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FASB votes to curtail convergence with IASB
Accounting board limits the scope of its project on insurance contracts
Aegon's credit rating survives €2.5bn accounting shift
Accounting policy changes consistent with Solvency II
FASB/IASB inconsistencies pose risks to insurers
Moody's warns of high implementation costs and poor understanding of new accounting standards
Adopting the new insurance IFRS
There is enough clarity about the final form of the new accounting standard for insurance contracts for firms to begin their transition. Francesco Nagari outlines the tasks required - and warns of the heavy workload ahead
Costs to implement accounting standards soar
Predicted budget to meet IFRS standards is now $25m-50m
MetLife, Manulife say accounting proposals bring "unwarranted volatility"
US life firms respond to the IASB's third exposure draft
Regulation: a billion-dollar problem that needs a strategic solution
The wave of post-crisis regulation has already cost insurers billions and the industry should act to avoid worsening the impact on the bottom line. Better coordination, scenario planning and implementation frameworks are needed, say Francesco Nagari and Seb Cohen
New UK accounting standard proposed for insurers
Means rationalisation rather than new requirements, says FRC
Protests against FTT build up steam
Europe's Financial Transaction Tax has now been adopted by 11 states. Many insurers argue that the tax will make running their businesses more difficult and costly -- to the detriment of their customers. With less than six months left until the official implementation date, Sarfraz Thind looks at whether the industry has time to make its voice heard
Insurers face "biggest ever" financial reporting change
Third draft of international standard on insurer accounting released