Link: Insurers to get fair value treatment
Many insurers around the globe are opposed to the International Accounting Standards Board’s attempts to reform the industry’s practice, with concerns that a fair value regime would introduce a great deal of volatility into their financial statements.
The ASB, however, wants to persuade insurers that this course is the correct one, unlike many other national standard setters.
The move by the ASB could well undermine attempts by others to get the IASB’s proposals watered down. The Association of British Insurers and the British Bankers’ Association have also expressed reservations that the IASB’s plans will lead to clashes with legitimate business practices, according to the Financial Times.