Saturday, July 15, 2006

Insurance accountsblurred by IFRS, says PwC report


New accounting standards introduced to harmonise financial reporting have made some elements of insurance company accounts harder to compare, according to a new report from PwC.

The accountancy firm said that, while global insurers had responded well to the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards, significant discretion over presenting information had made their accounts harder to compare in some areas.

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