By Joyce Koh, Andrea Tan and Manuel Baigorri, Insurance Journal | July 31, 2018
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li’s FWD Group is considering listing in Singapore with a dual-class structure, as the insurer moves ahead with its initial public offering preparations, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Read More »Hong Kong Insurer FWD Group Eyes Singapore Listing
Chris Seekings | The Actuary | July 31, 2018
Insurers face a significant challenge ensuring they do not introduce “artificial noise” or volatility into their financial reporting under the incoming accounting standard IFRS 17.Read More »Insurers warn of ‘volatile’ financial reporting arising from IFRS 17
EY | July 31, 2018
EY released a new EY IFRS 17 publication 
IFRS 17 – How the insurance industry is assessing and adopting the standard. This 90-page paper is compiled by EY Germany and contains essays on IFRS 17 contributed by European insurance companies including Allianz, AXA, Generali, Munich Re, and Talanx. They shared their insights on their own implementation journeys, which was supplemented by articles from EY with a consultancy’s perspective.Read More »IFRS 17 — How the insurance industry is assessing and adopting the standard
By Yoon Young-sil | Business Korea | July 6, 2018
Will South Korea’s financial regulator introduce the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS 17) and the Korean Insurance Capital Standard (K-ICS) to the domestic insurance industry at the same time in 2021? Industry watchers say a subtle change has been detected in the regulator’s stance on the matter.Read More »Will S. Korean Gov’t Phase in IFRS17 and K-ICS in Insurance Industry?
EY | July 2, 2018
IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17 or the standard) represents a fundamental change to accounting practice for most entities issuing insurance contracts and is expected to require significant implementation effort.Read More »IASB proposes narrow-scope amendments to IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts