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New Accounting Standards (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]  
Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in the Current Year
StandardDescriptionEffective DateEffect on the Consolidated Financial Statements
ASU No. 2020-08, Codification Improvements to Subtopic 310-20, Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs
The standard was issued as an amendment to ASU 2017-08, and clarifies that callable debt securities with a premium should be amortized to the next call date.This standard became effective on January 1, 2021.The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Pronouncements Yet to be Adopted
StandardDescriptionEffective DateEffect on the Consolidated Financial Statements
ASU No. 2018-12/2019-09/2020-11
Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, with clarification guidance issued in November 2019 and 2020.
ASU 2018-12 is a significant change to our current accounting and disclosure of long-duration contracts, which is our primary business. The guidance was primarily issued to: 1) improve the timeliness of recognizing changes in the liability for future policy benefits and modify the rate used to discount future cash flows, 2) simplify and improve the accounting for certain market-based options or guarantees associated with deposit (or account balance) contracts, 3) simplify the amortization of deferred acquisition costs, and 4) improve the effectiveness of the required disclosures.As a result of the issuance of ASU 2020-11 in November 2020, the effective date for this standard was changed to January 1, 2023. Early adoption is available.
The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this standard will have on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures, specifically assessing key accounting policies, assumption and data inputs, controls, and enhanced system solutions.

As of the balance sheet date, the Company is continuing to upgrade its valuation systems as part of its implementation plan. In addition, significant progress has been made allowing the Company to execute parallel valuation runs on major blocks of business and is updating its accounting policies. Due to the overall nature of the standard, the impact on the consolidated financial statements is expected to be significant. At this time, the Company does not have an estimate of the impact. The Company does not expect to early adopt this ASU and has selected a modified retrospective transition method.