR Comments on Workers’ Compensation Large Deductible Study

Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) comments to the NAIC/IAIABC Joint (C) Working Group on the 2015 Workers’ Compensation Large Deductible Study draft. (January 19, 2016)

Subcommittee Comments on Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

Risk Sharing Subcommittee letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the proposed rule on benefit and payment parameters for 2017. (December 20, 2015)

Intersector Group Notes from September Meeting with Treasury, IRS

Intersector Group notes of its September 2015 meeting with the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.
(December 9, 2015)

Intersector Group Notes from September Meeting with PBGC

Intersector Group notes of its September 2015 meeting with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
(December 9, 2015)

Work Group Comments on AG 49 Revision

Life Illustrations Work Group comments to LATF’s IUL Illustration (A) Subgroup on the draft revision to Actuarial Guideline (AG) 49. (December 1, 2015)

Comments to NAIC’s Property/Casualty Committee on Price Optimization White Paper

Price Optimization Task Force comments to the NAIC’s Property/Casualty Committee on the Price Optimization White Paper after its adoption by the Casualty Actuarial and Statistical Task Force (CASTF). (November 21, 2015)

Comments to IAA on ERM White Paper

ERM/ORSA Committee comments to the International Actuarial Association (IAA) on its white paper "Actuarial Aspects of ERM for Insurance Companies." (November 20, 2015)

IDTWG Updates Incidence Modifies for Life Reserve Calculations

Individual Disability Tables Work Group (IDTWG) presented updated incidence modifiers report for use in active life reserve calculations for employer-sponsored disability income policies along with a corresponding memo memo to the chair of the Health Actuarial Task Force. (November 18, 2015)