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IFRS 17: Are insurers ready for the same scrutiny they impose on their investees

New accounting standards, including IFRS 17, are seeking to standardise insurance accounting globally and better reflect insurers financial positions to their investors. But is their message loud, or more importantly, clear? David Walker examines

Differing readings of IFRS risk creating a "Tower of Babel" for insurers, Compensa Life says

Same contract can be classed as life or unit-linked, depending on underwriter's interpretation

News round-up - 18 June 2021

L&G; M&G; Barings; PGIM; Allianz; Aegon; Columbia Threadneedle; Schroders; Scor; Sompo

South Korean insurance fund looks for domestic managers

VIG set to add more than €500m to general account after regional M&A

M&A involved assets as well as liabilities for Austrian insurer

VIG in Poland and C-Quadrat establish asset management JV

Offering will include open-ended funds and long-term savings products