IFRS Essentials: Insurance companies

This three-day course is a-step-by-step guide through the technical issues involved in understanding and applying IFRS. It is designed for those who are not yet familiar with IFRS principles in the insurance sector. 

The main topics covered include, but are not limited to: 

• the IFRS conceptual framework and the IASB’s standard setting process; 
• insurance liabilities and reinsurance assets, net insurance premium revenue, insurance benefits and claims, insurance and investment contracts; 
• intangible assets, property plant and equipment, investment property, leases and impairment of assets; 
• provisions and contingencies, employee pension benefits, deferred taxes, revenue recognition, foreign currency transactions and translation of foreign entities financial statements; 
• financial instruments: recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosures; 
• introduction to consolidation and business combinations. 

The course ends with a review of illustrative IFRS consolidated financial statements of a typical insurance group company. 

Language & dates: 27-28-29 October in Dutch and 17-18-19 November 2009 in French

Timing: 08.30 - 17.00

Fee per participant: 2.750 EUR