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  • Potential Implications of IASB's Preliminary Views on Insurance Contracts
    Potential Implications of IASB's Preliminary Views on Insurance Contracts Discusses some of the financial implications of the recently issued IASB Discussion Paper on Insurance Contracts ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Dec 2007
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]
  • FASB Update
    FASB Update Discussion of FASB's recent activity on relevant projects other than insurance contracts, particularly financial instruments, fair value disclosures and goodwill impairment.

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • Upcoming GAAP Developments
    Upcoming GAAP Developments Article discussing upcoming developments regarding GAAP: 1.replacement of existing US GAAP with IFRS, 2. accounting for insurance contracts, 3. revenue recognition, and ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Apr 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • FASB/IASB Financial Instruments Project
    FASB/IASB Financial Instruments Project This article discusses the joint project between the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board. Their goal is ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Dec 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]
  • Calculating Liquidity Premiums for Insurance Contracts
    Calculating Liquidity Premiums for Insurance Contracts Feature article discussing the latest decision by the FASB and IASB in their joint insurance contracts project. Discount rates=Interest ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Sep 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • Major Activity at FASB
    Major Activity at FASB Description of FASB decisions in late 2015 and early 2016 Accounting Standards;DAC;Discount rates;FASB 6442462338 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Jun 2015
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • FASB Long Duration Insurance Contracts Redeliberations
    FASB Long Duration Insurance Contracts Redeliberations Description of FASB redeliberations on targeted improvements for long duration contracts as of the end of 2017, including a summary of the ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Mar 2018
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Guaranteed living benefits; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • FASB COMPLETES DELIBERATIONS ON TARGETED IMPROVEMENTS
    FASB COMPLETES DELIBERATIONS ON TARGETED IMPROVEMENTS Discussion of FASB's June 2018 meeting on accounting for targeted improvements for long-duration insurance contracts and summary of ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Sep 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • FASB Deliberations on Accounting for Assumption and Discount Rate Changes
    FASB Deliberations on Accounting for Assumption and Discount Rate Changes The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) met on May 21,2015 to discuss it ongoing project to make targeted ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Sep 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]
  • Volatility From FASB Changes to Traditional Liabilities (Part 3)
    Volatility From FASB Changes to Traditional Liabilities (Part 3) Feature article discussing the isolated impact of changing the discount rate due to FASB changes. Financial Reporting 9/13/2019 ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Reback
    • Date: Sep 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting