| 单词 | actuary |
| 例句 | Jeremy Fitzgerald was crossing the street when a drunk and distraught man—an insurance actuary—in a white BMW hit him at twenty miles per hour. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “He’s just an actuary, and the actuarial tables were not good. I remember him saying the statistical chances of being an Eastwood were just so small.” Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke on 'Boyhood' 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z This is why the NFL’s own actuaries estimate that up to 30 percent of former players will suffer long-term brain damage. Let’s have a war on football: Greed, brain damage, tax breaks to billionaires and the debate we need to have about the NFL 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z On the other side is Darcy, a buttoned-up actuary who guards her heart as carefully as she does the pristine surfaces in her swanky apartment. Three New Cinderella-Inspired Romance Novels 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z "I don't pretend to be an actuary," he said. Aldermen to reap generous pensions 2012-05-01T02:03:00Z The chief actuary for the retirement system has said the fund would be unaffected. House approves payroll tax cut extension 2011-12-13T23:49:00Z My wife and I were relieved when that poker room shut down and Zach began to apply himself to career planning, passing the first two four-hour actuary tests. Please Take My Son’s Wallet 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z He does not, as some viewers must believe, descend from actuaries, and to spend time in Kimball’s presence is to recognize the expensive tailoring of his clothes and their studied flamboyance. Cook’s Illustrated’s Christopher Kimball Believes Cooking Is Ultraserious Business 2012-10-14T16:30:31Z He knew I was an actuary but not that I was a partner at the firm. How I Fell for an ‘I’m the Man’ Man 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The thresholds were designed by actuaries who mined actual drug usage statistics to identify the optimal price points. Why Closing Medicare's 'Donut Hole' is a Terrible Idea 2012-05-23T19:38:46Z A disastrous first date between an icy actuary and a sunny astrologer turns into a temporary alliance to endure family holiday gatherings. Best romance novels of 2020 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z And that was time that we got to spend with our son, the little boy that I just described, rather than with some actuary on the phone in Indiana. Rob Delaney on Writing While Grieving and the Real Work of Comedy 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z A bizarre note at the end from an actuary calculating the risk of Mr. Hoffman’s 159-day journey implies that we might not be impressed by his feats of bravery because he wasn’t kidnapped or killed. Armchair Traveler: Book Review: The Lunatic Express by Carl Hoffman 2010-03-27T02:45:00Z As a professional actuary who has been involved with developing and reviewing health insurance costs and rates for more than 40 years, this is something close to my heart. Unreasonable Rate Review for Health Insurance 2011-12-13T23:03:22Z The actuary, who works in the City, may well have the most thrilling address in Britain. St Pancras Chambers: no place like home 2010-05-02T20:30:00Z The only personal object his work supervisor returned to us after his accident was his study binder for the third actuary test. Please Take My Son’s Wallet 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z In a recent report, the actuary of Medicare projects that Part D’s cost over its first decade will likely be more than 40% below those original estimates. George W. Bush, Health Reformer: Flat Medicare Drug Premiums Show That Choice and Competition Work 2011-08-05T18:51:03Z The bride's father is the chief actuary and chief operating officer of the Brandywine Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Philadelphia. Alice Oliver, Thomas Incorvaia 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Insurance actuaries will tell you there isn’t a huge difference between us, in terms of life expectancy. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Turns out, President Trump and I aren’t total opposites 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z His father is a managing director and an actuary at Willis Towers Watson's Insurance in London. Hillary Nadel, Daniel Needleman 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z The work required to justify an increase to HHS or a state insurance department is the same work that the company actuaries complete to justify the increase to company management or Boards. Unreasonable Rate Review for Health Insurance 2011-12-13T23:03:22Z And finally, the Medicare actuary estimates that 15 percent of hospitals and nursing homes will stop taking Medicare patients. Fact-Checking Obama's Campaign Ad About Romney's Proposal for Medicare Reform 2012-08-27T04:41:15Z Mr. Boomer is an actuary in Boston, but he moonlights as a New York Times contributor. The Modern Love Podcast: Paul Rust Reads ‘The End of Small Talk’ 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z In 2013, the Economic Policy Institute and the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration determined that undocumented immigrants receive about $1 billion in benefits, but they also contributed about $15 billion through their TINs. How Does Illegal Immigration Impact the American Economy? 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “We expect that trend to continue next year with employers continuing to absorb most of the health care cost increases,” said Debbie Ashford, the North America chief actuary for Health Solutions at Aon. Biden’s claim of wrangling down health costs to run into biggest premium spike in nearly a decade 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Nearly a third of them will suffer brain damage, according to the NFL’s own actuaries. The back-and-forth over 'The Blind Side' misses the big picture. So did Michael Lewis 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Most insurers will probably cover the drug but heavily restrict its use through things like requiring pre-approval, said Greg Warren, a health actuary and member of the Society of Actuaries. Insurers won’t cover new Alzheimer’s treatment for some customers 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z That would likely make the fund insolvent based on an actuary formula that needs more people to pay into the system than receive the benefits. State officials still have work to fix WA Cares | Editorial 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z This is what actuaries and spies have in common. Experts agree: Climate change is a weapon of mass destruction 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z “A lot of people do OK in their first 10 years or 15 years of retirement,” says actuary Steve Vernon, a former research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity. Liz Weston: You’ll probably live longer than you think 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z There’s a wide market for genetic information — from pharmaceutical companies developing therapeutics, to insurance actuaries, to public health researchers. Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried. 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The latter is the 75-year span over which the system’s actuaries calculate its finances. Column: Social Security is perfectly healthy, but there's one easy way to improve it 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z A separate review by the government's actuary was examining the latest life expectancy data. State pension age rise to 68 will not be brought forward - government to say 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z “Unfortunately, it’s going to be a problem that is pretty sticky in terms of consuming more and more of consumers’ pocketbook,” said Sunit Patel, chief actuary of health and benefits at Mercer, the consulting firm. Inflation is declining, but health premiums and medical costs are heading higher 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Liker was one of 229 brackets entered in 2023 on a site dubbed “The Bracket Project,” a charming hub for both, say, the industry professional and the humble actuary to compete on their projections. 'Something special': 24-year-old Jake Liker almost perfectly predicts March Madness' Selection Sunday 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In most cases, employers retain the right to change this type of benefit, says Trevis Parson, chief actuary for individual marketplace business at the benefits consulting firm Willis Towers Watson. More Retiree Health Plans Move Away From Traditional Medicare 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Freese said CBO’s calculations tend to be more pessimistic than Social Security’s own actuary, and she said the current economic turmoil makes any projections for a decade out particularly fraught. Social Security to go broke in 10 years, forcing Washington’s hand on retiree crisis 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The program’s actuaries estimate, for example, that a one-earner couple who made a medium wage and then retired in 2008 will get 50 percent more than they paid in. Opinion | A Social Security crisis is a terrible thing to welcome 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z What if as a child he dreamed of being an actuary? Perspective | Don’t worry, be happy? Easy for you to say. 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z "And you look at the actuaries, the insurance company numbers all over the western world and we have record deaths since the introduction of the shots." Alex Jones pushes anti-vax conspiracy theory after Diamond of “Diamond & Silk” unexpectedly dies 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Aronson noted that among octogenarians, researchers and actuaries will divide people into three groups — the top 25%, the bottom 25% and everyone in the middle — and find significant differences in life expectancy within those groups. Biden is now America's first octogenarian president. Here's what that means 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Social Security’s actuary said the cash infusion would bring in $33.8 trillion over the next 75 years, and the increased spending would total $12.8 trillion. Social Security to go broke in 10 years, forcing Washington’s hand on retiree crisis 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Whatever happens to Florida’s insurance market, experts say the siren song of Florida’s coastal towns will continue, their sunshine and azure waters indifferent to the worries of bankers and insurance actuaries. Why Ian May Push Florida Real Estate Out of Reach For All But the Super Rich 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The Employment Security Department, which said its projections are slightly different from the actuary report, has estimated that a 0.9% premium rate is necessary. Washington’s paid family leave program running short on cash 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z A separate review by the government's actuary is examining the latest life expectancy data. Increasing state pension age not ruled out 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z “These people, many of them believe that their homeowners’ insurance policy will cover them,” said Nancy Watkins, principal and consulting actuary at Milliman. Hurricane Ian’s Toll Is Severe. Lack of Insurance Will Make It Worse. 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The program’s actuaries have a more dire projection of 2028 for the fund to run out of cash. Social Security to go broke in 10 years, forcing Washington’s hand on retiree crisis 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Government actuaries said in June that the health of the social safety net programs improved slightly last year, because of the strength of the economic recovery, but that shortfalls were still looming. Biden Says Social Security Is on the ‘Chopping Block’ if Republicans Win Congress 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z At the end of June, it increased slightly to just over $31 million by the end of June, according to the actuary report. Washington’s paid family leave program running short on cash 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Brian Bedwell, an actuary in Logan Square, added that he’s interested in reducing reliance on foreign fuel, and several early adopters said they wanted to stop burning natural gas in their homes for health reasons. In the fight against climate change, some go all-electric at home: ‘Hopefully, this will be the future’ 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z One hot afternoon, I arrived at the Newton, Massachusetts, home of our instructor, Matt Day, a 43-year-old insurance actuary. Woodcarving: Finding flow, community in the curve of a spoon 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Federal actuaries told the Democrats that such financing would delay the trust fund’s shortfall until 2031, another document showed. Dems want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z But with help from the Treasury and from Social Security’s actuaries, I’ve come up with a reasonable estimate of that added interest cost. Perspective | Fed interest rate hikes just made national debt a lot more expensive 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Yet new enrollment did plunge after 2010 — more steeply than Social Security actuaries initially anticipated. Opinion | The federal budget has 99 problems. This program ain’t one — anymore. 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The actuaries do not expect the pandemic to have any substantial long-term impact on the trajectory of Medicare spending, according to the report. Social Security and Medicare funds improved during the pandemic, but the long term remains dire. 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr Dibon, an actuary who works in Stockholm, said he had a fear of heights as a youngster. Bungee jumper sets world record at Perthshire bridge 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Mr Dibon, an actuary who works in Stockholm, said it would be his "pleasure to bring the record to Scotland." 'Stars aligned' for record-breaking Perthshire bungee jump bid 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z So I came up with an estimate by extrapolating from some numbers that Social Security’s actuaries gave me. Perspective | Fed interest rate hikes just made national debt a lot more expensive 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z But ultimately, school curriculum is “outside my area of expertise,” said Henry, 31, an actuary who is also the acting president of the Gwinnett County Young Democrats. Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans: AP-NORC poll 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The actuaries said they expected medical spending to return to its normal trend in a few years. Social Security and Medicare funds improved during the pandemic, but the long term remains dire. 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z I knew I wanted Darcy to be very logistical, so I decided she was going to be an actuary, focused on numbers. Alexandria Bellefleur’s Seattle-set queer romance series caps off with ‘Count Your Lucky Stars’ 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Holland said that the agency plans to bring an actuary on board in March to help refine projections and to provide options for potentially changing the rate structure. WA state’s paid family leave program running short on cash 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The actuaries told me that about $175 billion of that will have to be rolled over from this past March 31 to March 31 of next year. Perspective | Fed interest rate hikes just made national debt a lot more expensive 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z It is unprecedented to cut premiums after the year has started; usually, if calculations by the Medicare actuaries are off, adjustments in premiums are made in rates the following year. Medicare proposes covering expensive drug for early-stage Alzheimer’s, but with restrictions that will sharply limit use 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z But the trustees cautioned that the economic outlook had become more uncertain since mid-February, when the actuaries made their assumptions for the current reports. Social Security and Medicare funds improved during the pandemic, but the long term remains dire. 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z At the time, CMS had not decided on its coverage policy, but agency actuaries typically take a conservative stance in estimating expenses. Medicare is about to make its most important coverage decision in years. Here’s how people with Alzheimer’s and others might be affected. 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Stephen Goss, Social Security’s chief actuary, said they believe that the last decade was an aberration and that women on average do say they want to have at least two children. Social Security predicts pandemic birth blip, not birth dearth 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Especially not in the first act, in which Keaton’s stiff, slightly chilly lawyer is seen arguing, like an insurance actuary, for a distribution formula that reduces people to numbers. New movies to stream this week: ‘Worth,’ ‘The Big Scary ‘S’ Word’ and more 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The program’s actuaries also anticipate lower birth rates in the next few years than they originally forecast. Column: Beating dire predictions, Social Security weathered the COVID crisis well 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The actuaries were forced to make assumptions about how long Covid would continue to cause unusual patterns of hospitalizations and deaths and whether it would contribute to long-term disabilities among survivors. Social Security is projected to be insolvent a year earlier than previously forecast. 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z In 1825, however, the British actuary Benjamin Gompertz published a new mathematical model of mortality, which demonstrated that the risk of death increased exponentially with age. How Long Can We Live? 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Life insurance policies outline when death benefits are paid and the payments are made regardless of the cause of death, said Jan Graeber, a senior health actuary at ACLI. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z “These plans are uniquely unable to raise their contributions,” said Naughton, whose clients included multiemployer plans when he was a practicing actuary. Rescue Package Includes $86 Billion Bailout for Failing Pensions 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z L&I insurance actuaries noticed that between 2014 and 2018, Amazon fulfillment centers saw a marked increase in workers’ comp claims, while general merchandise warehouses and grocery distributors saw claim frequency trend downward. Proposed workers’ comp insurance rate increase for Amazon fulfillment centers moves forward 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Long term, the actuaries said they did not think Covid-19 itself would have substantial influence on Medicare spending on hospital care. Social Security is projected to be insolvent a year earlier than previously forecast. 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Democrats ginned up a letter from the chief actuary to describe a plan that does not currently exist. Donald Trump heading to California for wildfires briefing as death toll rises – US politics live 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z On Aug. 19, four senators wrote to the chief actuary of Social Security asking for “your analysis of hypothetical legislation” that would mandate “zero percent” payroll taxes. Analysis | Biden campaign attacks a Trump Social Security ‘plan’ that does not exist 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z She is working with an actuary to analyze potential losses and with Prymus Insurance Co, a private North Carolina insurer specializing in unusual risks, to try and develop a product, she said. U.S. insurers explore officer coverage as police reform debate rages 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Whether or not solar activity is correlated with earthquakes on Earth, earthquake prediction has long been considered a holy grail of sorts for geologists and actuaries alike. A study that links solar activity to earthquakes is sending shockwaves through the science world 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z On the other, the actuaries expect that some people may have additional health care needs from the syndrome known as long Covid. Social Security is projected to be insolvent a year earlier than previously forecast. 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Demand for unemployment benefits remains high, said Lennon Weller, actuary for the state’s unemployment system. Alaska reports 37,700 fewer jobs in June than prior year 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z “I see myself as an actuary on the East Coast.” Season Interrupted: Isabella Kam is down with her Eastbound future 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Lennon Weller, actuary for Alaska’s unemployment system, said that category generally reflects how many people were determined eligible and filing for benefits. Alaska will send oil-wealth checks early because of virus 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Initial claims for the most recent reporting week totaled 12,007, said Lennon Weller, actuary for the state’s unemployment insurance system. Alaska initial jobless claims down but well above average 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The actuaries declined to make any estimates on the effect of Aduhelm, a very expensive Alzheimer’s treatment that was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Social Security is projected to be insolvent a year earlier than previously forecast. 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z She is an actuary for a large health-care company and works from home, so we rotate childcare shifts on the basis of our availability. Six ways to juggle science and childcare from home 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Even if disease transmission was reduced by half, he wrote in a report aimed at clinicians and actuaries in mid-February, a coronavirus outbreak in the UK would “have a chance of overwhelming the system.” Special Report: Johnson listened to his scientists about coronavirus - but they were slow to sound the alarm 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Claims for the latest weekly reporting period totaled 13,774, up from a revised figure of 7,847 the week prior, Lennon Weller, actuary for Alaska’s unemployment insurance system, said Thursday. Unemployment claims in Alaska soar again amid virus concerns 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Claims filed during the latest weekly reporting period totaled 7,806, up from 1,120 the week prior, said Lennon Weller, actuary for the state’s unemployment insurance system. Alaska unemployment claims jump amid coronavirus concerns 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z They let Bloomberg hide what is an obvious liability: He exudes all the romance and charisma of an actuary. Debate Mike vs. TV-ad Mike: How Bloomberg revived the relevance of the political TV commercial 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z At 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds, with an average physique, bald and wearing glasses, I more likely resemble a highly determined actuary. Perspective | I’ve been playing basketball for 59 years. Let me tell you why. 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “It’s a disaster waiting to happen,” said James P. Naughton, an associate professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and an actuary whose clients have included multiemployer pension plans. Congress Saves Coal Miner Pensions, but What About Others? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The study, produced by actuaries at the U.S. Retail drug prices declined last year for first time since 1973 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z In 1825, the British actuary Benjamin Gompertz came up with a prediction model for human mortality, one which estimated that the risk of death increased exponentially with age, doubling every eight years. 'People are caught up in magical thinking': was the oldest woman in the world a fraud? 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z The actuaries’ report may be one of financial costs, but it paints a picture of harm the drug crisis is doing to men, women and children. Editorials from around Ohio 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z A corporate actuary returns to her hometown to cut jobs at a struggling ornament factory owned by her former high-school boyfriend. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z “Every plan is in a precarious position,” said Professor Naughton, the former actuary. Congress Saves Coal Miner Pensions, but What About Others? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The actuaries found that the epidemic’s biggest costs stemmed from the unrealized earnings of those killed by the highly addictive painkillers and health care expenditures during the four-year study period ending in 2018. Opioid crisis cost U.S. economy at least $631 billion, study finds 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Trust me, it would not be half as fun being an actuary if every line of your work were under replay review. Perspective | Upon further review, the call stands: Replay stinks 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z The suit filed by Indiana Legal Services and the National Health Law Program notes a state-hired actuary estimated 24,000 people would lose benefits by not complying with the work requirement. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The FRC’s enforcement division conducts investigations and can bring prosecutions against auditors, actuaries and accountants “where there appears to be misconduct or a breach of the relevant professional standards”. Thomas Cook collapse: accounting watchdog weighs up investigation 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z A woman who took time away from her career as an actuary to raise her children and lately taught part-time at an area community college was looking for information about jobs in corporate finance. Thousands line up in Seattle for jobs at Amazon, which has thousands on offer 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z According to the actuaries’ analysis, nearly one-third — $205 billion — of the estimated economic burden was pinned to excess health care spending for people with opioid-related disorders. Opioid crisis cost U.S. economy at least $631 billion, study finds 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The reality is that most people don’t get good, objective financial advice before they retire, says actuary Steve Vernon, consulting research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity. Liz Weston: The 6 biggest retirement mistakes, and 1 defense 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z An old joke has it that an economist is someone who wanted to be an actuary but lacked the charisma. The Rich Can’t Get Richer Forever, Can They? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The actuaries also document that costs and utilization trends in the large- and small-group market -- health insurance provided by employers -- remained stable, fell, or continued trends that already existed before the advent of the exchanges. Column: How Obamacare brought health coverage to the people, in four amazing charts 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The actuary returning to full-time work said her perception of Amazon as an employer was mixed. Thousands line up in Seattle for jobs at Amazon, which has thousands on offer 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z One in two women and one in three men will live past 90, the actuaries say. Liz Weston: Don’t believe these Social Security myths 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Young and other Vanguard researchers partnered with actuaries at Mercer Health and Benefits consulting firm to create a proprietary model based on what retired people actually spend on health care. Liz Weston: Let’s get real about health costs in retirement 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Young and other Vanguard researchers partnered with actuaries at Mercer Health and Benefits consulting firm to create a proprietary model based on what retired people actually spend on health care. Liz Weston: Let’s get real about health costs in retirement 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The editorial also failed to note that the actuaries in recent years made excessively pessimistic assumptions about application rates. Opinion | The good news on Social Security may be fleeting 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z An actuary for a financial consulting firm told the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board Tuesday that health care funding for about 26,000 state workers will fall around $27 million short. Consulting firm: State workers’ insurance will rise in 2020 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z With a weakened financial foundation, actuaries will be hard pressed to sign off on the system. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Eliminating rebates means premiums would rise, they say, an assertion confirmed by the Trump administration’s insurance actuaries. Hikes on Medicare drug premiums could be delayed until after 2020 elections 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The insurer added $365 million to its reserves in the quarter, following the completion of a review by AIG’s chief actuary, Mark Lyons, who was also named chief financial officer in December. AIG swings to loss, hit by catastrophes and volatile market 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z “The results, collectively, are positive,” said the system’s executive director, Ray Higgins said last week after a presentation to the board by actuaries. Analysis: Pension plan outlook rosier with funding increase 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z The state is making payments to the pension system, although not as much as actuaries say is necessary, so the shortfall rises. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z But Richard S. Foster, who was for many years the nonpartisan chief actuary of the Medicare program, said the emails sounded “more like Medicare Advantage plan advertising than objective information from a public agency.” Trump Administration Peppers Inboxes With Plugs for Private Medicare Plans 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z “The good news is that we’re living longer and the bad news is that we’re living longer,” said Michael Frank, an actuary and president of Aquarius Capital, a consultancy in Port Chester, New York. Long-term care policies loom over U.S. life insurance results 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z That means those estimates can get out of date, said Rick Foster, Medicare's former chief actuary, or top number-cruncher. Jobs overseeing Social Security and Medicare's financial health have sat empty for 3 years - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z That means those estimates can get out-of-date, said Rick Foster, Medicare’s former chief actuary, or top number-cruncher. Help Wanted: Overseers for Social Security and Medicare 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Broadly speaking, “interactive policy” means the company receives extra data and then uses it to adjust premiums or give discounts, according to Reginald Mazyck, a life actuary at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. What happens when life insurance companies track fitness data? 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z That reduction contributed to today’s shortfall, although the biggest component of the unfunded liability stems from investment losses since 2009, according to a January analysis by the pension system’s actuary. Analysis: Public retirement plan pressure won’t end soon 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z At issue was an assumption about so-called “morbidity improvement,” a term that actuaries use to describe people becoming healthier and needing less long-term care in the future. Long-term care policies loom over U.S. life insurance results 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z But those changes reduced uncertainty about the government’s intentions, making it easier for insurers and actuaries to predict costs and set rates for 2019. Judge says U.S. is on the hook for Obamacare subsidies for insurers 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z The record showed, based on an experienced study by the pension plan actuary, that overtime was evenly distributed across the workforce. Opinion | Metro’s union pushed for fairness, not pension padding 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z But estimates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services actuary suggest any such premium increases would be minimal and would not affect subsidized consumers. Opinion | Obamacare forgot about you. But Trump didn’t. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Up next, Sweeney said, would be the hiring of an actuary to crunch the pension figures. Plans to overhaul NJ’s government face murky path ahead 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The actuary, Milliman Inc., recalculates those required contributions every two years based on the value of the system’s assets, liabilities and the resulting funding gap that employers must backfill. Higher PERS costs loom despite stock market gains 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Under these arrangements, insurers are paid a capitated rate—that is, a flat monthly payment per enrollee, set to reflect what actuaries estimate will be the average cost to provide covered services. ObamaCare Is Robbing Medicaid’s Sickest Patients 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The actuary says participation rates are 21 percent higher than estimated when the settlement was reached. The Latest: NFL concussion payouts expected to grow 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z That’s when the British mathematician and actuary Benjamin Gompertz published the first models of human mortality and asked when, and whether, we must die. We haven’t maxed out our life spans yet, some scientists say 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The suit names the Catholic diocese, Prospect CharterCare, the Rhode Island Foundation and an actuary responsible for the fund. Receiver sues diocese, hospital owner over pension plan 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z The report, prepared mostly by nonpolitical actuaries and economists, predicts a 2.4 percent increase in Social Security benefits next year, to keep up with the cost of living. Medicare’s Trust Fund Is Set to Run Out in 8 Years. Social Security, 16. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z He thought about becoming an actuary—decent pay and hours and the chance to use his training in probability theory. To help save the world, become a banker not a doctor 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The actuary, who lives in New York City, said she called and emailed the company to learn a reason for the closure. Banned From Amazon: The Shoppers Who Make Too Many Returns 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z As a retired pension actuary, I understand the complexity of city finances, but that does not excuse the absence of reporting to us ordinary citizens on how the city is spending our money. Seattle’s tax burden: Give citizens a report on city’s spending 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Any health economist, insurer, actuary or health-care provider could have warned Price last year that eliminating the mandate would raise premiums — and oodles of these people did. Opinion | Marco Rubio and Tom Price (briefly) join the resistance 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z This revenue will be lower than previously expected while the cuts in individual tax rates are in effect through 2025, the actuaries said. Medicare’s Trust Fund Is Set to Run Out in 8 Years. Social Security, 16. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z He would become a successful actuary, calculating risk for organizations like the American Cancer Society. Redemption of a Lost Prodigy 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The bill was written so quickly it has not been reviewed by actuaries, so lawmakers don’t know how the bill will financially impact the retirement system. Kentucky lawmakers resurrect pension bill 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Official who run Obamacare’s wobbly exchanges said they could have used the boost, since actuaries predict that repeal of the mandate alone will increase premiums by an average of 10 percent. Obamacare premiums spike feared after Democrats balk at GOP stabilization bill 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z With his close-cropped silver hair, gnomish goatee and general air of placid competence, he could have been an actuary or an I.T. manager — that is, until he opened his mouth. The Evolution of One of Fiction’s Gay Liberators 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The number of Medicare beneficiaries is expected to surge to 87 million in 2040, from 60 million this year, according to Medicare actuaries. Medicare’s Trust Fund Is Set to Run Out in 8 Years. Social Security, 16. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z This was a story about a man with a life-Long passion for boats and the sea, who was also a successful actuary and apparently a family man. Redemption of a Lost Prodigy 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z That represents 60 percent of what actuaries determine to be the full rate. Murphy’s 1st budget shows how much can change post-Christie 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z The proposal amounts to a 60 percent payment of the amount recommended by actuaries and falls short Murphy’s pledge to fully fund the pension. Highlights of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s $37.4B budget 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z He is a mathematician and actuary at a consulting firm. The Magic (and Math) of Skating on Thin Ice without Falling In 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z The review of other studies was led by the chief actuary of Covered California, who brought together a group of leading health policy researchers to come up with the report’s forecasts. Premiums for ACA health insurance plans could jump 90 percent in three years 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The state actuary made a thorough report on SB 6087, and it shows why this bill would reduce the state’s liability and lower risk. DreamAhead 529 is a better college-savings plan than GET 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z As the system’s actuary likes to say, side accounts leverage, or amplify the effects of the system’s investment returns on employers’ pension costs. Public pension system exceeds return expectation for 2017 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z That would be anathema to actuaries and health insurers, who worry about competing with more lightly regulated plans. Possible return of a troubled healthcare model has California officials worried 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z But that’s not an excuse to rejigger the numbers from independent actuaries that make his plan look even worse than it already did. Kentucky editorial roundup 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z The $5.1 billion claims estimate is preliminary, but actuaries said they based it on experience from previous hurricanes. Florida hurricane fund may pay out as much as $5.1 billion 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z But current State Treasurer Duane Davidson and our nonpartisan state actuary disagree, saying that using reserves in return for reducing the amount of outstanding GET units is a strategy that reduces risk for the state. DreamAhead 529 is a better college-savings plan than GET 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The influx of a set of plans exempt from Affordable Care Act rules will essentially divide the market and make it increasingly unstable, said Rebecca Owen, a health-research actuary with the Society of Actuaries. Foiled in Congress, Trump moves on his own to relax Obamacare standards 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Regulators and actuaries said that the higher rates reflected a conservative approach as a cushion against potentially sizable losses. With Affordable Care Act’s Future Cloudy, Costs for Many Seem Sure to Soar 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Indeed, discretionary spending measured as a percentage of the economy has held steady at about 9 percent, and the government’s chief actuary says it will remain at that level for decades. Budget solutions to federal debt clear to analysts, not politicians 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z In 2010, an outside actuary working for California regulators found a crucial error in Anthem’s proposal to raise rates by up to 39%. To justify a 35% rate hike, Anthem expects Californians to use a lot more drugs next year 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z GRS Retirement Consulting made the recommendations last week, as part of its audit of the system’s regular actuaries. Analysis: Pressure rises on pension fund to seek more money 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z “Most of us are hoping and praying that this gets resolved,” said David Shea, a health actuary at the Virginia Bureau of Insurance. Facing Trump Subsidy Cuts, Health Insurance Officials Seek a Backup Plan 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z But experts including the Congressional Budget Office and Medicare’s actuary see little upside in the change. Congressional Democrats Promise a ‘Better Deal’ for American Workers 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z He enrolled at Drake University in 1994 aspiring to be an actuary, and upon turning pro and joining the mini-tours after graduation, tracked what numbers were available. Big Data: Info Seekers - Golf Digest 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z The three components of this proposed bipartisan solution would quickly earn the overwhelming support of insurance commissioners, actuaries, economists and policy experts from across the political spectrum. Opinion | The bipartisan way to strengthen health care 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z This is the sort of policy that actuaries think about a lot, since they need to determine how policy changes will affect the cost of providing insurance coverage. How to Discourage Health Insurance Lapses? G.O.P. Tries New Approach 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z “I sat in meetings with actuaries,” Mr. Graham told The Post in 2006. Former D.C. Council member Jim Graham has died 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Last year its chief actuary told me this growth could mostly be explained by the ageing of the workforce. Donald Trump’s budget ignores what is ailing American workers 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z But it wasn’t until 1997 that an actuary at the agency named Michael Shackleford began using the data to compile and publish lists of the most popular baby names. A lot of parents are naming their babies 'Kylo' after the new bad guy in Star Wars 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z All are actuary interns for a major insurance company. A Restaurant Opens, a Tradition Ends 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z But insurance actuaries and the Congressional Budget Office said that might eventually prompt fewer people to enroll because it would encourage healthy people to remain uncovered. If there’s a will, there’s a way: Congress and Trump can still fix health care law 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Insurance companies “do not discriminate on the basis of race,” James Lynch, chief actuary of the Insurance Information Institute, a trade group, told the researchers. Study Finds Car Insurers Raise Rates in Minority Neighborhoods 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The group’s pension section “is currently researching the mechanics and feasibility of introducing tontines into today’s market,” Mr. Hall said by email, adding that “an understanding of tontines” is pertinent for today’s actuaries. When Others Die, Tontine Investors Win 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z That’s not insurable risk that any actuary could possibly write a policy around. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Ms. Lu was also wrapping up her internship and was set to travel to California to study for the actuary exam in June. A Restaurant Opens, a Tradition Ends 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z It’s not imperative that you buy life insurance for children, says James Hunt, a retired life insurance actuary who assists the Consumer Federation of America on life insurance issues. Stop lying to yourself about money 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Financial impacts have to be evaluated by the actuaries and then companies need to make decisions based on that analysis. Why Trump’s Obamacare Promise Will Be So Hard to Keep 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z “Delaying the effective date of repeal while a replacement is worked out likely won’t be enough to assure the stability and sustainability of the individual market,” the actuaries wrote in the letter. Pence, Republican lawmakers focus on Obamacare in Capitol talks 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Within 19 plan years, the actuary said, the fund would be insolvent. New York’s Teamsters May Have Their Pensions Cut. What Went Wrong? 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Ms. Malik’s internship will run through mid-August, and he, too, plans to study for the actuary exam and hunt for a job. A Restaurant Opens, a Tradition Ends 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Robertson said actuaries want the contribution rate to rise from an already-high 37 percent of payroll to 50 percent. Analysis: Public pension fund faces test after 2 weak years 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z You can read the Social Security actuaries’ assessment of the plan here if you’re interested. GOP’s big overreach is coming: Another terrible new plan to “save” Social Security by destroying it 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Hospitals, insurers and actuaries - bean-counters who make long-range economic estimates - have weighed in, and more interest groups are expected to make their views known soon. GOP’s ‘Obamacare’ repeal path worries health care industry 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z A year ago, the fund’s actuary certified that the plan was in a “critical and declining status” and projected an accumulated funding deficiency within four years. New York’s Teamsters May Have Their Pensions Cut. What Went Wrong? 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Hospitals, insurers and actuaries — bean-counters who make long-range economic estimates — have weighed in, and more interest groups are expected to make their views known soon. GOP's 'Obamacare' repeal path worries health care industry 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Hospitals, insurers and actuaries - bean-counters who make long-range economic estimates - weighed in recently, and more interest groups are expected to make their views known soon. GOP’s ‘Obamacare’ repeal path worries health care industry 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z According to the Social Security actuaries’ report, a worker who spends 44 years working at an average salary of about $50,000 would absorb a benefit cut of nearly 17 percent. GOP’s big overreach is coming: Another terrible new plan to “save” Social Security by destroying it 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z The plan’s current actuary, Segal Consulting, reported in July that 23 years of unmet goals had left Dallas with a hidden pension debt of almost $7 billion. Dallas Stares Down a Texas-Size Threat of Bankruptcy 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z As one young woman before the New Hampshire primary put it to me: Going to a Hillary rally was like going on a date with an actuary. Why So Many Women Abandoned Hillary Clinton 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z “The Arizona market is the poster child for the problems the exchanges are experiencing nationally,” says Tom Snook, a Phoenix-based actuary for consultants Milliman Inc. Inside the Affordable Care Act’s Arizona Meltdown 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Illinois officials have been bracing for a pension payment increase after TRS, acting on the advice of its actuary consultant, lowered its assumed long-term investment rate to 7 percent from 7.5 percent in August. Illinois teachers' pension fund eyes 14.5 percent payment hike for state 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Does that apply to the actuaries at the Health and Human Services Department too? Another ObamaCare Shock 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z James Lynch, chief actuary with the Insurance Information Institute, an industry group, said the researchers’ methodology did not necessarily reflect what actually happened in the marketplace. Income, Not Driving Record, May Determine Auto Insurance Cost 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z “Actuaries shamelessly, although often in good faith, understate pension obligations by as much as 50 percent,” said Jeremy Gold, an actuary and economist, in a speech last year at the M.I.T. A Sour Surprise for Public Pensions: Two Sets of Books 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Stephen Goss, the chief actuary of the SSA, confirmed that number, according to Vice. 'That Mexican thing': Mike Pence's defense of Trump's rhetoric goes viral 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z TRS said it will give final approval to a fiscal 2018 payment early next year pending a review and approval of its methodology by the state actuary. Illinois teachers' pension fund eyes 14.5 percent payment hike for state 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z But Ms. Beard, 38, a former actuary, envisions a day when shoes will be printed in under an hour. Your Next Pair of Shoes Could Come From a 3-D Printer 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z How could professional actuaries, financial advisors, risk managers, and other experts be so wrong? Insurer did a ‘bait and switch’ on long-term care rate hike for feds, lawmakers say. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The actuaries at Calpers project each of the future monthly payments due to Mr. Houser and the other five retirees, assuming they will live to age 90. A Sour Surprise for Public Pensions: Two Sets of Books 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z James Spencer, the chief actuary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, said 1 percent of prescriptions accounted for 30 percent of pharmacy costs. Health Insurers Use Process Intended to Curb Rate Increases to Justify Them 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z While they admit that their methodology has some flaws — they largely worked from self-reported information from the magazines — they believe that the data is largely correct after consulting with an actuary. Science fiction publishing has a major race problem, new report shows 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z That means “the actuaries got it wrong, and long-term care costs are rising faster than expected,” Thissen said. Costs skyrocket for feds’ long-term-care insurance 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z In addition to greatly improving work incentives, our set of policies would ensure the program's sustainability for 75 years and beyond, according to modeling by the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration. Work Together on Social Security 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Then the Society of Actuaries, which handles the education and testing of actuaries, joined the fray. A Sour Surprise for Public Pensions: Two Sets of Books 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Professor Raiffa was headed for a career as an actuary when, he once said, “I decided that I really wanted to study something more cerebral — something more theoretical.” Howard Raiffa, Mathematician Who Studied Decision Making, Dies at 92 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z But she assessed what is at stake in the presidential election with the precision of an actuary, saying that Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Stephen G. Breyer are no longer young. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, No Fan of Donald Trump, Critiques Latest Term 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z “That may be the case, but enrollees should not bear the financial responsibility for the mistakes of insurance actuaries.” Costs skyrocket for feds’ long-term-care insurance 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z At the time she was working as an actuary, struggling to keep up with the childcare costs for her three children and mortgage payments on her house in Surbiton. What is it like selling sex in London? - BBC News 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z But most elected officials want the smaller numbers, and actuaries provide what their clients want. A Sour Surprise for Public Pensions: Two Sets of Books 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z “We advocate for the lowest possible rates, and our independent actuaries are reviewing,” the statement said. Consumers could be facing sticker shock with ACA health premiums next year 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z All of this helped to drag down the total current value of pension promises by roughly 5 percent, said Dave Suchsland, Philadelphia-based senior consulting actuary at Willis Towers Watson, an insurance brokerage and advisory. CEO pay in 2015 tamed by bond yields, Fed expectations 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z He found the actuary tables and spreadsheets lacking in excitement, though, and it wasn’t until a job fair that his future became clear. He busted Marion Jones and Lance Armstrong; now top steroid cop works for UFC 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Or maybe we are suffering from a mass delusion and think that corporate bankers and private actuaries are more honest than public officials. The Quiet War on Corporate Accountability 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The bill would also require Puerto Rico to provide fair-value measurements of all pension assets and liabilities, instead of the numbers now provided by actuaries, which tend to understate the amounts promised. Plan to Rescue Puerto Rico Advances, Led by House Republicans 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z By teaming up with the association, Validus is preparing for what actuaries predict will be a growing number of former players who will suffer from dementia in the coming years. Dementia Care, Tailored to N.F.L. Retirees 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Extending the Medicaid discounts to 9 million low-income Medicare enrollees would reduce government drug spending by $103 billion over 10 years, according to government actuaries. No clear path to government-lowered drug prices 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z When government actuaries last analyzed the proposal in 2007 they estimated savings would be "negligible." Most Americans support lowering drug prices 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Under bipartisan 2011 reforms, the state promised to step up contributions over seven years until reaching the full amount that actuaries say is necessary to keep the funds healthy. Subway to ensure ‘Footlongs’ measure up 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Under bipartisan 2011 reforms, the state promised to step up contributions over seven years until reaching the full amount that actuaries say is necessary to keep it healthy. U.S. top court rejects union challenge to New Jersey pension reforms 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The actuaries found that under Sanders's plan, a low-income retiree who works 30 years and earns an average of $22,000 a year in 2015 dollars would receive 18 percent more from Social Security. We just learned a lot about what kind of Democrat Hillary Clinton really is 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z When government actuaries last analyzed the proposal in 2007 they estimated savings would be “negligible.” No clear path to government-lowered drug prices 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z No single cause seems to bear full responsibility, he said, although actuaries at the Reinsurance Group of America believe flu played a part last year, when the U.S., Why Death Doesn’t Take a Holiday This Time of Year 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Dr. Hoylman, 72, died Nov. 2 at his home in Chevy Chase, Md., across the street from the Geico office where he worked as an actuary for more than 20 years. Doug Hoylman, numbers man and crossword puzzle champ, dies at 72 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z "Federal data show California had the healthiest risk pool of all 50 states," said Mike Beuoy, a vice president and actuary at Blue Shield. California's 3 largest health insurers among few to show Obamacare profit in 2014 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The Social Security program's actuaries issued new projections for Sanders's plan last week. We just learned a lot about what kind of Democrat Hillary Clinton really is 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z But so did professions requiring excellent maths and low social skills, such as actuaries, because these number-crunching jobs were easily taken over by computers. Should your kids learn to code? | Gaby Hinsliff 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Instead, actuaries say the health reform was a key driver in the uptick, as millions of new patients with expanded coverage predictably led to a greater demand for care. Obamacare prompts 5 percent increase in health spending 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Government actuaries found smaller increases in spending for both physician services and hospital care compared to prescription drugs. U.S. health spending hits $3 trillion as Obamacare and rising drug costs kick in 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z In the most commonly cited life expectancy statistics, which actuaries call period life expectancy, the death rates at each age are held fixed over time. Your Kids Will Live Longer Than You Thought 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z There are about 9.1 million enrollees today, and the consensus estimate—by the Congressional Budget Office, the Medicare actuary and independent analysts like Rand Corp.—was that participation would surge to some 20 million. The Decline of ObamaCare 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The most significant issue, according to Stephen C. Goss, the agency’s chief actuary, is that fewer workers are paying taxes into the program — given a lower birthrate — while more retirees are collecting their checks. Retirees’ Futures Hinge on Candidates’ Plans for Social Security 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Carter had a more-traditional background: years of working up the ranks of underwriting departments, after earning a mathematics degree and becoming an actuary. AIG Likes That New Underwriter Has No Underwriting Training 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The contingency fund is already lower than the level recommended by Medicare actuaries. Medicare Premiums May Soar as Social Security Payments Stay Flat 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But actuaries don’t use it because they’re idiots; they use it because it’s useful for comparing current health conditions across countries. Your Kids Will Live Longer Than You Thought 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z An executive office manager, or an actuary even. Meticulous 'Walking Dead' Season 6 opener wakes up and has a plan. Good! 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Lee said while the percentage of young enrollees in California has not reached its full capacity, actuaries have judged the overall mix of enrollees to be healthy enough to hold statewide premium increases to 4%. Many Obamacare dropouts in California picked up employer coverage, state says 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Medicare actuaries predicted in July that the standard premium for them would rise to $159 a month. Congress and Obama Administration Seek Ways to Limit Increase in Medicare Premiums 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z But Medicare actuaries predicted in July that the standard premium for other beneficiaries would rise next year to $159 a month. Medicare Premiums May Soar as Social Security Payments Stay Flat 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z In 2015, government actuaries project drug spending will reach $305 billion, and it will likely get even worse because of trends in the industry. Budget Breakers 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z After it was revealed that the database designed to distribute patient data had inappropriately released some information to private entities — such as actuaries, which aid insurers in setting insurance rates — care.data came under fire. Researchers wrestle with a privacy problem 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The government’s chief actuary has estimated their proposal would increase real GDP by 1.63% and create 3.3 million jobs over 10 years. How to Rev the Growth Engine 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z The actuaries also predicted an increase in the annual deductible — the amount that beneficiaries pay for health care before Medicare begins to pay. Congress and Obama Administration Seek Ways to Limit Increase in Medicare Premiums 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z The Pennsylvania Public School Retirement System’s actuaries expect that about 80% of teachers will leave the system before their pension benefit is worth a single dollar. How Young Teachers Pay for Those Who Won’t Budge 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z A panel of U.S. actuaries and pension experts has recommended that public systems move their assumed future returns down to 6.4%, and many corporations already use a more conservative rate for their pension funds. Taxpayers, More Pension Burdens Headed Your Way 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Spending on prescription drugs overall rose 12.6% last year, or five times the 2.5% growth the year before, according to Medicare actuaries. Doctor's attempt to bring lower-price diabetes drug to market thwarted 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The actuaries cited three main reasons they think health spending is set to tick up. No, Giving More People Health Insurance Doesn’t Save Money 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z However, the contingency fund is already lower than the level recommended by Medicare actuaries. Congress and Obama Administration Seek Ways to Limit Increase in Medicare Premiums 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z However, the population is aging, too; and the actuaries also take account the positive relationship between economic growth and health spending. The Cost of Over Insurance: National Health Expenditures Rising Again 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z According to James Lynch, who serves as chief actuary and director of information services at the Insurance Information Institute, this is hardly immoral. Why Your Auto Insurance Rate Could Go Up If Your Spouse Dies 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The actuaries again Tuesday pointed to the stronger economy and aging population as the main factors in shaping Medicare’s future spending. U.S. Health-Spending Growth Jumped to 5.5% in 2014 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Last week, the government actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published their annual report on what it expects the nation to spend on health care over the next 10 years. No, Giving More People Health Insurance Doesn’t Save Money 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The actuaries did not estimate that the prices paid for health insurance or for medical services increased substantially. Health Spending Forecast: No Drastic Rise, but Slowdown Seems Over 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z A 2014 survey by Mercer, a firm of consulting actuaries, declared “Modest health benefit cost growth continues as consumerism kicks into high gear.” The Cost of Over Insurance: National Health Expenditures Rising Again 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z The actuary's office releases an analysis every year on how Americans are likely to spend their health care dollars over the course of a decade. Can the US Afford New Prescription Drugs Headed to the Market? 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z And this message is much less important to what an actuary would tell you as you left the casino with your winnings; if you play for long enough, you will lose it all. Is Success A Matter Of Skill Or Luck? Wrong Question 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z But those benefits don’t mean we should be surprised by the actuaries’ recent findings on spending growth. No, Giving More People Health Insurance Doesn’t Save Money 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z But most are small and unproven, and the actuaries said they did not consider them when preparing the estimates. Health Spending Forecast: No Drastic Rise, but Slowdown Seems Over 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Table I shows a number of figures and calculations from the actuaries’ report. The Cost of Over Insurance: National Health Expenditures Rising Again 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, entry is restricted in a flotilla of fields including taxi and truck drivers, engineers, notaries, actuaries and bailiffs. Overregulating Life in Greece 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The profession’s code of conduct requires actuaries to serve the public. Standards Board Struggles With Pension Quagmire 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z She expressed concern that elected officials were using actuaries to lend respectability to “questionable behavior” like funding pensions with borrowed money, picking risky investments and “enacting benefit improvements based on lowballed costs.” Bad Math and a Coming Public Pension Crisis 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z “We share the concerns expressed through public comment about the affordability of health insurance in Oregon,” said Ms. Cali, an actuary. Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Nor will they in the next decade, according to the actuaries. The Cost of Over Insurance: National Health Expenditures Rising Again 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z “It’s the year of actuarial uncertainty, and actuaries are conservative,” said Dr. Martin Hickey, chairman of the National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs and the chief executive of the New Mexico exchange. Seeking Rate Increases, Insurers Use Guesswork 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z “I don’t think the actuaries are entirely innocent on how we got to where we are today,” he said. Standards Board Struggles With Pension Quagmire 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z When actuaries calculate the numbers for a pension plan, mortality rates are a powerful hidden factor. Bad Math and a Coming Public Pension Crisis 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Guess what: Social Security’s actuaries calculated that our benefits were worth only about 75 percent of the value of our contributions. Blaming and fleecing the ‘rich’ won’t fix Social Security 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Jones said his department's actuaries determined that a 1.5% increase was justified in this case, but the company disagreed. Anthem rate hike excessive for 170,000, regulator says 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Paul Spitalnic, the chief actuary of the Medicare program, said the bill could lead to “a payment reduction for most physicians” after 2025. Senate Approves a Bill on Changes to Medicare 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z He said that in some cases, actuaries were picking assumptions, like mortality rates and investment returns, that served the interests of elected officials. Standards Board Struggles With Pension Quagmire 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z More and more police officers and firefighters were retiring, and they were not dying according to the mortality table used by the actuary. Bad Math and a Coming Public Pension Crisis 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The combination of healthy compensation, job satisfaction, manageable stress levels and robust growth land actuary in the No. 1 spot on job listing website CareerCast.com’s 2015 list of the best and worst jobs in the U.S. The Best Jobs For 2015 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z But it takes longer and requires bringing in independent actuaries and accountants. I.R.S. Is Looking Into Captive Insurance Shelters 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z His first passion in high school was for math, so he went to the Concordia University and studied math to become an actuary. How Does Passion Evolve And Scale Over Time? 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Paul Angelo, an actuary with the Segal Company, said he was “not a big fan” of those two methods and proposed getting rid of them, even though he acknowledged they are widely accepted. Standards Board Struggles With Pension Quagmire 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Finally, he sent a confidential complaint to the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline, which deals with actuaries who stray from the profession’s standards of practice. Bad Math and a Coming Public Pension Crisis 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The industry’s actuaries also made a bad call on the bond market, betting on much higher interest rates. High nursing home bills squeeze insurers, driving rates up 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Under Internal Revenue Code guidelines, business owners can put up to $1.2 million a year into a captive as an insurance premium with just an actuary signing off on the risk being insured. I.R.S. Is Looking Into Captive Insurance Shelters 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Funded by a gradual increase in the payroll tax, the Blumenthal-Larson proposal would keep Social Security solvent through the 21st century, according to the program’s chief actuary. Washington Post’s false equivalence garbage: Social Security edition 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z It compares the unfunded liability in Medicare as determined by the Medicare actuaries. Fraudulent Budgeting And Fraudulent Editorials: Krugman Again 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z If an actuary predicts the workers will live to an old age, it means they will be drawing their pensions for more years. Bad Math and a Coming Public Pension Crisis 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The actuaries were asking Burwell for a way to adjust rates immediately in the face of a decision that guts the subsidies. 5 Problems With a Supreme Court Anti-Obamacare King v. Burwell Decision 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z According to Social Security actuaries, this would provide the Trust with enough money to remain solvent for the next 45 years. Social Security Could Be In Worse Shape Than We Thought 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The league subsequently agreed to pay an unlimited amount to players with diagnosable neurological conditions, but the league’s actuaries do not expect the total amount paid to far exceed the original agreement. Roger Goodell’s Pay in 2013 Was $35 Million 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z This Super Bowl has an extra edge because it is the first since actuaries for the NFL, which runs the professional game, estimated that a third of ex-pros may eventually suffer brain damage. The end zone 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z On Thursday, a panel of senior actuaries will consider whether to update, or elaborate on, the existing actuarial standards for public pensions. Bad Math and a Coming Public Pension Crisis 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z In 2013, according to statistics compiled by Medicare actuaries, spending grew 0.5 percent less than the previous year, the result of lower costs in both private health insurance and Medicare. The debt: Mission unaccomplished 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The actuaries also noted a reduction in a particular kind of hospitalization known as a readmission; that’s when a patient leaves the hospital only to return within a month. Good News Inside the Health Spending Numbers 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z My background is as an actuary and a credit analyst. Why These 2 Stocks Could Gain As Much As 60% 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z In Detroit, the lawyer now suing the actuaries, Gerard Mantese, said he believes a faulty mortality table was also part of the problem. Detroit Emerges From Bankruptcy, Pension Risk Still Intact 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z But here’s how the actuaries actually worded their assessment: Obama’s claim that Obamacare has reduced health-care inflation ‘every single year’ since it was passed The NFL’s actuaries expect about 6,000 men to be diagnosed with serious enough cognitive problems to qualify for an award. Monday’s Sports in Brief 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The Medicare chief actuary has warned that some of the assumed savings may not be feasible over the long term. Despite gains, much work remains on entitlement programs His warnings were largely ignored, and city and state pension systems have been free for the last 20 years to do what their actuaries’ models suggest. Lawsuit Contends Consultant Misled Detroit Pension Plan 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Pension concerns in Detroit coincide with a high-level debate among actuaries about their standards for funding public pensions and whether the public is adequately protected from more bankruptcies and Detroit-style disasters. Detroit Emerges From Bankruptcy, Pension Risk Still Intact 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Jones said his department's actuaries determined that a 2.1% increase was justified, but the company refused to budge. Anthem rate increase is 'excessive,' state insurance regulator says 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z At the start of the year, a survey of fund managers by Towers Watson, an actuary, found that 81% were bearish on government bonds. Bears, but no picnic 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z The NFL’s actuaries expect approximately 6,000 men - or 28 percent of all retired players - to be diagnosed with serious enough cognitive problems to qualify for an award. Judge: NFL concussion opt-outs due by Tuesday 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Her complaint contends that the actuaries did this knowingly, “in concert with the plan trustees to further their self-interest.” Lawsuit Contends Consultant Misled Detroit Pension Plan 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Included in the costs are these scary revelations from the Medicare actuaries: Can Anyone Be Objective About Obamacare? 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z But the actuaries’ concerns were ignored and HHS approved the ObamaCare expansion without even requesting additional data to support it. GAO Bombshell: HHS Cooked The Books To Expand ObamaCare In Arkansas 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Part of the problem is an error a Calpers actuary made more than a decade ago, when it convinced the State Legislature that large benefit increases were affordable. Ruling No Free Pass for Cities to Cut Pensions, Experts Say 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z So caution is the watchword among the economists and actuaries. What's Behind the Slowdown in Health Care Costs 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z “And it turned out the trustees, the advisers, the actuaries and the accountants misled us.” Lawsuit Contends Consultant Misled Detroit Pension Plan 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z All these risks are amply codified in the most recent report of Medicare actuaries on this matter. Accountable Care Organizations Eke Out Teensy Savings For Medicare 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z These hypothetical cost projections were reviewed by the Obama administration’s own actuaries before the waiver was approved; they “questioned the reasonableness of the state’s assumptions.” GAO Bombshell: HHS Cooked The Books To Expand ObamaCare In Arkansas 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z And let’s not forget: the federal share is partially paid for with more than $700 billion in cuts to the Medicare program, which federal actuaries say could jeopardize access to care for seniors. Special Session Sneak Peek: Will Virginia Lawmakers Listen To Voters On Medicaid Expansion? 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z “The actuaries’ models do not reflect a prediction of the number of players who will suffer injuries. Brain Trauma to Affect One in Three Players, N.F.L. Agrees 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z A big part of any pension actuary’s job is to forecast a plan’s future benefit costs, then devise a contribution schedule that will fully fund the benefits over time. Lawsuit Contends Consultant Misled Detroit Pension Plan 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z For years, many states short-changed their public pensions, putting in far less than recommended by actuaries. U.S. city and county pension funding up nearly 6 percent in 2013: report 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z The Administration ignored the advice of its own actuaries who questioned the program’s costs. GAO Bombshell: HHS Cooked The Books To Expand ObamaCare In Arkansas 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z For local governments and states, the unfunded liabilities are huge, ranging anywhere from $1.4 trillion to more than $4 trillion, depending on the assumptions plugged in by actuaries. Can insurance companies save public pensions? Intensive primary care providers need to keep producing outstanding results, and they need to document those results with studies that are accepted by peer-reviewed journals and insurance actuaries. Who Will Pay For Proactive Medicine? 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Even as the city slid faster and faster toward bankruptcy, its workers kept building up larger, costlier pensions, and the actuaries “assured the trustees that the plan was in good condition.” Lawsuit Contends Consultant Misled Detroit Pension Plan 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z In short, actuaries were mostly guessing when they set their company’s initial Obamacare premium rates. What's Up With Health Insurance Premiums -- Besides Politics? 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Arkansas’ Assumptions Had No Basis In Fact HHS actuaries were right to question Arkansas’ assumptions, even if the Obama administration ultimately ignored their concerns. GAO Bombshell: HHS Cooked The Books To Expand ObamaCare In Arkansas 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z As it turns out, Robert C. North Jr., the system’s actuary, had been preparing his own stark projections, buried in annual reports. New York City Pension System Is Strained by Costs and Politics 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z But it’s the best measure we have and, by the way, it’s been calculated for the Social Security system by its actuaries for the past 12 years. Reply to Krugman's Blogs On the Fiscal Gap and Respectful Discourse 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z But the actuary expects that such cuts are likely to become too painful for hospitals over the long run and are likely to be overturned by Congress. Good News and Gloom for Medicare, Wrapped in a Mystery 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z A legislative actuary estimated the law change will cost $300,000. Law change boosts pension for state police leader 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z A report by Consolidated Public Retirement Board actuary Harry Mandel projects that active Public Employees Retirement System participants will be eligible for $113.9 million in increased pension payments. Pension credit expansion to cost W.Va. $197m 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z A new chief investment officer started last month, and Mr. North, the system’s actuary for nearly 25 years, is expected to retire this year. New York City Pension System Is Strained by Costs and Politics 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z The database will also include attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents, enrolled retirement plan agents and enrolled actuaries who have registered with IRS. IRS Announces New Tax Preparer Program To Mixed Reactions 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z And, as is its custom, the Medicare actuary rained on the trustee’s projections. Good News and Gloom for Medicare, Wrapped in a Mystery 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Billions are spent on estate attorneys, actuaries, financial planners, charities, trusts, and other rent seekers who profit from the existence of even a very small federal death tax. U.S. House May Soon Kill the Death Tax 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The associations, though, said the standards require plenty of disclosure on how much actuaries recommend states contribute, funding history, and the underlying assumptions used to calculate how much a state should pitch in for pensions. Pension groups strike back at SEC commissioner's criticism 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z In New York, this all-important number is chosen by the State Legislature, with input from the pension boards’ many trustees and the system’s actuary. New York City Pension System Is Strained by Costs and Politics 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Only 35% of the necessary cash has been set aside to pay for pensions already accrued, according to actuaries. Rahmbo’s toughest mission 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Following these two, the top occupations are statisticians, operations research analysts, mathematicians, logisticians, computer systems analysts, archivists, actuaries, and cost estimators. Data: The Core Competency to a Growing Set of Occupations 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z He is a politician, not a wonk, but talks easily about “risk pools” and underwriting, and admits to a certain pride when praised by an actuary. Longtime leader Mike Kreidler plunges into political storms 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z The schemes are run by a group of actuaries. What is a collective pension scheme? 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z A spokesman said Wednesday Corbett was pleased by the Public Employee Retirement Commission’s vote to accept analyses of the proposal by actuaries representing the state’s two largest public-employee employment systems, Corbett and the commission. Corbett backs hybrid Pa. public pension proposal 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z He thought about a career in finance, perhaps becoming an actuary. On the Long Road, Committed to a Goal of Officiating in the Major Leagues 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z One favorable sign is that some companies are contributing more than the minimum required under the new formulas, according to a new report by Joe Silvestri, a retirement research actuary with the Society of Actuaries. The Truth About Your Annual Pension Funding Notice 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Government actuaries predict an 8 percent increase in overall net insurance costs next year. Insurers see double-digit Obamacare price rises in many states next year 2014-03-21T18:32:29Z "Even when something is a final rule it has not meant that it is not subject to further change," said Hans Leida, an actuary at Milliman, referring to the government's regulation of Obamacare. Insurers wary of Obamacare unknowns as they plan for 2015 2014-03-11T21:40:57Z Projections from the Social Security Administration’s actuary indicate that the disability system faces a financing crunch in 2016, while the old age retirement program will be able to pay promised retirement benefits until 2035. Today's Economist: Another Way to Do the Math for Social Security Reform 2014-03-05T16:00:19Z Indeed, 11 million workers in small businesses are likely to pay more for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to the report from Medicare’s chief actuary. What Obama Won't Say: Some People Will Pay More for Health Care 2014-02-25T19:13:55Z “I can’t give you a good example of a state” that has solved its pension problem, said Richard C. Dreyfuss, an actuary in Pennsylvania who has studied pension overhauls. Efforts to Rein In Public-Sector Pension Costs Are Falling Short, Experts Say 2014-02-24T18:04:15Z The Institute is the professional body for actuaries, the risk experts who work for insurance and investment companies. NHS medical records rules 'broken' 2014-02-24T17:56:18Z “Analysis from economists, actuaries, and medical experts will confirm that the programs established by the settlement will be sufficiently funded to meet their obligations for all eligible retired players.” Federal Judge Blocks $914 Million NFL Concussion Settlement. Now What? 2014-01-14T19:32:38Z I wasn’t aware of this fact before, though it was first stated by the British actuary Benjamin Gompertz in 1825. Skinner goes on to explore some of the deeper implications of the Gompertz law: Two Views Of Death: The Scientist And The Novelist 2014-01-02T17:17:00Z Before the Affordable Care Act’s reforms, such employers were more likely to offer health insurance precisely because premiums were lower, the Medicare actuary’s office wrote. What Obama Won't Say: Some People Will Pay More for Health Care 2014-02-25T19:13:55Z Under the law, New Jersey does not have to start making the annual contributions that its actuaries say are required until 2018; it will have until 2048 to pay down its unfunded liabilities. Efforts to Rein In Public-Sector Pension Costs Are Falling Short, Experts Say 2014-02-24T18:04:15Z In September the nonpartisan actuaries of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services cited the slow economy, “judicious” consumers, high-deductible health plans, constraints on Medicare and Medicaid, and expiration of patents on some popular medications. 8½ Things That Went Right in 2013 2013-12-19T10:54:38Z The actuaries who set rates would then jack up premiums for 2015. Marco Rubio's New Plan to Unravel Obamacare 2013-11-22T00:05:42Z Health policy experts and actuaries told Reuters it was premature to draw any conclusions about the early demographic data. Nearly 80,000 Californians sign up for Obamacare plans 2013-11-21T20:53:04Z “It’s really transferring money from the group market to the individual market,” says Hans Leida, an actuary at consulting firm Milliman. A Guide to Obamacare's Backstop for Anxious Insurance Companies 2013-11-19T20:42:54Z The actuaries who set rates would jack up premiums for 2015. Marco Rubio's Devious New Plan to Kill Obamacare 2013-11-19T16:50:08Z To fully stabilize prices, actuaries calculated that the Federation needed to maintain reserves of 40 million pounds of syrup, and the Federation was building a facility to accommodate that. The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist 2013-01-02T11:00:14Z The proposed new framework, known as “principle-based reserving,” would free insurance actuaries from having to follow statutory requirements in their calculations, allowing them instead to use their own data and assumptions. DealBook: New York Regulator Sees Abuse Increasing Under New Insurance Rules 2013-09-12T13:15:16Z The required payments are determined by actuaries who match future pension obligations with current payment needs. New York town warned over pension payment deferrals 2013-08-22T11:39:08Z For years many states contributed less than actuaries suggested to their retirement systems, and during the recession they pulled back even more. Moody's: Outlook for U.S. states improves after five years 2013-08-20T21:27:23Z But his actuaries use a 7 percent rate of return on investments, calling it "more realistic" in part because the financial crisis and recession caused years of poor investment returns. Analysis: In Detroit, pensions prompt battle of the bean counters 2013-08-09T16:33:47Z I spoke to a vice chairman, 11 company presidents, 25 chief actuaries and 30 life underwriters and sent Aurigen’s annual report to customers and others, sometimes with a handwritten note. Preoccupations: Older, Unemployed, and Landing the Job 2013-08-03T18:35:44Z And because there is no standard for how to compare premium prices for the new insurance plans, it is easy to turn the numbers into a political football, actuaries, exchange officials and health economists say. Analysis: In Obamacare rate debate, price gets political 2013-08-02T18:14:51Z By extension, it might seem that an actuary calculating a city’s pension obligations would look at the scheduled future payments to retirees and discount them to today’s dollars. DealBook: Detroit Gap Reveals Industry Dispute on Pension Math 2013-07-20T01:01:04Z Those funding claims are in stark contrast to figures put forward in July by an actuary firm that Orr uses as a consultant, Seattle-based Milliman. Detroit emergency manager launches pension corruption probe 2013-06-21T02:25:59Z Truck drivers, actuaries and elevator mechanics competed in the Ohio event, but it isn't the only place for a show of strong hands. In These Gripping Events, Competitors Test Their Metal 2013-06-19T02:33:31Z But he was hoping that the person he hired would also be an actuary. Preoccupations: Older, Unemployed, and Landing the Job 2013-08-03T18:35:44Z "There is not necessarily one best way to do this," said Cori Uccello, an actuary who works as a fellow for the American Academy of Actuaries. Analysis: In Obamacare rate debate, price gets political 2013-08-02T18:14:51Z But Detroit’s pension revelation is nothing new to many people who run pension plans for a living, the math-and-statistics whizzes known as actuaries. DealBook: Detroit Gap Reveals Industry Dispute on Pension Math 2013-07-20T01:01:04Z In other cases, Prudential said it reinsured obligations through a captive entity in Arizona, Pruco Re, whose reserves were “subject to asset adequacy testing by our actuaries.” DealBook: Insurers Inflating Books, New York Regulator Says 2013-06-12T02:27:56Z Last year the state contributed just 49.2 percent of what actuaries said was needed by the state workers’ pension fund. Surpluses Help, but Fiscal Woes for States Go On 2013-06-01T02:55:56Z I’m familiar with risk assessment and risk management in that field, but I’m not an actuary. Preoccupations: Older, Unemployed, and Landing the Job 2013-08-03T18:35:44Z Usually, U.S. cities and states attempt to contribute the amount of money an actuary says they should pay each year. Rhode Island officials blast town seeking to avoid pension dues 2013-05-31T00:45:56Z The actuaries say they comply fully with all actuarial standards of practice and pronouncements of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. DealBook: Detroit Gap Reveals Industry Dispute on Pension Math 2013-07-20T01:01:04Z All things being equal — or, roughly equal, if you'll excuse me because I'm not an actuary — the incumbent won. Reaction to Kings news is varied 2013-05-16T04:21:28Z In my case, I had to leave since I have a disease that breaks an actuary's heart. The euro crisis: Europe bleeds out 2013-04-30T14:27:27Z “You really need to plan around what happens if you are healthier and fall into above average,” says Cynthia Levering, a retired pension actuary who works with the Society of Actuaries. Women need to plan for a longer post-work life than men 2013-04-27T22:10:05Z Paul Weir of the Equitable Members' Action Group, said the government had wasted a year by failing to hire actuaries in good time or publicise the "invisible" scheme. 200,000 policyholders may miss payouts from Equitable Life 2013-04-23T23:02:02Z "I still have those images in my mind," said Dubner, 55, an actuary in Atlanta. The Finish Line: What the bombing was like 2013-04-20T16:36:09Z The Oxford-educated actuary was the mastermind behind Halifax's merger with Bank of Scotland to create . The rise and fall of James Crosby 2013-04-09T18:10:09Z Photograph: PA A qualified actuary, James Crosby was said to have a detailed grasp of financial risk. Architects of HBOS's downfall 2013-04-05T08:46:22Z Larry Levitt, an insurance expert with the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, reviewed the report and said the actuaries need to answer more questions. Study: Health overhaul to raise claims cost 32 pct 2013-03-26T18:09:31Z The report offers assumptions that actuaries use to project mortality rates. U.S. Workers Saving Too Little to Retire 2013-03-19T14:06:56Z The FRC is the disciplinary body for accountants and actuaries, and deals with "cases which raise important issues affecting the public interest". Autonomy investigated amid claims it inflated its value before HP takeover 2013-02-11T13:31:47Z Some actuaries say companies that are trying to actively reduce risks in their pensions are unlikely to use it at all. Analysis: Rate pressures on pensions wipe out billions in profits 2013-01-31T23:58:37Z But CMS’s actuaries reported that the law’s “impact on aggregate health spending growth was minimal in these years.” Health-care spending: The temporary calm 2013-01-09T14:59:12Z In a report accompanying the law, Congress said that “the office of the actuary has a unique role,” serving both the administration and Congress, and often must work with lawmakers developing legislation. Medicare’s Chief Actuary, Richard Foster, Retiring 2012-12-22T01:10:01Z But Medicare’s own actuaries doubt such a strategy is sustainable over the long term, because providers will lose ever more money on Medicare patients and will eventually stop accepting them. The fiscal cliff: On the edge 2012-12-13T16:07:43Z Raising the share of covered earnings back to 90 percent would be sufficient to eliminate almost half of Social Security's long-run actuarial deficit, according to the Social Security actuaries. Today's Economist: Bruce Bartlett: The Real Long-Term Budget Challenge 2012-12-11T11:00:19Z "The promises these companies have to their employees hasn't fundamentally changed at all," said Kevin Wagner, a senior consulting actuary at Towers Watson. Analysis: Rate pressures on pensions wipe out billions in profits 2013-01-31T23:58:37Z You also have to have an actuary do your actuarial analysis each year. Wealth Matters: Defined-Benefit Plans Allow Fast Retirement Saving, but With Risks 2012-11-30T16:03:34Z Congress bolstered the actuary’s independence in a 1997 law stipulating that the holder of the job can be removed from office “only for cause.” Medicare’s Chief Actuary, Richard Foster, Retiring 2012-12-22T01:10:01Z Finally, refinements to the forecasting model that the actuaries use led to a higher estimate of losses on defaults and reverse mortgages. Audit Shows Housing Agency Facing Shortfall 2012-11-16T20:01:46Z The agency’s independent actuary used a “refined methodology this year to more precisely predict” its losses. F.H.A., Short Billions, May Need Rescue by Taxpayers 2012-11-16T05:45:45Z Without knowing what treatment the company has chosen, multiple actuaries said it was entirely possible that contribution would be larger but for MAP-21. Analysis: Rate pressures on pensions wipe out billions in profits 2013-01-31T23:58:37Z The FRC is the independent, investigative and disciplinary body for accountants and actuaries in the UK. Farepak auditors face discipline 2012-11-15T17:46:55Z With help from a staff of nearly 100, the chief actuary issues detailed annual reports on national health spending and the financial outlook for Medicare. Medicare’s Chief Actuary, Richard Foster, Retiring 2012-12-22T01:10:01Z Employers’ costs are capped and predictable, with fewer administrative hassles, says Bruce Richards, chief actuary and quality leader for Mercer’s health-care business. Some employers offer aid to retirees after cutting their health insurance 2012-10-15T19:57:42Z The independent actuaries project more than $70 billion in losses on those loans. F.H.A., Short Billions, May Need Rescue by Taxpayers 2012-11-16T05:45:45Z Government actuaries say healthcare spending is increasing at historically low rates of around 4 percent a year, but analysts attribute that mainly to the weak economy. Obama, Romney debate sheds little light on healthcare issues 2012-10-04T05:34:24Z “Part of my job,” he says, “is working with actuaries to figure out how many guys I’m likely to lose over the course of the year.” R.I.P. American veterans halls 2012-09-30T15:00:00Z In addition, the actuary’s office collects data used to calculate Medicare payment rates for doctors, hospitals and many other health care providers. Medicare’s Chief Actuary, Richard Foster, Retiring 2012-12-22T01:10:01Z Give me an actuary any day of the week. Stephen Strasburg shouldn’t have been shut down 2012-09-09T21:31:00Z To be sure, the trajectory of American lifespans is stirring great debate among epidemiologists, actuaries and other experts. Insight: What if baby boomers don't live forever? 2012-08-14T21:11:38Z Ryan once told me he liked to talk to no one so much as actuaries. Understanding Ryan: How I Came to Know the Congressman I Now Call Paul 2012-08-13T11:05:17Z The doctors and actuaries who provide reports to the settlement companies start by reviewing the reams of medical records sent in for cases like that of Ruben Robles. Are You Worth More Dead Than Alive? 2012-08-10T20:17:26Z Historically, many states made contributions to their retirement systems that were far less than what actuaries recommended. Public pension assets rose in 2011, so did obligations 2012-08-09T18:02:54Z Think about it: When’s the last time an actuary told you something and you said, “I’ve got to get a second opinion”? Stephen Strasburg shouldn’t have been shut down 2012-09-09T21:31:00Z But the actuary Dave Grimshaw says we need to be very careful about what conclusions we draw from the Shell data. Do those who retire early live longer? 2012-07-23T11:32:18Z Though liabilities will be marked higher for many, economists and actuaries, who yearned for a system closer to the corporate model, say they are not high enough. Analysis: Little-known US board stokes hot pension debate 2012-07-10T19:15:45Z The actuaries said that a higher proportion of people involved in these accidents are making claims for personal injury, such as whiplash. Rise in car crash injury claims 2012-07-04T02:11:51Z The chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimated that with the new law, health care spending will rise to 21 percent of the economy in 2019. Fact-Checking Obama and Romney 2012-06-19T19:36:21Z Earlier this week I wrote about new projections on health spending, from the Medicare actuaries. Maybe health-care growth is really slowing 2012-06-15T13:59:58Z Medicare’s independent actuaries weighed in Tuesday with new health spending projections, which probably won’t settle the matter at all: They’re finding that the slowdown in cost increases may partly reflect both trends. Health-care costs: Will they stay or will they grow? 2012-06-13T13:31:00Z With 78 million baby boomers entering retirement, Social Security is set to run short of money by 2037, according to government actuaries. Poll: Florida bingo set will go for safest net-but whose? 2012-06-08T17:53:15Z Medicare actuaries and trustees say Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund will be exhausted in 2024 under current law. Romney Medicare Plan Draws Stark Contrast With Obama?s 2012-05-15T17:50:03Z The Social Security actuary evaluated the senators’ plan and found it could cut benefits by 40 percent for high-wage earners by 2050. Obama?s ?Life of Julia:? misleading on Social Security 2012-05-07T10:02:00Z It’s also worth noting here that the Medicare actuaries tend to overestimate health-care cost growth. Maybe health-care growth is really slowing 2012-06-15T13:59:58Z In last year’s projections, for example, the actuaries estimated that the United States would spend $3.22 trillion on health care in 2014. Health-care costs: Will they stay or will they grow? 2012-06-13T13:31:00Z It is the type of adjustment that economists and actuaries say is needed in aging developed nations in which the years of peak economic growth are likely in the past. In Spain, fear grows that budget cuts are worsening nation?s crisis 2012-05-01T14:15:00Z A retired actuary in Miami, filed a lawsuit in November 2009 in U.S. New Suits Over Self-Directed IRAs 2012-04-18T01:02:20Z Not enough for the insurance actuaries to fire up the spreadsheets just yet. Dark Matter Could Become a Hypochondriac s New Nightmare 2012-04-12T19:15:05.063Z For years insurers, actuaries and consultants have awaited the premiere of Solvency 2, an updated regulatory regime that sets out tougher risk-management and capital requirements for European insurers. Regulating European insurers: From Brussels, with shove 2012-04-04T15:00:00Z As I explained in an earlier post, it would lead to what actuaries call the “death spiral” of individually purchased insurance, with shrinking risk pools of ever-sicker individuals and, naturally, ever-mounting premiums. Economix Blog: Uwe E. Reinhardt: The Supreme Court and the National Conversation on Health-Care Reform 2012-03-30T10:00:58Z Indeed, a Singaporean actuary is currently leading a Kaggle competition to predict biological responses from molecular information. Bits: Bizarre Insights From Big Data 2012-03-29T00:17:25Z Of or pertaining to actuaries; as, the actuarial value of an annuity. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z So is the phone number of the New York City actuary. Green Book Fills In N.Y.C. Bureaucracy?s Names 2012-02-27T04:15:29Z Christie’s fiscal 2012 budget funds only 14 percent of the pension payment recommended by actuaries, even after benefit changes enacted last year, Fitch said in a Jan. 31 report. Christie Proposes $32.1 Billion Budget That Counts on Recovery 2012-02-21T19:46:03Z Andrew Pratt, a Treasury spokesman, said actuaries haven’t yet determined how much the state will need to contribute to the pension next year. Christie N.J. Tax Cut Imperiled by Rise in Debt, Pension Costs 2012-02-17T20:24:08Z The city actuary's proposals for the cost of the $110 billion pension fund came in at $850 million less than the $2 billion that was expected for this year and the following year. NYC mayor unveils budget with minimal layoffs 2012-02-02T23:39:37Z “The actuary is doing the right thing, but the issue remains how to pay for such a huge hit,” said Brooklyn Democrat Domenic Recchia, who chairs the council’s Finance Committee. NYC’s Bloomberg Faces Rising Pension Costs in 2013 Spending Plan 2012-02-01T18:18:10Z Last year’s return was short of the 8.25 percent gain assumed by actuaries assessing the system’s capacity to meet promised benefits. New Jersey Pensions Earn 1.7% in 2011 as Real Estate Gains 2012-01-27T06:36:40Z But in reality it is a far larger and more varied group, one that includes podiatrists and actuaries, executives and entrepreneurs, the self-made and the silver spoon set. The 1 Percent Paint a More Nuanced Portrait of the Rich 2012-01-14T23:09:17Z The economy will remain a challenge, and a large hole may open in the city’s budget if its actuary determines that its pension investments are underfunded. The Year Ahead (We Expect) 2011-12-31T16:32:13Z The actuary's proposals include cutting the assumed investment rate of return to 7 percent from 8 percent, which raises the city's contribution. NYC mayor unveils budget with minimal layoffs 2012-02-02T23:39:37Z My brother used to work as an actuary for an insurance company, and now he’s a benefits manager for a school district. Preoccupations: From Prosecutor to Defense Lawyer: A Career Switch 2011-12-24T20:09:50Z Do some good for charity, tax return Examining the origins and consequences of the nation's escalating debt At first, chief Medicare actuary Rick Foster thought it was a mistake, perhaps a glitch in data collection. Medicare spending growth rising slower but enrollment will rise 2011-12-23T00:05:21Z Appointed in 1862 actuary to the United States sanitary commission, he issued in 1869 an important volume of Military and Anthropological Statistics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Unfortunately the LTC insurance risk is much more difficult for actuary models so private insurance has been disastrous for insurers and consumers with product terminations and steep premium increases. Breaking: CBO to Score Fiscal Impact of CLASS Repeal at Zero 2011-10-17T13:35:40Z But the actuary's other recommendations will save the city $850 million this year and the next year, instead of costing it $2 billion. NYC mayor unveils budget with minimal layoffs 2012-02-02T23:39:37Z "Changes in premiums are obviously important to seniors, but the numbers are based on what the law requires and determined by independent actuaries rather than politics," said Tricia Neuman of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Medicare premiums up _ but not as much as expected 2011-10-28T06:31:04Z They even considered referring the companies' actuaries to a professional disciplinary panel, according to minutes of their ... Insurers' Reserves Examined 2011-11-01T00:01:45Z "Changes in premiums are obviously important to seniors but the numbers are based on what the law requires, and determined by independent actuaries, rather than politics," said Tricia Neuman of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Rise in Medicare premiums less than feared in 2012 2011-10-27T15:56:00Z “Changes in premiums are obviously important to seniors but the numbers are based on what the law requires, and determined by independent actuaries, rather than politics,” said Tricia Neuman of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Most seniors will pay $3.50 a month more, instead of a $10 hike; some will see sizable savings 2011-10-27T15:38:42Z The program’s chief actuary, Robert Yee, said that limiting initial enrollment to workers at large companies or excluding benefits for 15 years also might have worked. News Analysis: With Class Act?s Failure, Still No Relief in Sight for Long-Term Care 2011-10-24T22:17:25Z Everything rested on hitting that target, but the state’s actuary said there was less than a 30 percent chance that would happen over the next 20 years. For Rhode Island, the Pension Crisis Is Now 2011-10-22T15:48:16Z But Ms. Sebelius said she agreed with actuaries who feared that “not enough young, healthy people” would enroll. Long-Term Care Program Cut From Health Law 2011-10-18T21:00:16Z On Friday, HHS announced it couldn’t meet that requirement: no matter how the program was modeled, actuaries could not find a way to get the premiums paid in to cover the benefits paid out. Wonkbook: 9-9-9 under the microscope 2011-10-19T12:05:04Z In September, Republicans in Congress posted emails that showed government actuaries were already questioning CLASS, even before the program became part of last year's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. U.S. suspends home-care program from healthcare law 2011-10-14T20:46:56Z But the Class Act’s ambitions were undercut by an impractical structure that doomed it from the start, experts and government actuaries say. News Analysis: With Class Act?s Failure, Still No Relief in Sight for Long-Term Care 2011-10-24T22:17:25Z The business of registry is under the control of a chief registrar, who has an assistant registrar in each of the three countries, with an actuary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Companies obviously don't like to slip below the 80 percent threshold, says Mike Dulaney, consulting actuary, retirement and investor services at Principal Financial Group. Analysis: Pension woes are complicating retirement 2011-10-13T15:37:11Z But the chances of a child dying are slim—only one in 3,000 children perish each year—meaning you are likely shelling out cash needlessly, says Jim , an insurance actuary in Concord, N.H. Don't Buy Too Much Insurance! 2011-10-08T02:01:18Z In California, for example, pension actuaries presume a yield on their asset portfolios of about 7.5% just to break even in meeting their annuity obligations, even if they were fully funded. Ronald McKinnon: Where Are the Bond Vigilantes? 2011-10-02T22:21:35Z With defined-benefit pensions, an actuary generally subtracts that share before dividing up the pension. Divorce in a Turbulent Market 2011-09-30T18:33:18Z Some of these had been tabulated by actuaries, the latest tabulation being of those for the five years ending 1855. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z “There can be a lot at stake in these games, and with people carrying on, it can become a chaotic environment out there,” said the bowler, Trevor Walke, 63, an actuary from Forest Hills, Queens. Sweat: Cricketers in New York Mourn Jerry Kishun, Beloved Umpire 2011-09-24T02:50:09Z Republicans in Congress posted emails last week that showed government actuaries were already questioning CLASS, even before the program became part of last year's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. U.S. cuts staff from disabled program, weighs future 2011-09-22T21:05:09Z But Mark Olson, a senior actuary with Towers Watson, a human-resources consulting firm, said the law raised enrollments and premiums by between 1 percent and 3 percent at many firms. More young adults insured with 2010 health law 2011-09-22T00:45:06Z “It would be hard to construe it to be anything but the Affordable Care Act,” said Mark F. Olson, a senior actuary with Towers Watson, the human resources consulting firm. Young Adults Make Gains in Health Insurance Coverage 2011-09-21T16:03:09Z Besides the registrar there is a government actuary for friendly societies, by whom the liabilities and accounts of all societies are valued every five years, a method which ensures uniformity in the processes of valuation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z This may have been unavoidable, but its sheer density of pension and related jargon will defeat many readers who aren’t accountants or actuaries. Off the Shelf: When Retirees Are Shortchanged for Corporate Profits 2011-09-17T21:08:45Z After all, the Social Security actuary says that Social Security’s shortfall is 0.7 percent of the gross domestic product over the next 75 years. Fact checking the GOP debate at the Reagan library 2011-09-08T07:20:00Z What actuary, he asks contemptuously, can appraise the value of a man's opinions? Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z "For the Red Cap," answered Falk, with a slight tremor in his voice; he had recognized in the secretary the actuary of the Board of Payment of Employ�s' Salaries. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z The societies have now a registrar, an actuary, a revising barrister and two public valuers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z By comparison, overall health-care spending in America is expected to grow by nearly 5 percent a year between now and 2014, according to the latest estimates by government actuaries. Medicare drug-benefit premium to go down next year 2011-08-05T00:27:07Z State and federal programs will pay $129.5 billion this year in jobless benefits, according to Labor Department actuaries. Shortening Unemployment Benefits Will Help U.S. Jobless: View 2011-08-03T00:22:04Z The actuaries predict that the trend will continue. Workers 'cannot afford to retire' 2011-08-02T09:38:08Z The redoubtable actuary sat in a capacious easy-chair with his feet on a reindeer skin. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z These changes would resolve about 23 percent of the program’s current shortfall, according to Social Security’s actuaries. Your Money: Muddying the Budget Waters 2011-07-30T00:45:50Z An estimated 13 million employees would then likely seek insurance in the new exchanges or by enrolling in Medicaid, according to Rick Foster, CMS's chief actuary. Health bill to approach 20 percent of spend by 2020 2011-07-28T07:04:16Z They rejected a recommendation from actuaries to lower it to 7.5 percent, which was based on projections for market returns to trail historical averages. Calpers Posts 20.7% Gain, Best in 14 Years, Led by Public Stocks 2011-07-18T16:13:43Z Washington — House Budget Committee hearing on Social Security and Medicare, with actuaries from each program. Associated Press National News Calendar 2011-07-08T21:04:14Z My amazement grew when the registrar from the Inland Revenue Office strolled into the actuary's room, and made himself as comfortable in his easy-chair as he used to do in the Inland Revenue Office. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z "Because of the long-term nature of these promises and these costs, most public pension actuaries believe the current information is more 'decision-useful'," said Paul Angelo, senior vice president and actuary at the Segal Company. Public pension accounting to radically change 2011-07-08T20:01:18Z The sentence of death was thereupon read with a loud voice by the actuary, and then the hands and body of the delinquent fast bound to the pillar. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The group found that in the best-managed plans, employers maintain their annual required contributions, employees help share in the plan's cost, actuaries assess changes and adjustments, and funds rely on reasonable economic assumptions. U.S. enters next round of public pensions fight 2011-06-29T20:13:25Z But Mr. Seeling, the agency’s chief actuary, knew that wasn’t necessarily right. Public Unions Take on Boss to Win Big Pensions 2011-06-22T02:27:44Z My friend told me that the actuary was an influential and good-natured individual, very susceptible to little courtesies. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z Medicare chief actuary Richard Foster says the situation keeps him up at night. APNewsBreak: A Twist in Obama's Health Care Law 2011-06-21T22:05:00Z It’s a time for Little League and maybe a dim sum outing in Flushing, Queens, where Mr. Liu, a former actuary, arrived from Taiwan at age 5. | John C. Liu: Little League and Dim Sum 2011-06-18T01:44:24Z Seth Burstein, a Yale graduate who used to be an actuary, told me a shocking story. Trade Show Internet Stops Highway Robbery 2011-05-27T13:54:44Z Medicare’s actuaries do not believe their own projections are realistic because they were required to assume that a key provision of current law will take effect as scheduled. Economix: The Real Social Security and Medicare Problem (and a Doable Fix) 2011-05-17T10:00:07Z The Medicare report included a disclaimer by the chief Medicare actuary, Richard S. Foster. Slow Recovery Worsens Financial State of Medicare 2011-05-13T21:20:05Z For the states, attracting these insurance deals promotes business travel and creates jobs for lawyers, actuaries and other white-collar workers, who pay taxes. Seeking Business, States Loosen Insurance Rules 2011-05-09T02:00:01Z Indifferent to him, and absorbed in their petty affairs, a crowd of men pressed around the table where the actuary was holding the auction. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Government actuaries forecast that the disability trust fund will run out of money by 2018. Disabled, but Looking for Work 2011-04-07T01:20:57Z The Medicare actuaries just don’t believe this provision will be allowed to take place because they think Congress will punt the ball once again. Economix: The Real Social Security and Medicare Problem (and a Doable Fix) 2011-05-17T10:00:07Z Before getting into baseball, Dewan spent 10 years as an insurance actuary. Baseball: Running the New Numbers 2011-03-31T21:00:03Z "This is the actual expected rate of return as recommended by the actuaries," he said. U.S. wants states to reveal more about pension funding 2011-04-01T18:24:50Z The actuary preparing the analysis is not tipping his hand, but any increase at this point is likely to be small. The Burden of Pensions on States 2011-03-11T00:26:48Z “It’s the first time a movie has portrayed a stutterer as an intellectual person,” said Len Lubarsky, 52, an actuary from the Lower East Side — nice and slowly. City Room: Relearning Speech to Make It Cushiony, Not Jagged 2011-03-03T16:21:43Z That these tragedies should happen within a fortnight in a community of less than three hundred people was enough to give a life-insurance actuary an attack of hysteria. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Higher premiums would discourage healthier people from participating, economists and actuaries say. Long-Term Care Needs Changes, Officials Say 2011-02-22T02:30:39Z The board would require governments to disclose their long-term expected rate of return on plan investments as determined by actuaries, Bean said. U.S. wants states to reveal more about pension funding 2011-04-01T18:24:50Z “When interest rates are low, these plans are really expensive to run,” said Gordon Latter, an actuary at Voyageur Asset Management whose clients include both corporate and public pension funds. The Burden of Pensions on States 2011-03-11T00:26:48Z Some actuaries who have studied the documents have expressed strong reservations, saying the new contribution schedule is not based on any accepted actuarial methodology and puts the pension system at risk. Illinois Pension Bonds to Test Investors? Faith 2011-02-18T01:50:03Z "I've been betting sports here in Vegas for 11 years, and nobody impresses me as much as him," said Michael Shackleford, a former government actuary who runs the gambling Web site WizardOfOdds.com. Super Bowl Sunday: For Vegas gambling 'sharps,' it's the year's busiest workday 2011-02-04T18:44:00Z Medicare actuaries estimated that 2.8 million people would participate within three years and said premiums needed to be about $240 a month to cover program costs. Long-Term Care Needs Changes, Officials Say 2011-02-22T02:30:39Z Missouri, Oregon and Arkansas are in the middle with about 80 percent, a ratio considered adequate by actuaries. Governors Making Pension Cuts May Be Thwarted by Lawsuits 2011-02-02T05:24:50Z Only some spiritual actuary could make it quite clear, but he discerned the oneness behind the different members of his family, uniting them. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z Illinois has a team of banks, actuaries, lawyers and financial advisers helping it get the latest pension bonds to market. Illinois Pension Bonds to Test Investors? Faith 2011-02-18T01:50:03Z The expense of doing away with lifetime limits is fairly modest, said Mr. Wildsmith, the actuary. Health Law?s Uncertainty Leads to Worries on Care Limits 2011-02-01T18:54:21Z But economists and actuaries have raised many questions. Long-Term Care Needs Changes, Officials Say 2011-02-22T02:30:39Z Qualifying as an actuary - a really challenging profession - seems like a reasonable and easily achievable fall-back position. Kabbalah country 2011-01-15T12:02:20Z In 1992, the government actuary set a rate of 16.7% of annual expenditure on benefits as a prudent level for the fund to hold. Rising unemployment hits NI fund 2011-01-12T16:41:34Z In recent months, however, outside actuaries have reviewed the calculations and argued that Illinois’s method is not one of the permitted ones. Illinois Pension Bonds to Test Investors? Faith 2011-02-18T01:50:03Z Listen, even the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have made clear that this bill will not save the kind of money that was predicted earlier. Four Ways the GOP House Has Gotten Off to a Rocky Start 2011-01-07T08:25:00Z The top five jobs, which include mathematician, actuary, statistician and computer systems, typically pay more than twice as much as the lowest jobs -- $83,777 compared to $30,735 per year. Software engineers have nation's best job, study says 2011-01-05T18:05:35Z Mr. Wiggins is now a well-known public accountant and insurance actuary residing in Lincoln. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z In the spring, the Medicare program's chief actuary predicted that 375,000 people would sign up for the pool plans by the end of the year. Health plans for high-risk patients attracting fewer, costing more than expected 2010-12-28T03:54:05Z |
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