# ASC 944-80-00: Financial Services—Insurance — Separate Accounts — 00 Status

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## ASC 944-80-00: 00 Status

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<table class="asc-table" id="SL6891041-166485"><tbody><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Paragraph</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Action</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Accounting Standards Update</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Date</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/c/#cash-surrender-value" class="term" title="The amount of cash that may be realized by the owner of a life insurance contract or annuity contract upon discontinuance and surrender of the contract before its maturity. The cash surrender value may be different from the policy account balance due to outstanding loans (including accrued interest) and surrender charges. (Note: The use of this glossary term is not consistent among legal contracts. When determining the applicability of this term, the economic substance of the item shall be taken into consideration.)"><span>Cash Surrender Value</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/m/#market-risk-benefit" class="term" title="A contract or contract feature in a long-duration contract issued by an insurance entity that both protects the contract holder from other-than-nominal capital market risk and exposes the insurance entity to other-than-nominal capital market risk."><span>Market Risk Benefit</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Minimum Guaranteed Death Benefit</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Net Amount at Risk (Relating to Variable Annuity Contracts)</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/p/#policy-account-balance" class="term" title="At any point in time, this is the amount held by the insurance entity on behalf of the policyholder. This balance may be held in a general account, a separate account (a legally segregated account), or a combination of both on the insurance entity's balance sheet. This account includes premiums received from the policyholder, plus any credited income, less any relevant charges (acquisition costs, cost of insurance, and so forth). (Note: The use of this glossary term is not consistent among legal contracts. When determining the applicability of this term, the economic substance of the item shall be taken into consideration.)"><span>Policy Account Balance</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/s/#surrender-charge" class="term" title="A contractual fee imposed by the insurance entity when a policyholder surrenders the insurance policy that typically decreases over the life of the policy. The surrender charge represents a recovery of costs incurred by the insurance entity in originating the policy. It may or may not be explicitly called a surrender charge and can be embedded in other agreements besides the insurance contract. (Note: The use of this glossary term is not consistent among legal contracts. When determining the applicability of this term, the economic substance of the item shall be taken into consideration.)"><span>Surrender Charge</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-25-3" class="xref">944-80-25-3</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-25-3" class="xref">944-80-25-3</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2010-15/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-15</a></td><td class="entry">04/21/2010</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-25-9" class="xref">944-80-25-9</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-13/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13</a></td><td class="entry">06/16/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-25-9" class="xref">944-80-25-9 through 25-11</a></div></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-01/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01</a></td><td class="entry">01/05/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-25-12" class="xref">944-80-25-12</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2010-15/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-15</a></td><td class="entry">04/21/2010</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-35-1" class="xref">944-80-35-1</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-19/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-19</a></td><td class="entry">12/14/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-35-1" class="xref">944-80-35-1</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2012-04/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-04</a></td><td class="entry">10/01/2012</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-35-2" class="xref">944-80-35-2</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2012-04/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-04</a></td><td class="entry">10/01/2012</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-35-4" class="xref">944-80-35-4</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-35-10" class="xref">944-80-35-10</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2012-04/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-04</a></td><td class="entry">10/01/2012</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-50-1" class="xref">944-80-50-1</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2025-11/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-11</a></td><td class="entry">12/08/2025</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-50-1" class="xref">944-80-50-1</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-50-2" class="xref">944-80-50-2</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-55-7" class="xref">944-80-55-7</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2010-15/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-15</a></td><td class="entry">04/21/2010</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-55-8" class="xref">944-80-55-8</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-01/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01</a></td><td class="entry">01/05/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-55-9" class="xref">944-80-55-9</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-01/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01</a></td><td class="entry">01/05/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-55-11" class="xref">944-80-55-11</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-13/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13</a></td><td class="entry">06/16/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-55-11" class="xref">944-80-55-11</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-01/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01</a></td><td class="entry">01/05/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-55-16" class="xref">944-80-55-16</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-13/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13</a></td><td class="entry">06/16/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-55-16" class="xref">944-80-55-16</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-01/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01</a></td><td class="entry">01/05/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-55-17" class="xref">944-80-55-17 through 55-21</a></div></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2018-12/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12</a></td><td class="entry">08/15/2018</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/944/80/#944-80-65-1" class="xref">944-80-65-1</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2010-15/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-15</a></td><td class="entry">04/21/2010</td></tr></tbody></table>
