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QBE's Richard Rees: IFRS 17 is less of a leap for Australian insurers
08 February 2022The insurer's IFRS 17 technical lead in Europe tells Cintia Cheong why the insurer will have to prepare for three different accounting bases after Brexit and explains the unresolved issues with implementation
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Actuaries at a premium in UK's hot jobs market
27 January 2022The UK jobs market for actuaries is booming, but how has the Covid-19 pandemic changed the sector? Cintia Cheong reports on the latest UK actuarial recruitment trends
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InsuranceERM's top stories of the year
31 December 2021Christopher Cundy, Ronan McCaughey, Sarfraz Thind and Paul Walsh reveal the most-read stories that ran in 2021 and discuss why they will remain relevant in 2022
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IFRS 17: one year to go
14 December 2021Cintia Cheong summarises this year's important developments, and what to expect in the 12 months before the insurance contracts accounting standard comes into effect
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UK annuity writers await crucial paper on IFRS 17 profit recognition
13 October 2021Cintia Cheong reports on how insurers and auditors are under pressure to reach a consensus on applying IFRS 17 to annuities - a decision that could seriously impact insurers' balance sheets
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Climate risk enables insurance technology to blaze a trail
13 September 2021Acute regulatory, shareholder and consumer pressure on climate change is fuelling increasing demand from insurers for technology to assess the impact of climate risk. Ronan McCaughey explains how insurance software vendors are responding to the challenge
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Saudi Arabia embraces IFRS 17 for insurance transformation
23 August 2021IFRS 17 in Saudi Arabia is a story of right time, right place - and the Middle East's largest economy is powering ahead to ensure the standard can transform the country's insurance sector. Ronan McCaughey explains
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Insurers struggle to explain LDTI volatility to stakeholders
06 July 2021From communication to interpretation, experts discussed their challenges with implementing the incoming US life insurance accounting standard at last week's webinar. Cintia Cheong reports
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"LDTI will drive income volatility"
08 June 2021Cintia Cheong talks to experts about why reforms to US insurance accounting standards will cause income volatility and whether adopting the standard early can bring any benefits
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How much is IFRS 17 costing the insurance industry?
19 May 2021Insurers are 19 months away from having to implement the new contract accounting standard and it is already costing them more than anticipated. Cintia Cheong finds out why