RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

2. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In July 2011, the FASB issued new guidance regarding how health insurers should recognize and classify fees mandated by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (which we collectively refer to as the Health Insurance Reform Legislation). The Health Insurance Reform Legislation imposes a non-deductible annual fee on health insurers for each calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2014. The guidance requires that the liability for the fee be estimated and recorded in full once qualifying insurance coverage is provided in the applicable calendar year in which the fee is payable with a corresponding deferred cost that is amortized to expense over the calendar year that it is payable. The new guidance is effective for us when the fee is initially imposed in calendar year 2014.

There are no other recently issued accounting standards that apply to us or that will have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.