Thursday, July 27, 2006

KPMG warning on new standard proposals


Proposals for a new accounting standard for insurance contracts could lead to "unexpected" consequences, KPMG will warn today.

The insurance industry is using a temporary standard created in time for January 1 last year, when International Financial Reporting Standards were adopted in the European Union.

The International Accounting Standards Board is developing a new standard to replace this.

At the heart of its work is establishing guidelines for measuring insurance liabilities.

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