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  • Liability Valuation In A Fair Value Environment: The Interest Credited Rate Dilemma

    Liability Valuation In A Fair Value Environment: The Interest Credited Rate Dilemma Article explores two very different approaches that are currently being considered for use in projecting ...

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    • Authors: Mark Freedman, Tara J P Hansen
    • Date: Sep 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting

  • Hitting the Target: Improvements to U.S. GAAP for Long-Duration Insurance Contracts

    Hitting the Target: Improvements to U.S. GAAP for Long-Duration Insurance Contracts After a summary of FASB decisions in their GAAP Targeted Improvements project, this article describes several ...

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    • Authors: Steven Malerich
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]

  • The Impact on the IFRS 4 Profit Pattern from Locking in the Interest Rate Yield Curve

    The Impact on the IFRS 4 Profit Pattern from Locking in the Interest Rate Yield Curve The OCI-Solution of IASB’s IFRS 4 Phase II requires that interest expense for the Profit and Loss ...

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    • Date: Jun 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter

  • Data Visualization for Model Controls

    Data Visualization for Model Controls A discussion on how to use data visualization for model controls. Modeling efficiency;Data quality 6442475646 3/1/2017 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Robert Crompton
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Risk management

  • PBA Corner

    PBA Corner Summary of the NAIC and SOA's PBR Survey. Life insurance valuation;Mortality study;Credibility theory;Reserves;Principle-based approach;VM-20 6442475653 3/1/2017 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Karen Rudolph
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting

  • No-See-Ums (Part 2)

    No-See-Ums (Part 2) Update on IASB Activities during the last quarter of 2016. International Accounting Standards Board=IASB;International Accounting Standards=IAS;International Financial ...

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    • Authors: Henry Siegel
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]

  • GAAP Targeted Improvements—Unlocking Persistency

    GAAP Targeted Improvements—Unlocking Persistency Continues the look from previous articles at unlocking of traditional contract valuation assumptions, this time examining the effects of lapses.

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    • Authors: Steven Malerich
    • Date: Mar 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; 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

  • A Letter from the Chairperson...GAAP ROE: Exactly How Meaningful Is It?

    A Letter from the Chairperson...GAAP ROE: Exactly How Meaningful Is It? Discussion of how meaningful GAAP ROE is as a measurement of management performance or how well management has deployed ...

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    • Authors: John F Bevacqua
    • Date: Mar 2003
    • 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: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Embedded value; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]

  • Asset Adequacy Analysis—Whys and Hows

    Asset Adequacy Analysis—Whys and Hows Discussion of asset adequacy analysis: various ways to comply with requirements Asset modeling;Cash flow testing;Loss ratio=LR;National Association of ...

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    • Authors: William Sayre
    • Date: Feb 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting

  • PBR Corner

    PBR Corner Mortality Credibility and its use within VM-20. Credibility theory;Mortality;Principle-based reserves 6442469537 6/1/2016 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Karen Rudolph, Ruijuan Wang
    • Date: Jun 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Influence; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Term life; Life Insurance>Universal life
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