- Medicaid risk-based managed care: Analysis of financial results for 2013
By Christopher T. Pettit, Jeremy D. Palmer | 17 July 2014
This report provides a summary of benchmarking financial metrics for the calendar year 2013 provided by managed care organizations (MCOs) reporting Medicaid experience on their NAIC annual statements.
- Capital management in a Solvency II world
By Eamonn Phelan, Scott Mitchell, Sinéad Clarke | 17 July 2014
This paper addresses key issues for insurers and reinsurers with regard to capital management in a Solvency II world, including how investment strategy fits in, uses of reinsurance, the new regulatory landscape, and more.
- Market Commentary, 2nd Quarter 2014
16 July 2014
Stocks were higher everywhere, U.S. unemployment fell, and market volatility was down in the second quarter of 2014, even as the Federal Reserve continued to modestly reduce its securities purchases.
- Milliman Solvency II Readiness Assessment Tool First industry survey: Ireland – Life Assurance
By Andrew Kay, Mike Claffey | 16 July 2014
We asked 13 life companies that are based in Ireland and are using our Solvency II Readiness Assessment Tool to share their current levels of preparedness for Solvency II.
- The evolution of the discount rate for measuring employee benefit obligations under AS15(R), 30 June 2014
By Danny L. Quant, Simon Herborn | 14 July 2014
This research paper provides an update for the quarter ended 30 June 2014 on discount rate changes as they apply to liabilities under AS15(R), India's accounting standard for the cost of providing employee benefits.
- The SSA has discontinued its letter-forwarding service... What’s a plan sponsor to do?!
By Alexandra Moen | 10 July 2014
Plan sponsors can find out what they need to know about the recent discontinuation by the Social Security Administration of its letter-forwarding service, effective this past May 19.
- Pension Funding Index July 2014
By John W. Ehrhardt, Zorast Wadia | 09 July 2014
The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans increased by $14 billion during June as measured by the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI).
- Asia ERM Newsletter, July 2014
By Michael Daly, Richard W. Holloway, Sam Morgan, Wing F. Wong | 09 July 2014
The latest developments and insights from the rapidly evolving field of enterprise risk management across the Asia Pacific region.
- Qualified plans must come to terms with death: Who is the beneficiary?
By Dawilla Madsen, Dominick Pizzano | 09 July 2014
Qualified retirement plan sponsors need to consider these key issues when reviewing and updating plan documents and administrative procedures to ensure compliance with current beneficiary designation rules.
- Undoing tort reform?
By Stephen J. Koca, Susan J. Forray | 09 July 2014
An initiative on the ballot this fall in California could have critical implications for tort reform, more than quadrupling the state's landmark cap on noneconomic damages in medical professional liability (MPL) awards.