Archive

  • Judges' award for contribution to the industry: David Otudeko

    02 March 2023

    Winner of the 2023 InsuranceERM UK & Europe judges' award, David Otudeko, talks to Christopher Cundy about his rollercoaster year

  • Finding a consensus on IFRS 17 leverage ratios

    23 January 2023

    Some signs of agreement on how financial leverage will be presented under the new insurance contracts accounting standard are emerging, but options remain open, as Christopher Cundy reports

  • InsuranceERM's top stories of 2022

    30 December 2022

    Christopher Cundy, Ronan McCaughey, Sarfraz Thind, Paul Walsh and Joshua Geer review the key developments that shaped the insurance market in 2022 - and share their outlooks for 2023

  • IFRS 17's second-order effects begin to crystalise

    23 November 2022

    The insurance sector is beginning to look beyond the surface and understand what changes the IFRS 17 era will bring to business. Paul Walsh reports

  • GCC insurers find the positives in IFRS 17 implementation

    19 September 2022

    IFRS 17 compliance is tougher for insurers in emerging markets such as the Gulf Cooperation Council. Despite the challenges, the sector is optimistic about potential benefits, as Joshua Geer reports

  • LDTI: beneath the headlines

    02 September 2022

    The biggest US insurance accounting change in decades is causing some startling impacts on financial metrics, but the likely effects of LDTI are not troubling many. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • IFRS 17: still waiting for disclosures

    04 August 2022

    The IFRS 17 accounting standard is due to be implemented in five months' time, but many insurers are leaving it until the eleventh hour to reveal what impact the transition will have on their financial metrics. Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh report

  • IFRS IC likely to stand its ground on IFRS 17 annuity decision

    08 June 2022

    Staff at the IFRS Interpretations Committee have backed the original decision on annuity accounting, going against the view of most stakeholders. Cintia Cheong reports

  • LDTI takes a bite from insurer balance sheets

    18 March 2022

    US insurers have begun disclosing the impact of 2023's new accounting standard, proving beyond doubt it will be one of the biggest shifts in accounting rules in years. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Annuity profits and RITC top concerns in UK's IFRS 17 endorsement

    09 March 2022

    Despite overall support for adoption of IFRS 17, the UK Endorsement Board has received pushback from some stakeholders over a handful of issues. Cintia Cheong reports on the concerns