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Implementing IFRS 17 discount curves: theoretical and practical challenges
Insurers will have to develop their own assumptions around discount rates under IFRS 17, which will re-open some old debates around incorporating the illiquidity premium. Steven Morrison explains.
Moody's acquires RiskFirst's PFaroe, eyes expansion into insurance markets
Opportunities in bulk annuity markets and connecting liabilities with assets
IFRS 17 threatens business models and comparability
But new accounting standard is a step in the right direction, say experts
German insurers forecast to consolidate closed-book business
Moody’s says low interest rates means life insurers have incentives to consolidate
Libor transition risks facing insurers highlighted
Prudential’s SFCR reveals liquidity risk after Libor is discontinued
US variable annuities reform wins Moody's approval
The rating agency views the reform as credit positive
Moody's Analytics partnership targets IFRS 17 opportunities in Africa
The data and technology provider has partnered with a South African consultancy
FSOC drops Sifi designation in favour of activities-based approach
Future Sifi designations contingent on cost-analysis are not welcomed by all
Japan's Nippon Life on M&A path in US and Asia
Fitch highlights “saturated” domestic market as spur for foreign expansion
US life firms under pressure from accounting overhaul
It has been billed as the biggest change in US accounting rules for decades. But reportage of the new US GAAP LDTI standard remains sparse. Since coming into effect in August, with an implementation deadline of 2021, companies have been scrambling to assess the impact. Sarfraz Thind reports