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This               section               of               sample               problems               and               solutions               is               a               part               of               The               Actuary's               Free               Study               Guide               for               Exam               6,               authored               by               Mr.

Stolyarov.

This               is               Section               53               of               the               Study               Guide.

See               an               index               of               all               sections               by               following               the               link               in               this               paragraph.

Some               of               the               questions               here               ask               for               short               written               answers.

This               is               meant               to               give               the               student               practice               in               answering               questions               of               the               format               that               will               appear               on               Exam               6.

Students               are               encouraged               to               type               their               own               answers               first               and               then               to               compare               these               answers               with               the               solutions               given               here.

Please               note               that               the               solutions               provided               here               are               not               necessarily               the               only               possible               ones.
               Source:
               Blanchard,               R.S.,               "Accounting               Concepts               for               the               Actuary,"               CAS               Study               Note,               June               2003.
               Original               Problems               and               Solutions               from               The               Actuary's               Free               Study               Guide
               Problem               S6-53-1.

(a)               Identify               and               briefly               describe               the               six               criteria               for               accounting               information               discussed               by               Blanchard               in               "Accounting               Concepts               for               the               Actuary",               pp.

1-4.
               (b)               Discuss               a               possible               tradeoff               that               might               exist               between               two               of               these               criteria.
               (c)               Why               might               application               of               the               principle               of               conservatism               be               difficult               in               some               circumstances?
               Solution               S6-53-1.

(a)               The               six               criteria               for               accounting               information               discussed               by               Blanchard               are               as               follows:
               1.

Relevance:               The               information               should               be               timely,               should               have               predictive               value,               and               should               provide               useful               feedback               on               past               decisions               of               the               users               of               the               information.


               2.

Reliability:               The               information               should               represent               what               it               claims               to               represent,               be               independently               verifiable,               and               contain               all               relevant               material               facts               that               assure               its               completeness.


               3.

Comparability               and               Consistency:               The               information               must               allow               comparisons               over               time               and               competing               interests.

For               instance,               an               accounting               paradigm               should               enable               comparisons               of               performance               between               a               company               and               its               competitor               in               the               same               industry.


               4.

Lack               of               Bias:               Either               there               is               no               bias               or               the               bias               is               clearly               disclosed,               and               users               with               a               different               bias               can               adjust               the               information               accordingly.

Also,               a               "prudent"               or               "conservative"               bias               is               possible.


               5.

Cost-Benefit               Effectiveness:               The               value               of               the               information               should               exceed               the               cost               in               producing               it.


               6.

Understandability:               The               intended               users               of               the               information               should               be               able               to               readily               comprehend               it.
               (b)               There               may               be               a               tradeoff               between               relevance               and               reliability.

For               relevant               information,               there               may               be               too               much               uncertainty               to               determine               exact               values               or               reliable               predictions.

Reliable,               easily               estimated               figures               may               not               be               relevant               to               future               events               or               the               user's               decisions.
               (c)               It               may               be               difficult               to               apply               the               principle               of               conservatism               when               overstating               or               understating               a               particular               estimate               could               both               inflate               and               deflate               the               company's               results,               depending               on               the               situation.

For               instance,               a               overstating               a               claim               liability               might               be               conservative               when               predicting               future               paid               claims,               but               not               conservative               when               predicting               future               reinsurance               receivables.
               Problem               S6-53-2.

Identify               (a)               three               distinct               broad               accounting               paradigms               and               (b)               four               broad               categories               of               users               of               accounting               information.

(See               Blanchard,               "Accounting               Concepts               for               the               Actuary",               pp.

4-5.)
               Solution               S6-53-2.

(a)               Three               distinct               broad               accounting               paradigms               are               (1)               Generally               Accepted               Accounting               Principles               (GAAP),               (2)               Statutory               Accounting               Principles               (SAP),               and               (3)               specialized               tax               accounting               paradigms.
               (b)               Four               broad               categories               of               users               of               accounting               information               are               (1)               current               and               potential               investors               and               creditors,               (2)               insurance               regulators               and               supervisors,               (3)               management,               and               (4)               tax               authorities.
               Problem               S6-53-3.

Describe               the               GAAP               hierarchy               of               accounting               rules.

(See               Blanchard,               "Accounting               Concepts               for               the               Actuary",               p.

7.)
               Solution               S6-53-3.

In               the               GAAP               hierarchy               of               accounting               rules,               the               highest               authority               is               the               securities               regulator               of               the               given               jurisdiction,               which               has               the               power               to               add               rules               and               requirements               and               to               veto               designated               standard               setters'               rules.
               The               next-highest               authorities               are               the               organizations               specified               as               the               accounting               standard-setters               -               such               as               the               International               Accounting               Standards               Board               (IASB)               in               the               European               Union               and               the               Financial               Accounting               Standards               Board               (FASB)               in               the               United               States               .

For               privately               owned               firms,               these               organizations               are               at               the               top               of               the               hierarchy               of               accounting               rules.
               Lower               on               the               hierarchy               are               interpretations               of               accounting               standards,               which               are               not               themselves               accounting               standards.

These               are               issued               by               the               standard-setting               organizations               when               prompt               clarification               and               guidance               are               needed.
               Problem               S6-53-4.

Briefly               describe               each               of               the               key               issues               in               each               following               concepts               and/or               distinctions               discussed               by               Blanchard,               "Accounting               Concepts               for               the               Actuary",               pp.

8-12:
               (a)               Fair               Value               versus               Historical               Cost
               (b)               Recognition               versus               Measurement
               (c)               Deferral/Matching               versus               Asset/Liability
               (d)               Impairment
               (e)               Revenue               Recognition
               (f)               Reporting               Segment
               (g)               Liquidation               versus               Going               Concern
               (h)               Change               in               Accounting               Principle               versus               Change               in               Accounting               Estimate
               (i)               Principle-based               versus               Rule-based
               Solution               S6-53-4.

(a)               Fair               Value               versus               Historical               Cost:               Is               the               asset/liability               valued               at               the               price               for               which               it               was               originally               obtained               (historical               cost)               or               at               the               amount               for               which               it               could               be               exchanged               today               between               knowledgeable,               willing               parties               in               an               arm's               length               transaction               (fair               value)?
               (b)               Recognition               versus               Measurement:               When               does               an               asset               or               liability               first               get               recorded               (recognition)               and               what               amount               is               assigned               to               it               once               it               is               recorded               (measurement)?
               (c)               Deferral/Matching               versus               Asset/Liability:               Are               expenses               and               revenues               recognized               as               occurring               at               the               same               time               (deferral-matching)               with               a               focus               on               the               income               statement,               or               are               they               recognized               at               the               time               they               occur,               without               a               necessary               matching               and               with               a               focus               on               the               balance               sheet?
               (d)               Impairment:               An               impaired               asset               is               one               that               no               longer               produces               the               economic               benefits               expected               upon               its               acquisition.

If               one               paradigm               is               used               for               the               income               statement               and               another               is               used               for               the               balance               sheet,               the               differences               may               result               in               impaired               assets.
               (e)               Revenue               Recognition:               When               should               revenue               be               recognized               -               as               a               service               is               rendered               (deferral/matching               paradigm)               or               when               the               control               of               the               asset               representing               the               revenue               is               obtained               (asset/liability               paradigm)?
               (f)               Reporting               Segment:               Are               the               financial               statements               to               be               produced               for               the               entire               consolidated               reporting               entity,               or               separately               for               each               legal               entity               comprising               the               reporting               entity?
               (g)               Liquidation               versus               Going               Concern:               Is               it               being               assumed               that               the               company               is               going               to               continue               operating               and               creating               value               (going               concern),               or               is               the               focus               on               what               the               assets               and               liabilities               would               be               if               the               company               were               sold               off               by               its               components               today               (liquidation)?
               (h)               Change               in               Accounting               Principle               versus               Change               in               Accounting               Estimate:               Is               a               fundamental               assumption               about               the               accounting               rules               being               changed               (change               in               accounting               principle)               or               is               there               simply               a               revision               in               a               particular               value,               without               a               change               in               the               underlying               analytical               framework               (change               in               accounting               estimate)?
               (i)               Principle-based               versus               Rule-based:               Does               the               accounting               standard               rely               on               interpretation               and               judgment               to               be               implemented               (principle-based),               or               is               flexibility               limited               and               the               use               of               the               standard               defined               in               detail               in               advance               (rule-based)?
               Problem               S6-53-5.

(a)               Sometimes               a               distinction               is               made               between               reinsurance               recoverables               and               reinsurance               receivables.

Explain               the               difference.
               (b)               Define               deferred               acquisition               costs               and               state               whether               they               are               used               under               a               deferral/matching               paradigm               or               an               asset/liability               paradigm.
               (c)               Broadly               describe               three               options               for               discounting               a               liability.
               (See               Blanchard,               "Accounting               Concepts               for               the               Actuary",               pp.

12-14.)
               Solution               S6-53-5.

(a)               Reinsurance               recoverables               are               contra-liabilities               representing               amounts               expected               to               be               due               from               reinsurers               as               a               result               of               incurred               but               currently               not               paid               losses.

Reinsurance               receivables               are               assets               representing               amounts               already               billed               to               and               due               from               reinsurers               as               a               result               of               ceded               losses               that               have               already               been               paid               by               the               primary               insurer.
               (b)               Deferred               acquisition               costs               can               be               an               asset               under               the               deferral/matching               accounting               paradigm,               used               to               enable               expenses               to               be               recognized               at               the               same               time               as               revenues.

Instead               of               being               recognized               immediately               as               expenses,               acquisition               costs               are               expensed               over               time,               and               the               portion               that               has               not               yet               been               expensed               is               part               of               the               deferred               acquisition               cost               asset.
               (c)               Blanchard,               on               p.

14,               describes               the               following               three               options               for               discounting               a               liability:
               1.

Treat               the               discount               as               an               asset               and               report               the               liability               on               an               undiscounted               basis.


               2.

Report               the               liability               with               the               discount               built               in.


               3.

Report               the               undiscounted               liability               and               report               the               discount               as               a               contra-liability               (i.e.,               a               negative               entry               under               liabilities).
               See               other               sections               of               The               Actuary's               Free               Study               Guide               for               Exam               6.






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