(b) subject to paragraph a and except as otherwise provided in this Part, the amounts that shall be used are the amounts shown on the balance sheeti. presented to the shareholders of the corporation, in the case of a corporation other than a life insurer to which subparagraph ii applies or, where such a balance sheet was not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or no such balance sheet was prepared, the amounts that would be shown if such a balance sheet had been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or
ii. accepted by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, in the case of a life insurer that is required to report to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.