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  • Investor & Management Expectations of the “Return On Equity” Measure vs. Some Basic Truths of Financial Accounting
    Management Expectations of the “Return On Equity” Measure vs. Some Basic Truths of Financial Accounting ... disconnect between the way products are priced IRR and embedded value methods and the way business performance ...

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    • Authors: Michelle Smith
    • Date: Sep 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • Relationship of IRR to ROI on a Level Term Life Insurance Policy
    Relationship of IRR to ROI on a Level Term Life Insurance Policy Discussion of the relationship of IRR to ... to ROI on a Level Term Life insurance policy Financial reporting;Generally Accepted Accounting Principles=GAAP;Life ...

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    • Authors: Wayne Stuenkel
    • Date: Sep 2002
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance
  • New Survey of the Use of Alternative Financial Metrics by U.S. Life Insurers
    New Survey of the Use of Alternative Financial Metrics by U.S. Life Insurers Performance measurement ... measurement is not the primary purpose of either GAAP or statutory accounting. This article discusses alternative ...

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    • Authors: Arnold Dicke
    • Date: Dec 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Capital management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Financial management; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Finance & Investments>Economic capital; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • Practical Considerations for Implementing the New Statement of Position for Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts – Part III
    Practical Considerations for Implementing the New Statement of Position for Long-Duration Contracts and ... A continuation of the discussion of the practical considerations for implementing the New Accounting ...

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    • Authors: David C Heavilin, Vincent Y Y Tsang
    • Date: May 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • Changes to DAC: Some Things You Want to Know About ASU 2010-26
    2010-26: the new Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB guidance which changes the definition of costs ... costs related to the acquisition of new and renewal insurance contracts that can be capitalized. Acquisition ...

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    • Authors: Larry Gulleen, Marina Adelsky, Elizabeth Rogalin
    • Date: Sep 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • Targeted Improvements—Illustrated Universal Life Earnings
    Targeted Improvements—Illustrated Universal Life Earnings Illustrates the effects that ... Earnings Illustrates the effects that proposed GAAP changes will have on earnings emergence of universal life ...

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    • Authors: Steven Malerich
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Life Insurance>Universal life
  • IFRS 17 – a paradigm shift for U.S. actuaries
    IFRS 17 – a paradigm shift for U.S. actuaries This article ... will focus on introducing where IFRS17 differs from US GAAP conceptually, and key aspects of this paradigm ...

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    • Authors: Darryl Wagner, Hui Shan
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]
  • A Letter from the Chairperson...GAAP ROE: Exactly How Meaningful Is It?
    A Letter from the Chairperson...GAAP ROE: Exactly How Meaningful Is It? Discussion of how meaningful ... meaningful GAAP ROE is as a measurement of management performance or how well management has deployed capital ...

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    • Authors: John F Bevacqua
    • Date: Mar 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Embedded value; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • Exposure Draft of Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Long- Duration Insurance Contracts
    Draft of Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Long- Duration Insurance Contracts A discussion of the ... the FASB's Sept. 29, 2016 issued exposure draft on targeted improvements to accounting for long- duration ...

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    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • GAAP Targeted Improvements—Illustrated Term Insurance Earnings
    segment of term insurance, between current GAAP standards and GAAP targeted improvements (based on tentative ... tentative board decisions preceding the release of an exposure draft). Accounting standards;Financial Accounting ...

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    • Authors: Steven Malerich
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Term life