NAIC BLANKS (E) WORKING GROUP
Blanks Agenda Item Submission Form
DATE: 02/25/2015CONTACT PERSON:
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NAME: Dale Bruggeman
TITLE: Chair SAPWG
AFFILIATION: Ohio Department of Insurance
ADDRESS: 50W. Town St., 3rd Fl., Ste. 300
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Agenda Item # 2015-11BWG
Year 2015
Changes to Existing Reporting [ X ]
New Reporting Requirement [ ]
REVIEWED FOR ACCOUNTING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES IMPACT
No Impact [ X ]
Modifies Required Disclosure [ ]
DISPOSITION
[ ] Rejected For Public Comment
[ ] Referred To Another NAIC Group
[ X ] Received For Public Comment
[ ] Adopted Date
[ ] Rejected Date
[ ] Deferred Date
[ ] Other (Specify)
BLANK(S) TO WHICH PROPOSAL APPLIES
[ X ] ANNUAL STATEMENT [ X ] QUARTERLY STATEMENT
[ X ] INSTRUCTIONS [ ] CROSSCHECKS [ ] BLANK
[ X ] Life and Accident & Health [ X ] Property/Casualty [ X ] Health
[ ] Separate Accounts [ X ] Fraternal [ X ] Title
[ ] Other Specify
Anticipated Effective Date: Annual 2015
IDENTIFICATION OF ITEM(S) TO CHANGE
Add the instructions for Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to reflect changes adopted by the Statutory Accounting Principles Working Group for SSAP No.1, Disclosures of Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and Other Disclosures.
REASON, JUSTIFICATION FOR AND/OR BENEFIT OF CHANGE**
The purpose of this proposal is to modify the disclosure in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to reflect changes adopted by the Statutory Accounting Principles Working Group for SSAP No.1, Disclosures of Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and Other Disclosures.
NAIC STAFF COMMENTS
Comment on Effective Reporting Date:
Other Comments:
** This section must be completed on all forms. Revised 6/13/2009
ANNUAL STATEMENT INSTRUCTIONS – LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, FRATERNAL AND TITLE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Going Concern
Instruction:
Refer to SSAP No. 1, Disclosure of Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and Other Disclosures, for accounting guidance regarding disclosure requirements. The major disclosure requirements are as follows:
A. This note (including a table reconciling income and surplus between the state basis and SAP basis) is required to be completed, even if there are no prescribed practices or permitted practices to report. Indicate that the statement has been completed in accordance with the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual. If a reporting entity employs accounting practices that depart from the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual including different practices required by state law, disclose the following information about those accounting practices that affect net income, statutory surplus or riskbased capital.
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D. Going Concern
The reporting entity shall provide the following going concern disclosures after management’s evaluation of the reporting entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and consideration of management’s plans to alleviate any substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
(Note: The disclosures below are required for annual and interim reporting periods effective
December 31, 2016. Early application of the going concern guidance in SSAP No. 1, Disclosure of Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and Other Disclosures, is permitted
(1) If after considering management’s plans, substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern is alleviated, the reporting entity shall disclose in the notes to the financial statements the following information:
a. Principal conditions and events that raised substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern (before consideration of management’s plans).
b. Management’s evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet its obligations.
c. Management’s plans that alleviated substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
(2) If after considering management’s plans, substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern is not alleviated, the entity shall include a statement in the notes to the financial statements indicating that there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Additionally, the reporting entity shall disclose the information in paragraphs 1D(1)a and 1D(1)b, as well as the management plans that are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
(3) The going concern evaluation and going concern disclosures discussed in SSAP No. 1, Disclosure of Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and Other Disclosures, are required for both interim and annual financial statements. If substantial doubt was determined, and the conditions or events continue to raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern in subsequent annual or interim reporting periods, the entity shall continue to provide the disclosures in each subsequent reporting period. In these subsequent periods the disclosures should become more extensive as additional information becomes available about the relevant conditions or events and about management’s plans. The entity shall provide appropriate context and continuity in explaining how conditions or events have changed between reporting periods.
(4) For the period in which substantial doubt no longer exists (before or after consideration of management plans), an entity shall disclose how the relevant conditions or events that raised substantial doubt were resolved.
QUARTERLY STATEMENT INSTRUCTIONS – LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, FRATERNAL AND TITLE
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The interim financial information shall include disclosures sufficient to make the information presented not misleading. It may be presumed that the users of the interim financial information have read or have access to the annual statement for the preceding period and that the adequacy of additional disclosure needed for a fair presentation, except in regard to material contingencies, may be determined in that context. Accordingly, footnote disclosure that would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the most recent annual statement or audited financial statements, such as a statement of significant accounting policies and practices, details of accounts that have not changed significantly in amount or composition since the end of the most recently completed fiscal year, may be omitted but the footnote number and annotation such as “no change” should be included. However, provide disclosure for annual Note 1A, 1D, 5D, 5E(3)b, 5I(2), 5I(3), 5J, 11B, 12A(4), 17B(2)b, 17B(4)a, 17B(4)b, 17C, 20, 24E and 25 in all quarters; and all other Notes where events subsequent to the end of the most recent fiscal year have occurred that have a material impact on the reporting entity. Disclosures shall encompass, for example, significant changes since the end of the period reported on the last annual statement in such items as statutory accounting principles and practices; estimates inherent in the preparation of financial statements; status of long term contracts; capitalization including significant new borrowings or modifications of existing financial arrangements; and the reporting entity resulting from business combinations or dispositions. Notwithstanding the above, where material noninsurance contingencies exist, disclosure of such matters shall be provided even though a significant change since
year-end may not have occurred. If the reporting entity has changed the accounting policies since the end of its preceding year, the changes shall be disclosed in the quarterly financial statements. Information should be reported for current year-to-date.
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Going Concern
Instruction:
Refer to SSAP No. 1, Disclosure of Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and Other Disclosures, for accounting guidance regarding disclosure requirements. The major disclosure requirements are as follows:
A. This note (including a table reconciling income and surplus between the state basis and SAP basis) is to be completed, even if there are no prescribed practices or permitted practices to report. Indicate that the statement has been completed in accordance with the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual. If a reporting entity employs accounting practices that depart from the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual including different practices required by state law, disclose the following information about those accounting practices that affect net income, statutory surplus or riskbased capital.
Detail Eliminated To Conserve Space
D. Going Concern
The reporting entity shall provide the following going concern disclosures after management’s evaluation of the reporting entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and consideration of management’s plans to alleviate any substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
(Note: The disclosures below are required for annual and interim reporting periods effective
December 31, 2016. Early application of the going concern guidance in SSAP No. 1, Disclosure of Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and Other Disclosures, is permitted
(1) If after considering management’s plans, substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern is alleviated, the reporting entity shall disclose in the notes to the financial statements the following information:
a. Principal conditions and events that raised substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern (before consideration of management’s plans).
b. Management’s evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet its obligations.
c. Management’s plans that alleviated substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
(2) If after considering management’s plans, substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern is not alleviated, the entity shall include a statement in the notes to the financial statements indicating that there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Additionally, the reporting entity shall disclose the information in paragraphs 1D(1)a and 1D(1)b, as well as the management plans that are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
(3) The going concern evaluation and going concern disclosures discussed in SSAP No. 1, Disclosure of Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and Other Disclosures, are required for both interim and annual financial statements. If substantial doubt was determined, and the conditions or events continue to raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern in subsequent annual or interim reporting periods, the entity shall continue to provide the disclosures in each subsequent reporting period. In these subsequent periods the disclosures should become more extensive as additional information becomes available about the relevant conditions or events and about management’s plans. The entity shall provide appropriate context and continuity in explaining how conditions or events have changed between reporting periods.
(4) For the period in which substantial doubt no longer exists (before or after consideration of management plans), an entity shall disclose how the relevant conditions or events that raised substantial doubt were resolved.
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