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  • PBA Corner

    PBA Corner update on regulatory issues focusing on PBR reserves;statutory;principle-based ;regulatory;conservatism 6442471110 9/1/2016 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Karen Rudolph
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • Governance of Principle-Based Reserves

    Governance of Principle-Based Reserves Overview of regulations and best practices for governance of PBR valuation processes, including standards, oversight, controls and review related to the PBR ...

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    • Authors: Robert Leach
    • Date: Sep 2023
    • Competency: Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Public Policy; Public Policy
  • 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
  • New Survey of the Use of Alternative Financial Metrics by U.S. Life Insurers

    New Survey of the Use of Alternative Financial Metrics by U.S. Life Insurers Performance measurement is not the primary purpose of either GAAP or statutory accounting. This article discusses ...

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    • Authors: Arnold Dicke
    • Date: Dec 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Capital management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Financial management; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Finance & Investments>Economic capital; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • Demystifying Life Insurance Securitization: XXX and AXXX Securitization Issues and Considerations

    Demystifying Life Insurance Securitization: XXX and AXXX Securitization Issues and Considerations A discussion of life insurance securitizations and how they can be structured to provide surplus ...

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    • Authors: Steven Lash, Rebecca Wang
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Public Policy
  • VM-22: Statutory Maximum Valuation Interest Rates For Income Annuities

    VM-22: Statutory Maximum Valuation Interest Rates For Income Annuities VM-22 was first introduced into the Valuation Manual in 2018. A number of changes have been made since its introduction, ...

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    • Authors: Dayuan Mao, Ping Zhu, Mary Wu
    • Date: May 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities; Annuities>Payout annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • How Does the Emerging Principle-based Reserving Framework for Non-variable Annuities Compare to Market Risk Benefits Under Long-duration Targeted Improvements?

    How Does the Emerging Principle-based Reserving Framework for Non-variable Annuities Compare to Market Risk Benefits Under Long-duration Targeted Improvements? This article helps companies better ...

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    • Authors: Ryan Laine, Sean Paul Abate, Ben Hanley, Gene Paul Del Castillo San Valentin (Paul), Angela McShane
    • Date: Jun 2023
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • A 30-Year Retrospective of Risk-Based Capital: How Effective Has it Been?

    History of Life Insurance insolvencies and evolution of statutory reporting requirements and laws to enable improved control over preventing insolvencies. Reflects my extensive personal knowledge ...

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    • Authors: Errol Cramer
    • Date: Aug 2025
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • Defining the Details: Intricacies of PBR Disclosures

    Defining the Details: Intricacies of PBR Disclosures This article summarizes VM-31 updates to the 2018 and 2019 Valuation Manuals, and considerations for PBR Reports based on findings from the ...

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    • Authors: Benjamin Slutsker, Rachel Hemphill, Hugues Fontaine
    • Date: Sep 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • A Time of Preparation

    A Time of Preparation Chairperson's Report- summarizing education and research activities for 2016 focusing on regulatory change including PBR and PBR;GAAP;IFRS;ERM;Financial Reporting ...

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    • Authors: Leonard Mangini
    • Date: Mar 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting