Archive

  • 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

  • Hong Kong approaches transition to risk-based capital

    12 September 2019

    Hong Kong’s long-awaited risk-based capital (RBC) regime is beginning to take shape ahead of its planned implementation in 2022. Paul Walsh reports on the latest developments

  • IASB launches consultation on IFRS 17 amendments

    26 June 2019

    Standards board will organise stakeholder events to supplement consultation

  • "Cut the reserves until they squeal"

    20 May 2019

    Christopher Cundy comments on the lessons that should be learned from the accounting and actuarial scandal at UK-based Equity Red Star’s Syndicate 218

  • IASB improves IFRS 17 treatment of deferred annuities

    17 May 2019

    Consultation period cut to 90 days; description of mutual insurers remain but with footnote added

  • SFCRs need to show how capital is generated - analyst

    15 May 2019

    Stress and sensitivity testing also lacks consistency