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  • AG 43: Which Reserves Will Dominate? Standard Scenario Or Stochastic
    newly adopted actuarial guideline for variable annuity reserving which is principles-based. It requires ... dominate and for others the stochastic one does. Annuity reserves;Deterministic models;Principles-based ...

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    • Authors: Yuhong Xue
    • Date: Jun 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting
  • Setting the Level of Margins in a Principles-Based Valuation Using a Cost-of-Capital Approach with Exponential Utility
    character- ized by U (x) = e-kx. That is, the utility of profits equal to best estimates is U (0) = 1, and ... the equation, given values of ROE, i and r. The table below shows values of k as they depend on ROE and ...

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    • Authors: Stephen Strommen
    • Date: Jun 2006
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Capital management - ERM; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting
  • Setting Ascribed Premiums for Market Risk Benefits under FASB Targeted Improvements
    benefit (GMxB) guaran- tees embedded in variable annuity contracts clearly fall under this definition. ... each of the three alternatives are summa- rized in Table 1. DISCUSSIONS Comparing the three alternatives ...

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    • Authors: Shaowei Yang, David Ruiz
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • Fair Value Disclosure Requirements - A New Era
    Fair Value Disclosure Requirements - A New Era This article addresses a small sample of issues ... contracts that do not provide for significant mortality risk. Types of contracts covered would include ...

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    • Authors: Peter Bondy
    • Date: Mar 1993
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting
  • The Fair Valuation of Insurance Liabilities: The Information Set Perspective
    The Fair Valuation of Insurance Liabilities: The Information Set Perspective ongoing discussion ... considered whether or not it made economic sense for an annuity writer to initiate hedging activities in reac- ...

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    • Authors: Michael F Davlin
    • Date: Mar 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Capital management - ERM; Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting