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Best’s News & Research Service - December 12, 2025 12:43 PM (EST)

Best's Review Looks at New Actuarial Guideline, New Challenges

  • December 12, 2025 12:43 PM (EST)
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//BestWire// - In its December issue, Best’s Review examines the impact of Actuarial Guideline 55, which was adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) earlier this year.

According to the NAIC, “the goal of this guideline is to enhance reserve adequacy requirements for life insurance companies by requiring that asset adequacy analysis use a cash flow testing methodology that evaluates ceded reinsurance as an integral component of asset-intensive business.”

 New guidelines are among numerous challenges facing auditors and actuaries in 2026, including health care inflation, cryptocurrency and cybersecurity. Read more here.

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