May 2018
Intermediate to advanced
1016 pages
38h 56m
English
IFRS 4, Insurance Contracts, mainly addresses the identification of insurance contracts by an entity that issues these contracts—which is not limited to insurance companies—and limited other recognition and measurement issues. It applies to insurance contracts issued, reinsurance contracts held and financial instruments issued with a discretionary participation feature. The matter of the actual accounting for insurance contracts is not addressed in IFRS 4.
IFRS 17, Insurance Contracts, was issued May 2017 to create a comprehensive standard to deal with the identification, recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of insurance contracts. IFRS 17 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January ...