ESMA releases report on first application of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has released a report titled ‘From black box to open book?’.
The report provides:
  • An overview of ESMA’s and National Competent Authorities’ (NCAs) observations regarding the first-time application of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts in the 2023 financial statements of a sample of European insurance companies.
  • Examples of disclosures which may enable issuers to visualise the application of certain IFRS 17 requirements.
  • Recommendations to issuers on how the IFRS 17 disclosures can be improved. 
The report may be accessed here.