Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting covers an update on IASB developments related to international accounting standards for insurance, fair value versus other measures, recognition of profits or losses at issue and balance sheet versus income statement focus for financial reporting. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Financial management issues faced by actuaries in multinational corporations are discussed, including: GAAP and Statutory accounting, taxes, reinsurance.

Description: Panelists discuss financial reporting issues confronting companies doing business in an multinational environment. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: Panelists discuss: [1] the basics of the principles of the International Accounting Standards [IAS], [2] earnings volatility in a fair-value environment, [3] the Canadian perspective on these standards, and [4] the perspective of the International Actuarial Association [IAA]. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3. Session 24PD of the Boston Annual Meeting.

Description: This session at the SOA 2004 Annual Meeting covers the status of recent developments in international accounting standards for insurance, including Phase 1 for insurance companies, the IASB's likely direction for Phase 2, related activities of the International Actuarial Association, and company implementation issues.

Description: From a session at the 2001 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, November 29-30, 2001 Presents questions to actuaries who are experts in the field of actuarial valuation of insurance company assets and liabilities.

Description: This session 33 OF of the 2004 Valuation Actuary Symposium is an opportunity for participants' questions to be addressed by the experts in the field. Questions may be raised by the participants from the floor and by the moderator and panelists as well.

Description: Presented at May 2005 Spring Meeting. Panelist discuss recent developments in international accounting standards for insurance and related activities of the International Actuarial Association.