Description: Discusses the meeting of the Accounting Committee of the International Actuarial Association in March.

Description: Feature article that summarizes the events of the recent International Actuarial Association IAA meeting.

Description: This article includes updates on the IASB, the ACSEP publications for education on IFRS for insurance and the development of model standards - International Standards of Actuarial Practice.

Description: The Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB, which promulgates accounting standards under US GAAP, and the International Accounting Standards Board IASB, which promulgates accounting standards for many countries outside the United States, have been working for several years on a joint project on accounting for insurance contracts. The boards agree on many aspects of the proposed accounting model. However, as of December 2011, there are a number of key areas where they do not. This article summarizes the boards’ views on the key areas where they disagree.

Description: Research is a primary mission of the Financial Reporting Section and is the largest use of section dues. This scorecard will keep section members informed about research projects sponsored or co-sponsored by the section.

Description: Summarizes the discussions over the past quarter between the IASB and the FASB regarding finalizing IFRS

Description: An update on the status of past, current and future research projects pertaining to the Financial Reporting Section.

Description: Article from The Financial Reporter on the fifth Pan-American Actuarial Congress that took place in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Description: Calls for volunteers to assist SOA with studying the impact of the IASB's issuance of its second of three pronouncements on how insurance contracts should be accounted for general accounting purposes.

Description: Update on IASB developments from January - March 2010.