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  • Two New Bases, One Big Transformation— Thoughts on Concurrent Implementation of two Accounting Bases
    held. The way in which this model is applied to direct participating contracts, referred to as the variable ... the way in which the general model is applied to direct partici- pating contracts, referred to as the variable ...

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    • Authors: Aisling Metcalfe, Alexander Zaidlin, Gavin Stewart
    • Date: Dec 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]
  • The Relationship of Mortality Projections and the Underlying Mortality Tables Used
    and ultimate mortality table should be especially care- ful in setting their mortality assumptions. If ... of fluid- tested underwriting). Many companies (direct writers, as well as reinsurers) have reduced profit ...

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    • Authors: Larry Warren
    • Date: Sep 2002
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance
  • ULSG AG38 Valuation Research Report
    the Go By James Miles 32 “Fragile, Handle with Care” By Ross Zilber 34 Assumption Development and ... additional reserves were required when applying the primary reserve methodology of Section 8D to their in-force ...

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    • Authors: Craig Roberts
    • Date: Jun 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • PBR, How Shall I Examine Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
    for each policy is output from the system. The primary tasks involved in auditing or examining such a ... high-risk area because it has not histori- cally been a direct component of financial reporting, at least for ...

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    • Authors: Patricia Matson, Andrew Rarus, Leslie Jones
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • Using Relevant Experience Data to Increase Credibility and Reduce Margins
    case of a reinsurer providing experi- ence to a direct writer to use in setting the mortality assumption ... based on credibility levels but should be used with care. The width of the distribution of reinsurer experience ...

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    • Authors: Marianne C Purushotham, Mark Birdsall
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • An Update on International Accounting Standards for Insurance
    these develop- ments. The IAA now serves as the primary voice of the actuarial profession on international ... contracts where payment is in services (e.g., managed care organizations), and a number of other types of ...

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    • Authors: Bruce Moore
    • Date: Jun 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • The Home Stretch
    fixed-fee service contracts that have as their primary purpose the provision of services. The boards ... related to successful acquisition efforts; and b) direct costs that are related to the acquisition of a ...

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    • Authors: Henry Siegel
    • Date: Jun 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • Financial Reporter Issue 91
    Considering that last sentence, one can see the primary strength of the VaR metric: It is easy to interpret ... enacted by states representing 75 percent of the direct premium written in 2008 and same or similar legislation ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2012
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
  • The Financial Reporter
    may be conceptually viewed as consisting of four primary components: (1) unamortized deferred acquisition ... pricing for substan- dard mortality and long-term care pricing would involve condition C, and so on. In ...

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    • Authors: Application Administrator, Jerry Enoch, Larry M Gorski, Jeyaraj Vadiveloo, Laura J Hay, John F Bevacqua, Scott E Wright, Keith Terry
    • Date: Mar 2003
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
  • Dynamic Assumption-Setting for Variable and Non-Variable Annuities
    significant impact in the presence of the GLWB. Care must be taken in inter- preting these data for VAs ... higher than the cor- responding rates in Exhibit 3. Care must be taken in modeling contracts in this benefit ...

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    • Authors: Mark Birdsall, Marianne C Purushotham
    • Date: Sep 2015
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Policyholder behavior - Annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities