Description: Discusses the then-current Federal Accounting Standards Board [FASB] proposal designed for universal life [UL] and other life products not covered by FASB 60. Includes examples with UL contracts. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 3.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. The Financial Accounting Standards Board 'FASB' introduced two pronouncements during 2001 that materially change the way in which companies account for purchase transactions, both retroactively and prospectively.

Description: This session from the 2005 SOA Spring Meeting discusses SOP 03-1, DAC on internal replacements and Sarbanes-Oxley - SOX Section 404. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 1. Session 70F

Description: Discusses: [1] the effects of Financial Accounting Standard No. 97 [FAS 97] on recoverability and loss-recognition issues, [2] interest-crediting strategy, ways and means of maintaining the planned interest spread, the effects of the various strategies on lapse experience, and the ultimate effect on recoverability of the deferred acquisition costs, and [3] premium-deficiency testing and the modification of interest, mortality, and expense margins to satisfy the question of loss recognition, or lack of the ability to recover the remaining deferred asset. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.

Description: This panel discussion is about portretirement benefits other than pensions. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4A.

Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the May 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Colorado Springs, presented a discussion on developments related to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles- GAAP. The discussion included: FASB reformulation of audit guide, treatment of single premium deferred annuities, problems of applying GAAP principles to Universal Life, and a discussion of papers titled: a. A Policy-Year Model for GAAP Valuation of Coinsurance and Modified Coinsuranee, by David N. Becker and Michael V. Eckman and, b. GAAP for Nonguaranteed Premium Life Insurance, by Kriss Cloninger III.

Description: This session from the 1995 New Orleans Meeting covers FASB/AICPA pronouncements concerning application of GAAP to mutual life insurance companies. Panelists will discuss practical issues, including materiality and use of approximations. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: 1993 SOA Meeting, Quebec. This session is about FAS 97 including assumption setting, timing issues, unlocking of assumptions and restatement of unamortized acquisition costs, purchase accounting, and handling the EITF ruling.

Description: This forum presents the latest developments at the FASB, AICPA, NAIC, SEC, and Actuarial Standards Board ASB including the actuarial opinion memorandum 'AOM' and the standard valuation law. From the Record of the Society of Acturaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: Panelists provide updates on: [1] NAIC activities on statutory reporting and accounting changes, [2] new FASB Statements 94, 95, 96, and 97, and [3] one firm's experiences implementing these changes. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.