Accounting/tax IFRS
News
EU authorities tell Efrag to stop stalling on IFRS 17
ESAs warn a delay in IFRS 17 would challenge coordination with IFRS 9
Eiopa on IFRS 17: generally positive but with reservations
EU insurance authority shares opinion on accounting standard and its interaction with Solvency II
Global insurers demand re-opening and delay to IFRS 17
Letter demonstrates importance and urgency to the matter, says Insurance Europe
Insurers push back choosing vendors for IFRS 17
While nearly half of Irish insurers take no steps to develop board's understanding of IFRS 17, says regulator
Accountants chuckle as IASB chair claims IFRS 17 will "sail through"
Hans Hoogervorst said insurers are "exceedingly happy" with progress
Europe may not endorse IFRS 17 until end of 2021, expert says
Insurance Europe cranks up pressure for IFRS 17 to be delayed
Scor and Prudential likely to benefit from IFRS 17; some set to lose out
IFRS 17 app for general insurers launched
Give us three more years to implement IFRS 17, Spanish insurers ask
ABI calls for 'minimum' two-year delay to IFRS 17 implementation
Australian health industry gets new prudential standards
Analysis
IFRS 17: A delay in the balance
Arguments are raging about whether implementation of the new insurance contracts accounting standard should be delayed. Cintia Cheong wraps up the latest developments in the long-running saga
InsuranceERM's Technology Guide 2018-19 is now live
Christopher Cundy introduces this year's guide to risk, capital and asset management software
Efrag makes preliminary call on IFRS 17 issues and timeline
The EU accounting standards advisory body has acknowledged the "very challenging" implementation timelines for IFRS 17 and shared its thoughts on other potential problems with the incoming standard for insurance contracts. Cintia Cheong and Christopher Cundy report
IFRS 17 earnings recognition: challenges, opportunities and innovations
Luca Tres and Adam Robinson discuss IFRS 17 and its earning recognition criteria from a capital markets and insurance practitioner's perspective, and consider the challenges and the opportunities this presents
Mapfre's Antonio Huertas: there should be one global capital regime
Mapfre's chief executive tells Cintia Cheong about the challenges and risks at the top of the Spanish insurer's agenda, including underinsurance, Solvency II and IFRS 17
The thinking behind Milliman's Mind
Milliman launched its Mind solution for actuarial modelling at the start of this year. Christopher Cundy talks to the lead developer and one of the first users of the innovative solution that bridges the gap to the actuary's favourite tool, Excel