AM Best: Best s Special Report: Key Performance Indicators More Meaningful Under IFRS 17
As IFRS 17 moves from the standard setting to implementation stage, a new chapter has opened, bringing with it fresh uncertainties. Stakeholders are starting to debate what users of (re)insurance company financial reporting will do with the new data and what the likely key performance indicators (KPIs) will be under IFRS 17. A new report from
AM Best, Key Performance Indicators More Meaningful Under IFRS 17 , explores some of the challenges and opportunities that it has identified as stemming from the new framework, as well as some of the KPIs it believes will be critical for both (re)insurers financial stakeholders and (re)insurers themselves.
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As Solvency II celebrates its fifth anniversary, the European Commission is moving forward with a review of the system that will shape its operation over the coming years. A new report by
AM Best, “A Very Particular Regime EIOPA’s Solvency II Review Advice,” examines some of the Solvency II reform proposals put forward by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and outlines the implications for European insurance companies.
As the commission moves forward with changes to Solvency II, AM Best expects one of the issues under the spotlight will be the discount rates used at long durations. AM Best highlights in the report that EIOPA’s proposals make a start in reforming the often-uneconomic nature of these discount rates. Insurers use rates derived from an Ultimate Forward Rate set by regulation. EIOPA’s proposals to lower discount rates are expected to have a clearly
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As Solvency II celebrates its fifth anniversary, the European Commission is moving forward with a review of the system that will shape its operation over the coming years. A new report by
AM Best, A Very Particular Regime EIOPA s Solvency II Review Advice, examines some of the Solvency II reform proposals put forward by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and outlines the implications for European insurance companies.
As the commission moves forward with changes to Solvency II, AM Best expects one of the issues under the spotlight will be the discount rates used at long durations. AM Best highlights in the report that EIOPA s proposals make a start in reforming the often-uneconomic nature of these discount rates. Insurers use rates derived from an Ultimate Forward Rate set by regulation. EIOPA s proposals to lower discount rates are expected to have a clearly visible impact in reducing available capital under Solvency II, most particularly fo