Canadian property and casualty insurers should expect that the adoption of the new financial accounting standard, International Financial Reporting Standard 17, will take some work and investment. That said, any growing pains should give way to greater comparability with global jurisdictions and, in many cases, more helpful financial reporting.
Oldwick, N.J.-based ratings firm A.M. Best Company is requesting comments from market participants in the insurance industry and other interested parties on the draft criteria reporting Understanding BCAR for Canadian Property/Casualty Insurers. BCAR, or Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, is calculated…