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IFRS 18 accounting standard to reshape financial performance reporting

New rules set to take effect in 2027, but won't be as disruptive for insurers as IFRS 17. Christopher Cundy and Ronan McCaughey report

Scor and PwC highlight gender health gap's impact on insurance

Address the disparity by developing products, such as coverage for female-specific cancers, says one expert

Has IFRS 17 improved comparability and consistency? The jury is still out

After more than two decades' work on IFRS 17, the industry is still unsure if the accounting standard has made things better. Joshua Geer reports

Eiopa sets out supervisory expectations for third-country reinsurance

The supervisory statement follows last year's stakeholder consultation

Irish insurance sector faces large gender pay gap

Auditors and insurers bond over IFRS 17 frustrations

Auditors and insurers were never going to face an easy ride implementing IFRS 17. Both parties have detailed the challenges they faced over the last year and why they're not over yet. Paul Walsh reports

How insurers can develop an insurance-associated emissions programme

In the second of two-part series, Steve Bochanski, Graham Hall and Adam Kallin describe the steps insurers can take to begin developing a holistic IAE management programme

What are insurance-associated emissions?

In the first of a two-part series, Steve Bochanski, Graham Hall and Adam Kallindescribe the concept of insurance-associated emissions, why they're important, and challenges and possible approaches to calculation

More severe storms could hike UK home insurance prices 20% by 2025

The UK has already experienced 10 storms so far in 2024

Seven areas to focus on for year-end IFRS 17 reporting

PwC lists what insurers should be doing as they prepare for YE23 reporting