Description: Attendees will hear a brief summary of the major requirements of the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities SFAS 133, a more detailed description of certain key provisions is given and the leaders summarize the impact on the industry. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 42TS of the New Orleans Annual Meeting.

Description: This article discusses the discount rate that should be used under GASB 45. Public employers now find themselves in a similar situation to private sector employers in the early 1990's in that GASB 45 requires them to measure liabilities including post-retirement medical liabilities using accrual accounting.

Description: From a session at the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium held in Washington DC, September 14-15, 2000 Addresses a variety of financial reporting issues of interest to the attendees at a meeting of Valuation Actuaries.

Description: From a session at the Spring meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Antonio, Texas, June 14-15, 2004 The panelists discuss the benefits of hedging variable annuity guarantees, the challenges they face and how they keep score.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This discussion centers on GAAP implementation and some practical issues for FASB Interpretation 40 with regards to mutual insurers.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session is about FAS 107, FAS 115, RBC and AVR/IMR versus MSVR.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Panelists share experiences and discuss alternative approaches to various implementation issues related to mutual company GAAP conversions.

Description: This session presented at the SOA's 1976 Houston Spring Meeting will describe the basic features of Life Insurance GAAP accounting as applied to stock life insurance companies, both from an accountant's and an actuary's point of view.