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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