Description: This article provides an overview on one of the most budget-, resource- and time-consuming components in an insurers’ IFRS 17 implementation journey in Asia – the Subledger implementation. This article covers the key functionalities of a subledger system, as well as the important lessons learned during the implementation processes.

Description: Discusses a joint project between the FASB and IASB to update the accounting standards for financial instruments.

Description: Feature article asking seven questions raised by the IASB’s and FASB’s recent changes to the insurance contracts accounting standard.

Description: A Discussion Paper issued by the IASB in May 2007, contains the IASB’s preliminary views on the various recognition and measurement components considered in accounting for insurance contracts and identifies issues that are still under consideration. This article summarized the main proposals in the Paper and emphasizes those issues where the views of the IASB are not uniformly accepted.

Description: Provides an overview of SFAS 60, 91, 97, and 120 and the importance of U.S. GAAP for Asian insurance companies with a country by country analysis.

Description: In this article, the author discusses Solvency II and Risk Management in Europe.

Description: Feature article discussing the International Actuarial Association’s three-year Discount Rate Project.

Description: The author speculates that the world wide promulgation of fair value accounting standards will make the normal shape of the rate curve downward sloping rather than the upward sloping curve that is normally seen. The author explains why this trend is expected.

Description: This article highlights features of the SOA's Regulatory Web Resource. The intent is to encourage greater use of the Resource among section members.

Description: A roundtable discussion of the new international accounting standards and the possible implications for all insurers.