Description: Presented at June 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about current developments in the United States and Canada, wording of opinions and certificates from accounting firms and Financial Accounting Standards Board 'FASB' draft on interest-sensitive products.

Description: Discusses: [1] the effects of Financial Accounting Standard No. 97 [FAS 97] on recoverability and loss-recognition issues, [2] interest-crediting strategy, ways and means of maintaining the planned interest spread, the effects of the various strategies on lapse experience, and the ultimate effect on recoverability of the deferred acquisition costs, and [3] premium-deficiency testing and the modification of interest, mortality, and expense margins to satisfy the question of loss recognition, or lack of the ability to recover the remaining deferred asset. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.

Description: Discusses the then-current Federal Accounting Standards Board [FASB] proposal designed for universal life [UL] and other life products not covered by FASB 60. Includes examples with UL contracts. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting focuses on the FASB Discussion Memorandum regarding the accounting of pension and other post-employment benefits. It includes an update on any FASB action and then considers the responsibilities of accountants, plan sponsors and actuaries.

Description: Presenters discuss: [1] market-value accounting, [2] accounting for mortgage-backed securities [MBSs] and collateralized mortgage obligations [CMOs], [3] the emergence of earnings under FAS 60 and FAS 97 products, and [4] effectively communicating financial results to management. Session 10 of the 1992 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: This forum presents the latest developments at the FASB, AICPA, NAIC, SEC, and Actuarial Standards Board ASB including the actuarial opinion memorandum 'AOM' and the standard valuation law. From the Record of the Society of Acturaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1993 Valuation Actuary Symposium covers emerging GAAP issues including market value accounting and the impact on the company, management information, FAS 97, FAS 115, FAS 107 and FAS 114, recent development in GAAP for mutuals, cash flow testing for reviewing GAAP reserve adequacy and purchase accounting.

Description: Panelists provide updates on: [1] NAIC activities on statutory reporting and accounting changes, [2] new FASB Statements 94, 95, 96, and 97, and [3] one firm's experiences implementing these changes. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, Boston. This session is about SFAS 97 which is fundamentally focused on the gross profit stream of products like universal life and deferred annuities. Topics included: 1. Assumption setting with view to tracking and verification. 2. Level of detail and differentiation between products and cells. 3. Timing issues - model versus financial reporting. 4. Unlocking.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting discusses Financial Accounting Standard 115 for valuing assets at market, surplus volatility and what that means in a market-value accounting environment and fair value of liabilities. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.