Description: Presentations and discussions at Symposium on Adjusted Earnings in 1971. Discusses: 1. The differences between insurance industry accounting and accounting for other types of businesses, and the need to adequately communicate the reasons for these differences to the accounting profession 2. Background on problem of reported earnings - diminishment of focus on the balance sheet 3. Uses and objectives of financial statements 4. Philosophy of matching costs and revenues in GAAP reporting 5. Responses to the AICPA draft of an audit guide for life insurance companies 6. Deferred tax considerations

Description: A discussion of Actuarial Aspects of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley

Description: From a session at the Spring meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Antonio, Texas, June 14-15, 2004 This session addressed aspects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including a discussion of the history and purpose of the act, processes of compliance and their documentation, identification of key controls and testing for key control effectiveness.

Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. Discusses: Financial Reporting Section meeting, NAIC activities, Financial reporting environment in Canada, Standards for valuation actuaries, FASB activities with respect to accounting for universal life and annuities.

Description: An update on the latest actions of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

Description: Presented at June 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about an update on various committee activities and interests in the US and Canada, and a review of the status of specialized topics such as nonforfeiture and reserve standards, GAAP, valuation actuary, and UL reporting.

Description: Presented at May 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about Financial Reporting in Canada and the United States, Financial Accounting Standards Board 'FASB' update, National Association of Insurance Commissioners 'NAIC' update, the role of the Valuation Actuary in the United States.

Description: This article demonstrates how returns on GAAP capital are related to the internal rate of return, which is calculated on a statutory basis. The purpose of this paper is to further develop this relationship.

Description: Presentation at May 1996 Spring Meeting. This panel discussion covers emerging issues in Canadian financial reporting for life insurance companies: new consolidated standards of practice, future financial condition opinion, disclosure of financial information.

Description: From a session at the annual meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Chicago, Illinois, October 15-18, 2000 Panelists discuss the changes these companies were making, the experience so far as a public company, and how investors are viewing them.