Description: From the 1986 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Washington DC in October 1986 Discussion of the process for setting assumptions for cash flow testing of interest sensitive products for reserve valuation analysis under statutory accounting in the USA and Canadian GAAP.

Description: This paper considers the question of whether the growth in the size of financial statements witnessed over the last several years has yielded an increase in the quality of disclosure around issues of financial risk and to what extent this disclosure is satisfying the perceived needs of readers of the financial statements, as represented by the investment analyst community.

Description: Feature article discussing the latest FASB and IASB developments.

Description: A summary of the background, features, and potential pitfalls of the new LTC Experience Reporting Forms, which will soon be required. The new forms are designed to better inform investors, competitors, and regulators about financial performance, reserve adequacy, and relationship between assumptions and experience. Companies are advised to start preparing for the change to the new forms.

Description: This was a review of a June 4, 2013 SOA webinar. Jerry Enoch was the moderator. Presenters were Mark Birdsall, Mike Boerner, and Perry Kupferman, regulatory actuaries with Kansas, Texas, and California. The intent was to improve communications between small company actuaries and regulators by clarifying expectations and addressing some issues. ORSA and AG38 were mentioned but the focus was on current Appointed Actuary filings and future PBR requirements.

Description: Update on a broad range of insurance and investment tax matters upon which ACLI is working, including: deficiency reserve guidance, IRS guidance on PBR/AG 43, Camp Financial Product Discussion Draft, FATCA and changes to non-forfeiture laws due to low interest rates

Description: Independent Auditor's Report prepared by Selden, Fox, and Associates, Ltd. Includes the Statement of Financial Condition, Statement of Revenues and Expenses, a Statement of Cash Flows and supplies Notes to the Financial Statements. From the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1994, Vol. 46.

Description: From an interactive forum session at the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium held in Washington DC, September 14-15, 2000 This interactive forum addressed the major financial reporting issues and concerns of senior actuaries in life insurance companies.

Description: A review of Life Insurance Accounting, a reference work by twenty three authors under the direction of the Insurance Accounting and Statistical Association, IASA.