Description: Sustainable operations under changes in accounting principles and solvency standards

Description: An overview of John Robinson's experience at the recently concluded annual meeting of the Caribbean Actuarial Association in Trinidad.

Description: In this article, the author discusses the impact of moving to International Accounting Standards in Taiwan.

Description: Purchase accounting for insurance business combinations under China-GAAP from an actuarial perspective

Description: The SOA added a new title to its book offerings: International Financial Reporting for Insurers (IFRI) (available in print and digital editions). The article describes the salient features of the work, which presents a comprehensive analysis of the fundamentals outlined in key International Financial Reporting Standards® (IFRS®).

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: This article relates the experience of a retired actuary's volunteer's work in a USAID/Farmer to Farmer program. he work was to review the IFRS accounting treatment of a non-profit foundation based in Colombia.

Description: This article highlights some key points for IFRS 17 Variable fee approach (VFA) and provides an illustrative example on the measurement model logic.

Description: This article provides an update of the intense recent activity around the International Accounting Reporting Standards including the release of IFRS 4, the creation of the European Financial institution advisory group, exposure draft guidance for actuaries involved in financial reporting and the Penrose report focusing on the problems of U.K. Equitable Life.