News/comment

Ex-insurance executive appointed to IASB

05 February 2010

Former CFO of Hannover Re one of two new members

Published in: Accounting - tax

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Tax changes needed to stop more insurers leaving UK

27 January 2010

Solvency II will make it easier for companies to relocate within Europe, ABI stresses

Published in: Regulation - supervision, Accounting - tax

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Understanding risk tolerance is key ERM challenge

31 December 2009

Risk appetite has to be established at group level, stresses Aon Benfield report

Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance, Regulation - supervision, Accounting - tax

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More guidance needed for better EV reporting

04 December 2009

Fitch says inconsistent approaches likely to persist for some time

Published in: Accounting - tax

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Reporting standards are “harming the insurance industry”

25 November 2009

PwC survey results show reporting must reflect economic reality

Published in: Accounting - tax

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IASB continues to debate IAS 39

02 October 2009

So far there’s no joy for those wanting to remove liabilities from its scope

Published in: Accounting - tax

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IASB to present webcasts on IAS 39

21 September 2009

There’ll be two chances to get feedback on the project to replace IAS 39

Published in: Accounting - tax

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Solvency II and IFRS are diverging, says Deloitte

16 September 2009

CEIOPS is adopting a more conservative approach than the IASB

Published in: Regulation - supervision, Accounting - tax

Analysis

Insurance contracts timetable looks optimistic

25 September 2009

The IASB brought forward its target date to produce an exposure draft on this subject from April 2010 to the end of 2009 but time is running out to resolve a number of issues. KPMG explains.

Published in: Accounting - tax

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Corporate restructuring driven not just by tax

19 August 2009

The trend in insurance for restructuring and redomestication is set to continue, but factors other than just tax play a part in this, explain Stuart Higgins and Jim Bichard

Published in: Corporate strategy, Accounting - tax