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  • Administration of the "Material Change" Rules: Meeting the Challenge
    Administration of the "Material Change" Rules: Meeting the Challenge This article is a companion to “They Go Bump in the Night: Life Insurance Policies and the Law of Material Change,” ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers, Brian King
    • Date: May 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Life Insurance
  • From the Editor: To our Readers
    From the Editor: To our Readers A brief discussion of the articles included in the February 2013 issue of Taxing Times. Taxation;Principles-based reserves 4294995689 2/1/2013 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting
  • Note from the Editor
    Note from the Editor A statement about the article peer-review process for the newsletter, and a disclaimer about interpreting any article content as tax, legal, or other advice. Taxes=Taxation; ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers
    • Date: May 2011
    • Competency: Communication
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • Treading Into The Thicket: Federal Income Tax Implications of Principles-Based Reserves
    Treading Into The Thicket: Federal Income Tax Implications of Principles-Based Reserves A change in the way in which statutory life insurance and annuity reserves are determined in the United ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers, Douglas N Hertz
    • Date: May 2007
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Practice Forum
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Tax Uncertainty Swirls Around Principles-Based Reserves
    Tax Uncertainty Swirls Around Principles-Based Reserves Author discusses the treatment of current life insurance reserves under the tax code in determining a life insurer's taxable income, ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers
    • Date: Nov 2007
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • T3 – Taxing Times Tidbits
    T3 – Taxing Times Tidbits A discussion of: the value of a life insurance contract distributed from a qualified pension plan, IRS industry director directive on the DRD for life insurance separate ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers, Susan Hotine, Peter Winslow
    • Date: Sep 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Public Policy
  • To Our Readers
    To Our Readers Overview of articles in the October 2013 issue of TAXING TIMES. Taxes=Taxation;Internal Revenue Service=IRS;Life reserves;Deficiency reserves 6442451615 10/1/2013 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Public Policy
  • From the Editor – Guidance Matters
    From the Editor – Guidance Matters A discussion of the Treasury’s Priority Guidance Plan for the year July 2010 through June 2011. Taxes=Taxation; 19965 5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers
    • Date: May 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • From The Editor - In This Issue
    From The Editor - In This Issue The Taxing Times editor discusses what is in the current issue as well as Obama adminstration tax proposals affecting the insurance industry such as notification ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers
    • Date: Feb 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Public Policy
  • A Conversation About IFRS
    A Conversation About IFRS A roundtable discussion of the new international accounting standards and the possible implications for all insurers. Accounting standards;International Accounting ...

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    • Authors: Christian J DesRochers, Craig Pichette, Peter Winslow
    • Date: May 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]