Note 12.A Defined Benefit Plan
What changed? The NAIC instructions and illustrations have been modified for Note 12.A(1) – Change in benefit obligation and Note 12.A(2) – Change in plan assets, to provide clarifying guidance regarding data entry and the calculation for the ending balance.
2023 Annual NAIC instructions for Note 12.A(1)a, 12.A(1)b and 12.A(1)c:
For amounts that increase the benefit obligation report as a positive number and for amounts that decrease the benefit obligation report as a negative number, with a total summation at the ending balance
2023 Annual NAIC instructions for Note 12.A(2):
For amounts that increase the benefit obligation report as a positive number and for amounts that decrease the benefit obligation report as a negative number, with a total summation at the ending balance
What does this mean?
The ending calculation for the data-captured disclosures will change to be a sum of Lines 1 through 9 for Note 12.A(1)a, 12.A(1)b and 12.A(1)c and a sum of Lines a through g of Note 12.A(2).
Action/Consideration Items:
- Data for any of the line items that would reduce the benefit obligation or fair value of plan assets will likely need to be entered in the opposite direction (as a negative value) for current year
- Overrides may be necessary in the Prior Year columns for any of the line items that would reduce the benefit or fair value of plan assets for the year.
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