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  • Julien Descombes: transition to IFRS standard in 2024 has been positive

    09 January 2025

    Julien Descombes, chief underwriting officer for life and health reinsurance at Swiss Re, reviews 2024 and explains the emerging risks and regulations it will focus on in 2025

  • Phoenix halts plan to sell SunLife

    16 September 2024

    UK insurer also reports volatile IFRS shareholders' equity figure, and corrects IFRS 17 implementation errors

  • FRC says UK's IFRS 17 disclosures are "good" but could be improved

    05 September 2024

    Liquidity risk disclosures should be developed, says regulator

  • M&G cites mismatches on IFRS 17 application in H1 IFRS losses

    04 September 2024

    The firm also posted a marginal decrease in operating profit

  • Ageas reports "remarkable" H1 growth in non-life business

    28 August 2024

    IFRS 17 tax issue in China dents life net operating result

  • IFRS 17 is "two steps forward, one step back" for insurance accounting

    03 July 2024

    Updated standard removes asset-liability mismatch, but impedes comparability, says S&P

  • IFRS 17 results comparison remains complex, finds WTW global analysis

    02 July 2024

    Insurers have spent $20bn implementing the insurance contracts accounting standard

  • Prudential to return $2bn of capital after rating agencies clarify IFRS 17 position

    24 June 2024

    Moody's confirms half of CSM included in leverage ratio

  • Swiss Re's IFRS transition an "excellent opportunity" to show economic value

    16 May 2024

    The reinsurer also outlines the impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse

  • IFRS 17 may unlock fresh metrics for analysing insurers' growth, says KPMG

    19 April 2024

    It found insurers have reported a reduction in accounting mismatches under IFRS 17