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  • 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
  • The Financial Reporter, December 2019, Issue 119
    members through a variety of media: • We are the primary sponsoring section of the Valuation Actuary Symposium ... over from current standards— assessments exclude a direct charge (front-end loads) and include a GAAP accrual ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • 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]
  • 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
  • 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
  • Actuarial Aspects of SOX 404
    whether the processes are con- nected with the direct production of financial results. Some have also ... taking corrective action As the PCOAB stated, “the primary benefit of an effective internal control structure… ...

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    • Authors: Richard H Browne, Laura J Hay
    • Date: Dec 2004
    • Competency: Communication; Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • The Financial Reporter
    at 212.773.2329 or tara.hansen@ey.com The primary implementation issue related to both risk and service ... are to be expensed when incurred, as they play no direct role in deter- mining current exit value. Discretionary ...

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    • Authors: Mark Freedman, Carol A Marler, Paul Margus, Henry Siegel, Leonard Reback, Darin Zimmerman, Vadim Zinkovsky, Tara J P Hansen, Tina Getachew
    • Date: Dec 2007
    • 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
  • The Financial Reporter June 2008 Issue No. 73
    own credit risk. Duran introduced an additional direct method for computing FVL and has also addressed ... appropriate risk margin that can be used with a direct meth- od (which would be preferred by most accounting ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jun 2008
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter