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  • Introduction to “Lifric”
    Introduction to “Lifric” Introduction to the purposes and roles of “Lifric”, an acronym for ... increasingly important. LFRC’s activities are of direct interest to members of the Financial Reporting ...

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    • Authors: Errol Cramer
    • Date: Dec 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • PBA Corner
    met to be exempt: 1. The insurer has annual direct written premium less than $500,000,000, and 2 ... group of which the insurer is a member has annual direct written premium less than $1,000,000,000. The ...

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    • Authors: Karen Rudolph
    • Date: Jun 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Enterprise Risk Management; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • Considerations for Indexed Universal Life under PBR
    Considerations for Indexed Universal Life under PBR The article highlights key considerations ... costs, and policyholder behavior modeling are primary considerations for companies when evaluating the ...

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    • Authors: Ye Yang, Erzhe Zhang, Nicholas Dunn
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Secondary guarantees; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Universal life
  • Update On Regulatory Developments
    Update On Regulatory Developments Feature article discussing U.S. and international regulatory ... directly as for banks, especially those involved in direct lending. Our previous assertion—that it is premature ...

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    • Authors: Francis de Regnaucourt
    • Date: Jun 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Public Policy
  • Embedded Risk in Settlement Options on Older Life and Annuity Contracts
    Embedded Risk in Settlement Options on Older Life and Annuity Contracts Embedded Risk in Settlement ... er reserve. For life insurance contracts (the primary focus of the TSA article), unmatured favorable ...

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    • Authors: John Ladley, Kenneth Beck
    • Date: Nov 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Determining VM-20 Mortality for Accelerated Underwriting
    Determining VM-20 Mortality for Accelerated Underwriting As companies implement PBR, this article ... a new mortality segment to reflect the change, direct experience data may be limited. In that case, ...

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    • Authors: Matthew Monson, Benjamin Slutsker, Mark Sayre
    • Date: Sep 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Underwriting - Life Insurance
  • Communicating Under Revised Insurance Accounting Proposals
    Communicating Under Revised Insurance Accounting Proposals Article discussing how U.S. insurance ... These actions may often incur cost, but show no direct earnings benefit in current conditions. Being ...

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    • Authors: Brian Paton
    • Date: Sep 2011
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]
  • Differences Between FASB and IASB Could Lead to Two Accounting Models for Insurance
    Differences Between FASB and IASB Could Lead to Two Accounting Models for Insurance The Financial ... and William Hines disability income and long-term care, and many prop- erty and casualty contracts. Both ...

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    • Date: Mar 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]
  • AICPA Releases SOP 05-1: Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection With Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts
    AICPA Releases SOP 05-1: Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs ... (typically explicit contract exchange programs). The primary issue addressed by the SOP is the treatment of ...

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    • Authors: John Morris
    • Date: Mar 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • Insurance Accounting as a Black Hole
    Insurance Accounting as a Black Hole Discussion of the latest FASB and IASB updates with respect ... portfolio of insurance contracts should be all the direct costs that the insurer will incur in acquiring ...

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    • Authors: Henry Siegel
    • Date: Sep 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]; Reinsurance>Financial reporting for reinsurance