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Fair Value of Insurance Liabilities
by FAS 115. The other two approaches are more direct approaches to determining what the fair value of ... strengths and weaknesses of each method. I guess the primary strength of all these methods is that they more ...- Authors: Douglas Doll, Irwin T Vanderhoof, Zain Mohey-Deen, Robert C Wilkins
- Date: May 1996
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
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Ask the Experts
reinsurer doesn’t have the authority to cancel, but the direct writer does. Could you have different reserves ... What you’re saying is that it’s cancellable by the direct writer, but not unilaterally by the reinsurer ...- Authors: David N Becker, Application Administrator, J Campbell, Martin Claire, Mark F Davis, John Di Joseph, George Harrison, Kerry Krantz, Daniel J McCarthy, James L McCallen, Benjamin George Peters, Michael Sparrow
- Date: Sep 2000
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Global Perspectives; Public Policy; Reinsurance>Financial reporting for reinsurance
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Current Development In GAAP
From my point of view, I look at three major or primary implications of these types of products on GAAP ... that the selection of such assumptions are the primary responsibility of the actuary and that the Academy ...- Authors: David N Becker, Charles Carroll, Kriss Cloninger, Michael Eckman, Burton Jay, Theodore J Newton, H Ray Eanes
- Date: May 1982
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Reinsurance>Financial reporting for reinsurance
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Ask The Experts
credits, which are greater than the respective direct reserve, be handled? Should they simply be calculated ... calculated and posted? Should they be capped at the direct reserve? If they’re capped, should it be in the ...- Authors: Frank M Amrine, Andrew Bodine, Armand de Palo, Mark Freedman, Charles D Friedstat, James P Greaton, Meredith Ratajczak, William J Schreiner, Stephen N Steinig
- Date: Nov 2001
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Public Policy
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Employer's Accounting For Pensions And Other Post-Employment Benefits - Basic Issues
about our differences was quite helpful. The primary objective the Board identified is to provide information ... reporting system that I described includes three primary financial statements. First there is the statement ...- Authors: Jack Forstadt, John Kieley, Timothy S Lucas, John C Neal, Joel I Rich, Marc M Twinney
- Date: Apr 1982
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Implications for Mutual Insurance Holding Companies and Demutualizations
variation than reserves are and, thus, require much more care in determination and analysis, especially for ... of the business. An obvious point is that much care needs to be taken with DAC unlocking, especially ...- Authors: Alan Brinkman, Jason Morton, Ed Morrissey
- Date: May 1999
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
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U.S. GAAP Update
probably the easiest implementation option for any direct writing company because at any time it's easy ... that if you do profits followed by losses on a direct basis, you have a reserve, and if you do it net ...- Authors: Carol F Salomone, Darin Zimmerman, Patricia Matson
- Date: Jun 2004
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Reinsurance>Coinsurance
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Purchase GAAP
board. They have experience in many deals and direct contact with the target's investment banker. They've ... consistent with the way you view operating expenses and direct cost for maintenance. Those expense rates that ...- Authors: Michael Eckman, Daniel J Kunesh, James Milholland
- Date: Oct 2000
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
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Current Issues for Mutual Company GAAP
even though management may be using GAAP as a primary tool. The companies must continue to focus on ... The reason I say that is if GAAP becomes the primary basis, the attention is given to that basis of ...- Authors: Harold J Darak, Kenneth LaSorella, Louis Weisz, Lynn Pogas, Albert J Reznicek
- Date: May 1999
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
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Draft SOP on Nontraditional Products: GMDB Reserve Requirements and Implications
charging for administration versus what are your direct costs for administration and sales that are not ... subtract accumulated actual costs. The SOP does direct that this liability should not be less than zero; ...- Authors: Louis Lombardi, David C Scheinerman, Karen DeToro
- Date: May 2002
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Annuities>Variable annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]