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  • On the Fair Value of Insurance Liabilities: The Continuing Debate
    On the Fair Value of Insurance Liabilities: The Continuing Debate An ongoing discussion of the theoretically correct discount rate for valuing insurance liabilities: whether or not the credit ...

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    • Authors: Luke Girard
    • Date: Jun 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • 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 of the proper interest rate to use in discounting liability cash flows to reflect credit risk of ...

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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
  • PBA Corner
    PBA Corner Discusses the VM-20 impact testing to be done by 25 insurers. Principles-based reserves=PBR; 9261 12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Karen Rudolph
    • Date: Dec 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting
  • Chairperson's Corner: Section Priorities for 2016
    Chairperson's Corner: Section Priorities for 2016 A description of the Financial Reporting Section's priorities for 2016. Financial reporting 6442469534 6/1/2016 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Mangini
    • Date: Jun 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • 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]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting
  • Chairperson's Corner
    Chairperson's Corner Update on Financial Reporting Council activities. accounting standards;statutory reserves;GAAP reserves 6442476983 6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: James S Hawke
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • The Regulated Road To Ruin
    The Regulated Road To Ruin Discusses the severe adverse effects on U.S. capital markets that will occur due to the passage of FAS 115, which requires marking certain assets to market without a ...

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    • Authors: Irwin T Vanderhoof
    • Date: Jun 1995
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting
  • Canterbury Tales of Fair Value Fair Value ofLife Insurance Seminar—March 1999
    Canterbury Tales of Fair Value Fair Value ofLife Insurance Seminar—March 1999 Canterbury Tales of Fair Value Fair Value of Life Insurance Seminar—March 1999 by Mike McLaughlin & Joan ...

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    • Authors: Joan Lamm-Tennant, S Michael McLaughlin
    • Date: Oct 1999
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting
  • A Critique of Fair Value as a Method for Valuing Insurance Liabilities
    A Critique of Fair Value as a Method for Valuing Insurance Liabilities A discussion of some of the challenges the insurance industry will face as we move towards fair value and a comparison of ...

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    • Authors: Darin Zimmerman
    • Date: Dec 2007
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting
  • Fixed Indexed Annuity Fair Value Quantification and Valuation
    Fixed Indexed Annuity Fair Value Quantification and Valuation In this article, a numerical comparison of two commonly used FIA valuation methodologies is conducted to help insurers decide on the ...

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    • Authors: Tao Wang ASA,MAAA , Peter M Phillips
    • Date: Feb 2022
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risk Management
    • Topics: Annuities>Equity-indexed annuities; Annuities>Fixed annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting
  • Financial Reporting Research Update
    Financial Reporting Research Update Update on research projects sponsored by the Financial Reporting Section. accounting standards;statutory reserves;GAAP reserves 6442476984 6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: James S Hawke
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting