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Financial Statements Of Life Insurance Companies, United States. Securities And Exchange Commission
Financial Statements Of Life Insurance Companies, United States. Securities And Exchange Commission
Federal Publications
In a letter dated December 14, 1971, the Chief Accountant of the Commission wrote to the chairman of the Committee on Insurance Accounting and Auditing of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants stating that because there were significant unresolved matters in connection with the Committee's publication "Audits of Life Insurance Companies" (Audit Guide) then under preparation, life insurance companies which had not already adjusted their financial statements in accordance with the proposals in the Guide should refrain from doing so in filings with the Commission until such time as the Audit Guide was published in its final form. The …
Accounting For Catastrophe Reserves, United States. Securities And Exchange Commission
Accounting For Catastrophe Reserves, United States. Securities And Exchange Commission
Federal Publications
In the past two years a number of companies in the property and casualty insurance field have adopted the accounting policy of making a provision from each period's income to cover a portion of major losses expected to occur in future periods. The reserves provided, generally called catastrophe reserves, have been justified by the companies on the grounds that periodic premiums include an amount to cover such losses which occur irregularly and the process of matching revenue and expense therefor requires accrual of a provision for such losses.