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Monetary Capital Markets Department

Contents

  • Abstract

  • Glossary

  • Executive Summary

  • I. Introduction

  • II. IFRS 17 Development and Changes Compared to IFRS 4

  • III. Overview of Accounting Approaches and Intersections with Prudential Frameworks

  • IV. Potential Impact on Insurers

  • V. Implementation Challenges

  • VI. Use of IFRS 17 for Prudential Frameworks

  • VII. Regulatory and Supervisory Implications

  • VIII. Concluding Remarks

  • IX. References

  • Tables

  • 1. Key Enhancements of IFRS 17 compared to IFRS 4

  • 2. Key Differences Between Accounting and Prudential Standards

  • 3. Reasons Reported for Maintaining Existing Valuation Requirements

  • 4. Potential Changes to Regulatory Requirements

  • 5. Examples of New Indicators or Indicators Modified by Revised Inputs from IFRS 17 Reporting

  • 6. Comparison of Key Features of the U.S. GAAP Targeted Improvements for Long Duration Contracts with the Requirements of IFRS 17

  • 7. Regulatory Approaches on the Use of Accounting Standards for Prudential Purposes

  • 8. Regulatory Approaches on the Use of Accounting Standards for Prudential Purposes

  • Figures

  • 1. Applicability of IFRS for Public Financial Reporting and Prudential Solvency Reporting

  • 2. Objectives of Accounting and Regulatory Standards

  • 3. Components of Accounting and Regulatory Balance Sheet

  • 4. Illustrative Example of Different Insolvency Signals from Different Balance Sheets

  • 5. Potential Impact of IFRS 17 on Business Areas—Proportion that Selected the Top Four

  • Boxes

  • 1. IFRS 17 and Non-life Insurers—Impact Likely to be Less Significant

  • Appendices

  • I. List of Supervisors That Participated in Survey and Abbreviations

  • II. Comparison of the U.S. GAAP Targeted Improvements (ASU 2018–12) with IFRS 17

  • III. Differences Between IFRS 17 and IFRS 4

  • IV. Transposition Approaches of IFRS Into Local Standards

  • V. Regulatory Approaches on the Use of Accounting Standards for Prudential Purposes

Glossary

CSM

Contractual Service Margin

ERM

Enterprise Risk Management

EU

European Union

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GMM

General Measurement Model

IASB

International Accounting Standards Board

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standard

IT

Information Technology

LIC

Liability for Incurred Claims

LRC

Liability for Remaining Coverage

MCR

Minimum Capital Requirement

NAIC

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

PAA

Premium Allocation Approach

SAP

Statutory Accounting Principles

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Accounting Standards and Insurer Solvency Assessment
Author:
Peter Windsor
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Jeffery Yong
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Michelle Chong-Tai Bell