2019 States' Prescribed Differences from NAIC Statutory Accounting Principles


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The Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual presents a comprehensive basis of accounting that should be followed if not in conflict with state statutes and/or regulations. Should the domiciliary state set forth accounting guidance that differs from the AP&P Manual, disclosures of such must be made. This publication provides information regarding each state's prescribed differences from NAIC statutory accounting principles, including a citation to the respective state statute and/or regulation







Insurance Class Actions in the United States


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Class actions, which are civil cases in which parties initiate a lawsuit on behalf of other plaintiffs not specifically named in the complaint, often make headlines and arouse policy debates. However, policymakers and the public know little about most class actions. This book presents the results of surveys of insurers and of state departments of insurance to learn more about class litigation against insurance companies.










Macroprudential Solvency Stress Testing of the Insurance Sector


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Over the last decade, stress testing has become a central aspect of the Fund’s bilateral and multilateral surveillance work. Recently, more emphasis has also been placed on the role of insurance for financial stability analysis. This paper reviews the current state of system-wide solvency stress tests for insurance based on a comparative review of national practices and the experiences from Fund’s FSAP program with the aim of providing practical guidelines for the coherent and consistent implementation of such exercises. The paper also offers recommendations on improving the current insurance stress testing approaches and presentation of results.




Health Reserves Guidance Manual


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Provides guidance regarding the calculation and documentation of health reserves for statutory financial statements as described in the NAIC's Health Insurance Reserves Model Regulation. Intended for actuaries who estimate reserves for health coverage and examiners who review the statutory financial statements on behalf of regulatory agencies.




Wisconsin Insurance Report


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