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PD 17 IMPLICATIONS OF SECTION 3855. CIA General Meeting. 2006 Developments. Town Hall (April, 2006) CIA Annual Meeting (June, 2006) CLIFR Educational Note OSFI Guideline D-10 MCCSR Changes CLHIA Tax Proposal AA Seminar (September, 2006) CIA General Meeting (October, 2006). Panelists.
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PD 17 IMPLICATIONS OF SECTION 3855 CIA General Meeting Mike Lombardi October 19, 2006 Chicago
2006 Developments • Town Hall (April, 2006) • CIA Annual Meeting (June, 2006) • CLIFR Educational Note • OSFI • Guideline D-10 • MCCSR Changes • CLHIA Tax Proposal • AA Seminar (September, 2006) • CIA General Meeting (October, 2006)
Panelists • Mike Lombardi • Gianni Fiacco • Igor Afanassiev • Ty Faulds
Accounting changes • 3 new accounting standards effective January 1,2007 • S.3855 Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement • S.3865 Hedges • S.1530 Comprehensive Income • Amendments • S.4211 Replaces S.4210 – Life Insurance Enterprises • AcG9 Financial Reporting by Life Insurance Enterprises • Applies to all entities but affects the life insurance industry in a unique way due to linkage between asset and liability measurement • Will significantly change the measurement of financial instruments and the presentation and disclosure of the financial statements
Accounting changes (cont’d) • All financial instruments must be classified • Held To Maturity • Held For Trading • Available For Sale • Loans and receivables • Once and for all designation at inception based on management’s intention • No restatement of prior periods • Restate the opening balance sheet • to recognize assets/liabilities at fair value • to write-off previously deferred gains/losses • to adjust opening surplus as a result of the above
Issues • Available for Sale anomaly • Portfolio tainting rules • OSFI restrictions on Fair Value options • CALM implications • MCCSR impact • Tax impact • Transition and implementation issues • Impact on financial reporting and disclosure
Current MCCSR Requirements • Assets are valued at amortized cost or moving average market on the balance sheet • Assets supporting surplus are recognized at market (net of taxes) for Capital Available purposes • 55% of unrealized unamortized gains recognized in Tier 2C
Guideline D-10 • OSFI has issued criteria for the use of the Fair Value Option • Requirements • Use must eliminate or significantly reduce mismatch, or • A group of financial assets, financial liabilities or both is managed and performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with a documented risk management strategy