Themark-to-market loss is only just above thepremium paid (without countingtheinvestmentincome on the cash) at a timeofhistoric stress and noactualcash loss can occur for another 11years.
So all this does is allow a company to simply write it off once by not counting it as income, rather than both not counting it as income and getting able -- being able to write it off.
All of the above Obama tax rate increases going into effect in 2013 under current law are on top of virtually the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world, at nearly 40% counting state income taxes, which leaves American companies uncompetitive in the global economy.