Publications

Transfer Pricing: Pricing Coming Into Focus
This PwC Insurance Club EyeOpener Webcast discusses the main issues surrounding transfer pricing and its impact on the insurance industry.

Insurance Review: Summer 2009
The Summer 2009 edition of Insurance Review discusses redefining internal audit in an economic downturn, implications of a UK tax court transfer pricing case and the insurance industry’s future.

Insurance Industry: Key Dates and Other Essentials (2009-2010)
The most recent issue of Insurance Industry: Key Dates and Other Essentials spotlights important events and dates pertaining to the insurance industry.

Canadian Insurance Taxation (Third Edition)
Canadian Insurance Taxation covers the full range of taxation issues facing insurance companies and policyholders including updates on sales and excise taxes and a new chapter of transfer pricing.

Insurance Club EyeOpener Webcast
The PricewaterhouseCoopers Insurance Club EyeOpener is an informative event designed to educate those in the industry about key trends affecting insurers.

Sales Tax Harmonization and its Impact on Insurance Companies
This PwC Insurance Club EyeOpener Webcast discusses sales tax harmonization in Ontario and its impact on insurance companies.

Insurance Review: Spring 2009
The Spring 2009 edition of PwC's Insurance Review discusses managing fraud during an economic crisis, vendor management, Ontario sales tax harmonization, and the risks insurers face.

Insurance Review, Winter 2009
The Winter 2009 edition of Insurance Review provides information on how to enhance the value of actuarial support, examines property tax and reviews recent key accounting, regulatory and tax developments.

Insurance Review, Special Edition
In this special edition of the Insurance Review, PwC explores some of the issues insurance companies may be facing in the wake of the economic crisis

Insurance Review, Fall 2008
Insurance Review’s Fall 2008 issue shares developments on the European Union’s new capital management regime and its impact on Canadian insurers. It also discusses transfer pricing issues and IFRS preparation.

Insurance Review, Summer 2008
Insurance Review, Summer 2008 addresses workplace challenges, contains insights into enterprise risk management, and discusses the impact of Canada’s impending conversion to IFRS

Putting IFRS in Motion: The impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the Canadian insurance sector
This publication provides an overview of the specific challenges facing the Canadian insurance industry as part of the conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Insurance Review, Spring 2008
This issue of Insurance Review discusses two surveys examining key performance indicators (KPIs) in the insurance industry. It also provides information on IFRS and an update on GST developments.

Insurance Review, Year-end 2007
The Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation earlier this year completed its inaugural Insurance Banana Skins survey of leading members of the insurance industry to find out their concerns about the soundness of the financial markets.

Dealing with the impact of the new financial instrument standards for Canadian insurers*
This guide offers a general overview of recent changes to accounting standards that will affect the Canadian insurance industry, as well as some practical help to those who prepare financial statements.

Insurance Review, Fall 2007
This issue of Insurance Review discusses how organizations are starting to see governance, risk management and compliance as integrated concepts that offer significant benefits regardless of cost or effort.

Insurance Review, Summer 2007
This issue of Insurance Review discusses the IASB’s two-phase approach to develop a thorough IFRS for insurance contracts and highlights the impact of the Department of Finance’s new GST measures.

Insurance Review, Spring 2007
This issue of Insurance Review shares best practices for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) success, achieving customer centricity and highlights current tax developments.