Milliman

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  Milliman: PPACA rules may cut rates for some

  By Allison Bell  |  April 25, 2013

  Actuaries see young men paying more to cut costs for women ages 30 to 50 and older men.

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  Milliman: Comp cuts could cool individual premiums

  By Allison Bell  |  March 29, 2013

  But health plan health status changes could swamp other effects.

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  Milliman sees an increase in funding of pensions

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  February 8, 2013

  The January rise results from an $83 billion decrease in the pension benefit obligation and a $23 billion increase in assets.

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  Milliman Survey Reveals Re-pricing of UL Products Among Insurers

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  August 21, 2012

  Fourteen of 31 respondents to Milliman's fifth annual comprehensive study of universal life and indexed universal life issues reported they re-priced their universal life with secondary guarantees in the last 12 months.

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  Milliman: Funded Status Decline Pushes Pension Deficit to a Record $533 Billion

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  August 7, 2012

  The increase in pension fund liabilities, the study discloses, far exceeds a $13 billion investment gain. The increase has resulted in a Milliman 100 PFI funded status deficit of $533 billion and a reduced funded ratio of 70.9%.

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  Arizona, Connecticut Are Latest States to Score CO-OP Loans

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  June 8, 2012

  As Compass Cooperative Health Network (CCHN) in Arizona and HealthyCT in Connecticut get established, naysayers gather as CO-OP loans mount.

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  Milliman Health Cost Study: Facilities Outmuscle Physicians

  By Allison Bell  |  May 15, 2012

  Employer plan costs rose 5% for physician care, 7.6% for hospital inpatient care, and 8.6% for outpatient care.

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  Milliman 100 Companies Report $326.8 Billion Pension Funding Deficit at Close of 2011

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 10, 2012

  Declining discount rates in 2011, including an historic year-end low of 4.8%, drove the pensions of the Milliman 100 companies to a record year-end 2011 funding deficit of $326.8 billion, according to a new report.

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  Court Blocks Liquidation of Penn Treaty

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  May 9, 2012

  A judge suggests that the LTCI insurer might have enough assets and cash flow to pay claims in full for many years.

• Pension Plans Reduce Funding Deficit by $30 Billion in 2012

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  February 6, 2012

  The nation’s 100 largest defined benefit pension plans collectively experienced a $30 billion improvement in pension funding this year, according to a new survey.