Description: This 1978 presentation discusses the recommendation made by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants to move to a GAAP basis for reporting for life insurance companies. The primary purposes would be to report earnings on a going concern basis, rather than on a basis dominated by solvency considerations, and to promote improved comparability of reported financial results among companies.

Description: This session of the 1990 Valuation Actuary Symposium discusses several issues. First, the recoverability of the deferred policy acquisition cost DPAC asset from future revenues. Second, the allocation of mortality, expenses and investment income to the lines of business. Third, treatment of non-deferrable expenses and fourth, unlocking under FAS97 accounting.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Francisco. This session used a case study that outlined the various considerations that arise in a GAAP for mutual project.

Description: Given the unique nature of GAAP for life insurance companies, this issue affects the information that actuaries prepare for analysts to clarify performance results. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 31PD of the TOronto Spring Meeting.

Description: This open forum at the SOA 2004 Annual Meeting focuses on emerging U.S. GAAP issues and the new Statement of Position [SOP] with emphasis placed upon implementation issues, purchase GAAP accounting, and replacements or policy changes.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting examines financial reporting for new generation life and annuity products, such as universal life, single premium deferred annuities SPDA's, and flexible premium annuities. Topics include statutory and GAAP reporting, NAIC proposed regulation for UL, management reporting and accounting treatment of rollovers and replacements.

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: This presentation is an open forum, session number 45OF, from the 2002 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held September 19-20 in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The panelists provide an opportunity for participants’ questions to be addressed, including questions submitted in advance, on any valuation symposium issue, including financial reporting, valuation, and tax topics.

Description: This session discussion will look at how the industry has responded to the spirit and letter of Financial Accounting Standard FAS 97. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting looks at mutual company GAAP issues including objectives, common features, comparison to stock company GAAP, and the effect on management of the company.