Insurers struggle with reporting rules

IFRS 17 was met with resistance from insurers who said it would be costly to implement in a short time.

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The Kenyan insurance industry is struggling with the compliance costs of the new reporting standards that came into force in January last year, opening a regulatory nightmare in a market where many players flout capital and reporting rules.

IFRS 17, which replaced IFRS 4, requires a company to measure insurance contracts using updated estimates and assumptions that reflect the timing of cash flows and any uncertainty relating to such deals.

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