- IFRS 17: Latest developments
By Andrew Kay, William C. Hines, Eamon Comerford, Amritpal Khangura | 14 November 2018
Andrew Kay, William Hines, Eamon Comerford and Amritpal Khangura discuss the latest developments regarding IFRS 17.
- Non-linked and linked product regulations
By Heerak Basu, Philip Jackson, Sanket Kawatkar, Richard W. Holloway | 12 November 2018
This e-Alert highlights the key changes proposed in the draft non-linked and linked insurance products regulations released in October by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
- EIOPA’s opinion on the impact of Brexit on the solvency position of (re)insurers
By Ellen Matthews, Donal McGinley | 01 November 2018
EIOPA have published an opinion paper focusing on the impact of Brexit on the solvency position of the EU (re)insurers.
- Transitioning away from LIBOR
By Neil Dissanayake, Paul Fulcher, Emma Hutchinson, Peter Lin | 30 October 2018
Driven by the G20 and the Financial Stability Board, major initiatives are underway to reform interest rate benchmarks and move away from IBOR rates to overnight near risk-free rates.
- Approaches to smoothing pay-outs on with-profits policies: A review of market practice
By Jennifer Strickland, Russell Osman, Jennifer van der Ree | 29 October 2018
Milliman consultants have conducted a survey of the different smoothing approaches applied across a sample of with-profits funds, and this paper presents the results of this survey.
- IFRS 17 Transition Resource Group September meeting summary
By Thomas Bulpitt, William C. Hines | 22 October 2018
This paper summarizes the 11 papers discussed at the IFRS Transition Group meeting at the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) at the end of September and the IASB staff’s summary of the discussion.
- Key regulatory changes in Thailand: RBC2 quantitative requirements, ERM guidelines, and ORSA reporting requirements
By Shoaib Javed Hussain, Michael Daly, Clement Bonnet, Suthida Supantamart | 18 October 2018
In Thailand, 2019 will be a year of considerable regulatory changes pertaining to risk management.
- Investment strategy under Solvency II
By Kevin Manning, Eamon Comerford | 11 October 2018
Insurers should consider if their existing investment strategies remain optimal, or even appropriate, under Solvency II.
- IFRS 17: How simple is the simplified approach?
By Lamia Amouch, Laura Hobern, Derek Newton | 02 October 2018
In this paper, we present five key challenges that insurers will need to address when using the Premium Allocation Approach.
- Vietnam: Proposed amendments to Circular 50
By Michael Daly, Wen Yee Lee, Clement Bonnet, Pingni Eng | 26 September 2018
In July, the Ministry of Finance in Vietnam released proposed amendments to a number of articles associated with its existing Circular 50 regulation that guides the implementation of Insurance Business Law.