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  • Financial Reporting Research Update

    Financial Reporting Research Update An update on the SOA's financial reporting research projects. Financial reporting 6442469533 6/1/2016 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: James S Hawke, Ronora Stryker
    • 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
  • Targeted Improvements—Illustrated Universal Life Earnings

    Targeted Improvements—Illustrated Universal Life Earnings Illustrates the effects that proposed GAAP changes will have on earnings emergence of universal life contracts. Accounting standards; ...

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    • Authors: Steven Malerich
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Life Insurance>Universal life
  • 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
  • Implementation of SOP 03-1 for Lapse Protected Life Products

    Implementation of SOP 03-1 for Lapse Protected Life Products Implementation of Statement of Position 03-1 for Lapse Protected Life Products Accounting standards;Secondary guarantees;Universal ...

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    • Authors: David N Cook, Bradley M Smith
    • Date: May 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Secondary guarantees
  • Relationship of IRR to ROI on a Level Term Life Insurance Policy

    Relationship of IRR to ROI on a Level Term Life Insurance Policy Discussion of the relationship of IRR to ROI on a Level Term Life insurance policy Financial reporting;Generally Accepted ...

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    • Authors: Wayne Stuenkel
    • Date: Sep 2002
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance
  • Negative GAAP Term Insurance Reserves – to Floor or Not to Floor?

    Negative GAAP Term Insurance Reserves – to Floor or Not to Floor? There is surprisingly little guidance on whether negative GAAP term reserves should be floored. This article addresses some of ...

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    • Authors: Robert Crompton
    • Date: Dec 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • Accounting Change for Variable Annuities With Implications on Hedging

    Accounting Change for Variable Annuities With Implications on Hedging This article describes changes to financial reporting for variable annuities under US GAAP, IFRS and Statutory regulations, ...

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    • Authors: Bruce Rosner, Robert Frasca
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; 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
  • Setting Ascribed Premiums for Market Risk Benefits under FASB Targeted Improvements

    Setting Ascribed Premiums for Market Risk Benefits under FASB Targeted Improvements Discussions of alternative approaching to setting ascribed premiums for market risk benefits under FASB ...

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    • Authors: Shaowei Yang, David Ruiz
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • 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]
  • 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]
  • GI PD Opportunities Update

    GI PD Opportunities Update The following is a listing of professional development (PD) opportunities with significant general insurance (GI) relevant content that were offered by the SOA in 2018 ...
    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: General Insurance Insights
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Pricing/ratemaking - General Insurance; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Reserves - General Insurance