Dan Bailey interviews Gregory Fann who recently presented at the 2014 SOA Annual Meeting on If We Knew Then What We Know Now: ACA Enrollment. For those who could not attend his presentation, this episode will provide you with highlights from Greg’s session.  

Kelly Hennigan the author of the “Brand New Me’ reads her article discussing ways to create your own personal brand by focusing on three themes.  

Gregory A. Brandner, FSA, MAAA; Julie A. Decker, FSA, MAAA; Kelly J. Rabin, FSA, MAAA, the presenters recap the session at the annual meeting and discuss the current COLI/BOLI market, and provide perspectives on underwriting, pricing and reinsurance. 

Dan Bailey interviews Dave Dillion who recently presented at the 2014 SOA Annual Meeting on ACA Health Rate Review. For those who could not attend his presentation, this episode will provide you with highlights from Dave’s session.  

Dan Bailey interviews Jim O’Connor who recently presented at the 2014 SOA Annual Meeting on ACA Implementation and Strategies in 2017 and Beyond. For those who could not attend his presentation, this episode will provide you with highlights from Jim's session.  

Trustees from the Social Security Administration and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services produce annual reports updating the status of the Social Security and Medicare programs.  This podcasts provides some insights from the 2014 reports to changes in the status of each program.

Listen in as Dan Theodore reads “IRS Approves the Annuity Treatment for Term Certain Variable Payout”, which was featured in the October 2014, Taxing Times written by John T. Adney.  

Listen in as Dan Theodore reads “Revenue Ruling 2014-15:  The Requirement Risk Distribution, The Law of Unintended Consequences and New Questions to Consider in Funding Retiree Health Benefits” which was featured in the October 2014, Taxing Times written by Terrance F. Richardson and Mark S. Smith.

Listen in as Dan Theodore reads “Chairman Camp’s Tax Reform Discussion Draft:  What Does It Mean to the Life Insurance Industry” written by Brion Graber and Peter Winslow.  This article was featured in the October 2014, Taxing Times Supplement.

In part 2 of this podcast, Dr. Mark McClellan continues to share his insights and explain the transformative role of ACOs and how they are helping to re-shape the finance and delivery of health care, not only in the US, but internationally as well.  He addresses the need for different care approaches for different populations, the future of health insurance, and the role health actuaries can play going forward.