Archive

  • ICS capital calculations: onerous, uncertain, but growing in relevance

    14 December 2020

    The global Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) requires yet more modelling work for insurers and some of its rules for calculating capital are vague. It's currently a low priority for insurers and investors, but UK firms in particular should watch closely. Christopher Cundy reports

  • IFRS 17 confidence level disclosure: ultimate run-off vs one year

    16 November 2020

    Cintia Cheong explores why insurers face a tricky choice between the two different time horizons for the confidence level disclosure of the IFRS 17 risk adjustment

  • Milliman hires ex-KPMG partner for UK life insurance team

    01 October 2020

    John Jenkins will be advising clients and taking on appointed actuary roles

  • IASB issues final version of IFRS 17

    25 June 2020

    The deferral of implementation to 2023 and the reinsurance accounting changes are most welcomed by insurers. Cintia Cheong reports

  • How Covid-19 is changing the UK's prudential supervision

    01 June 2020

    At a recent webinar organised by the Association of British Insurers, experts discussed what Covid-19 and Brexit might mean for the future direction of UK prudential regulation. Cintia Cheong reports

  • Accounting implications of Covid-19 for insurers

    01 April 2020

    KPMG's Joachim Kölschbach suggests actions for companies to take

  • KPMG names new Asia Pacific insurance head

    15 January 2020

    Erik Bleekrode will take up role based in Hong Kong

  • EY recruits Eamon McGinnity for UK insurance risk team

    14 January 2020

    He previously worked at KPMG and RBS Insurance

  • IFRS 17: twists and turns in the home straight

    07 January 2020

    Cintia Cheong examines stakeholders' preliminary views of the IASB's redeliberations and previews the final stages of development of the insurance contracts accounting standard

  • Australia's general insurers suffer 12% profit fall in H1 2019

    12 December 2019

    KPMG also warns climate change is the new normal for the sector