AM Best To Join IFRS 17-Related Panel At Hong Kong Actuary Symposium

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- AM Best Senior Director of Analytics Christine Lee will join a panel discussion on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 17 and its impact on insurance companies at the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong’s Appointed Actuary Symposium.

According to the credit rating agency in a statement, the session taking place on Nov 30 in Hong Kong will focus on what changes the IFRS 17-era will bring to the insurance industry.

Topics will include how insurers are approaching the new accounting standard and how IFRS 17 impacts AM Best’s rating assessments on insurance companies.

Based in AM Best’s Hong Kong office, Lee is responsible for rating analytics of insurers in the Northeast Asia region, covering Greater China, Japan and Korea. She also is a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong and the Casualty Actuarial Society.

The symposium, which will be held at The Langham and is by invitation only, covers topical issues and challenges actuaries face, as well as the evolving financial and regulatory landscape.

Headquartered in the United States, AM Best is a news publisher and data analytics provider specialising in the insurance industry, in addition to being a global credit rating agency.

-- BERNAMA