Accounting Standard AASB 2020-5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Insurance Contracts
132For liquidity risk arising from contracts within the scope of AASB 17, an entity shall disclose:
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132 For liquidity risk arising from contracts within the scope of AASB 17, an entity shall disclose:
(b) separate maturity analyses for portfolios groups of insurance contracts issued that are liabilities and portfolios groups of reinsurance contracts held that are liabilities that show, as a minimum, net cash flows of the portfolios groups for each of the first five years after the reporting date and in aggregate beyond the first five years. An entity is not required to include in these analyses liabilities for remaining coverage measured applying paragraphs 55–59 and paragraphs 69–70A. The analyses may take the form of:
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(c) the amounts that are payable on demand, explaining the relationship between such amounts and the carrying amount of the related portfolios groups of contracts, if not disclosed applying (b) of this paragraph.
Paragraph Aus132.1 is amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Commencement of the legislative instrument
Aus132.1 For legal purposes, this legislative instrument commences on 31 December 2020 31 December 2022.
Amendments to Appendix A—Defined terms
The definitions of ‘contractual service margin’, ‘coverage period’, ‘group of insurance contracts’ and ‘insurance acquisition cash flows’ are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
contractual service margin
A component of the carrying amount of the asset or liability for a group of insurance contracts representing the unearned profit the entity will recognise as it provides insurance contract services services under the insurance contracts in the group.
coverage period
The period during which the entity provides insurance contract services coverage for insured events. This period includes the insurance contract services that relate coverage that relates to all premiums within the boundary of the insurance contract.
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group of insurance contracts
A set of insurance contracts resulting from the division of a portfolio of insurance contracts into, at a minimum, contracts issued written within a period of no longer than one year and that, at initial recognition:(a) are onerous, if any;(b) have no significant possibility of becoming onerous subsequently, if any; or(c) do not fall into either (a) or (b), if any.
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insurance acquisition cash flows
Cash flows arising from the costs of selling, underwriting and starting a group of insurance contracts (issued or expected to be issued) that are directly attributable to the portfolio of insurance contracts to which the group belongs. Such cash flows include cash flows that are not directly attributable to individual contracts or groups of insurance contracts within the portfolio.
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| A new definition is added after the definition of ‘insurance contract’. New text is underlined. |
insurance contract services
The following services that an entity provides to a policyholder of an insurance contract:(a) coverage for an insured event (insurance coverage);(b) for insurance contracts without direct participation features, the generation of an investment return for the policyholder, if applicable (investment-return service); and(c) for insurance contracts with direct participation features, the management of underlying items on behalf of the policyholder (investment-related service).
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The definitions of ‘investment component’, ‘liability for incurred claims’ and ‘liability for remaining coverage’ are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBTableBoldTNR"><span>investment component</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBNormal"><span>The amounts that an </span><span style="font-weight:bold">insurance contract</span><span> requires the entity to repay to a </span><span style="font-weight:bold">policyholder</span><span> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">in all circumstances, regardless of whether an </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">insured event</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"> occurs</span><span> </span><span style="text-decoration:line-through">even if an </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:line-through">insured event</span><span style="text-decoration:line-through"> does not occur</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.8%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBTableBoldTNR"><span>...</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBNormal"><span></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.8%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBTableBoldTNR"><span>liability for incurred claims</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBNormal"><span>An entity’s obligation to</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">:</span></p><p class="IASBNormalL1"><span style="text-decoration:underline">(a)</span><span style="width:28.56pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>investigate and pay valid claims for </span><span style="font-weight:bold">insured events</span><span> that have already occurred, including events that have occurred but for which claims have not been reported, and other incurred insurance expenses</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">; and</span><span style="text-decoration:line-through">.</span></p><p class="IASBNormalL1"><span style="text-decoration:underline">(b)</span><span style="width:28.02pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">pay amounts that are not included in (a) and that relate to:</span></p><p class="IASBNormalL2"><span style="text-decoration:underline">(</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">i</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">)</span><span style="width:30.13pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">insurance contract services</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"> that have already been provided; or</span></p><p class="IASBNormalL2"><span style="text-decoration:underline">(ii)</span><span style="width:27.49pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">any </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">investment components</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"> or other amounts that are not related to the provision of </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">insurance contract services</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"> and that are not in the </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">liability for remaining coverage</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.8%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBTableBoldTNR"><span>liability for remaining coverage</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBNormal"><span>An entity’s obligation to</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">:</span></p><p class="IASBNormalL1"><span style="text-decoration:underline">(a)</span><span style="width:28.56pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>investigate and pay valid claims under existing </span><span style="font-weight:bold">insurance contracts</span><span> for </span><span style="font-weight:bold">insured events</span><span> that have not yet occurred (</span><span>ie</span><span> the obligation that relates to the unexpired portion of the </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">insurance coverage</span><span> </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:line-through">coverage</span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:line-through"> period</span><span>)</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">; and</span><span style="text-decoration:line-through">.</span></p><p class="IASBNormalL1"><span style="text-decoration:underline">(b)</span><span style="width:28.02pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">pay amounts under existing </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">insurance contracts</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"> that are not included in (a) and that relate to:</span></p><p class="IASBNormalL2"><span style="text-decoration:underline">(</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">i</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">)</span><span style="width:30.13pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">insurance contract services</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"> not yet provided (</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">ie</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"> the obligations that relate to future provision of </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">insurance contract services</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">); or</span></p><p class="IASBNormalL2"><span style="text-decoration:underline">(ii)</span><span style="width:27.49pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">any </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">investment components</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"> or other amounts that are not related to the provision of </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">insurance contract services</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"> and that have not been transferred to the </span><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline">liability for incurred claims</span><span style="text-decoration:underline">.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.8%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBTableBoldTNR"><span>...</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="IASBNormal"><span></span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:112.5pt"></td><td style="width:0.9pt"></td><td style="width:336.6pt"></td><td style="width:3.55pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
Amendments to Appendix B—Application guidance
Paragraph B1 is amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
B1 This appendix provides guidance on the following:
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(ba) asset for insurance acquisition cash flows (see paragraphs B35A–B35D);
(c) measurement (see paragraphs B36–B119F B119);
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Paragraphs B5 and B12 are amended. New text is underlined.
Definition of an insurance contract (Appendix A)
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Uncertain future event
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B5 Some insurance contracts cover events that have already occurred but the financial effect of which is still uncertain. An example is an insurance contract that provides insurance coverage against an adverse development of an event that has already occurred. In such contracts, the insured event is the determination of the ultimate cost of those claims.
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The distinction between insurance risk and other risks
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B12 The definition of an insurance contract refers to an adverse effect on the policyholder. This definition does not limit the payment by the entity to an amount equal to the financial effect of the adverse event. For example, the definition includes ‘new for old’ insurance coverage that pays the policyholder an amount that permits the replacement of a used and damaged asset with a new one. Similarly, the definition does not limit the payment under a life insurance contract to the financial loss suffered by the deceased’s dependants, nor does it exclude contracts that specify the payment of predetermined amounts to quantify the loss caused by death or an accident.
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Paragraphs B33‒B35 are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Promises to transfer distinct goods or non-insurance services other than insurance contract services (paragraph 12)
B33 Paragraph 12 requires an entity to separate from an insurance contract a promise to transfer distinct goods or non-insurance services other than insurance contract services to a policyholder. For the purpose of separation, an entity shall not consider activities that an entity must undertake to fulfil a contract unless the entity transfers a good or service other than insurance contract services to the policyholder as those activities occur. For example, an entity may need to perform various administrative tasks to set up a contract. The performance of those tasks does not transfer a service to the policyholder as the tasks are performed.
B34 A good or non-insurance service other than an insurance contract service promised to a policyholder is distinct if the policyholder can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources readily available to the policyholder. Readily available resources are goods or services that are sold separately (by the entity or by another entity), or resources that the policyholder has already got (from the entity or from other transactions or events).
B35 A good or non-insurance service other than an insurance contract service that is promised to the policyholder is not distinct if:
(b) the entity provides a significant service in integrating the good or non-insurance service with the insurance components.
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B35A To apply paragraph 28A, an entity shall use a systematic and rational method to allocate:
(a) insurance acquisition cash flows directly attributable to a group of insurance contracts:
(i) to that group; and
(ii) to groups that will include insurance contracts that are expected to arise from renewals of the insurance contracts in that group.
(b) insurance acquisition cash flows directly attributable to a portfolio of insurance contracts, other than those in (a), to groups of contracts in the portfolio.
B35B At the end of each reporting period, an entity shall revise amounts allocated as specified in paragraph B35A to reflect any changes in assumptions that determine the inputs to the method of allocation used. An entity shall not change amounts allocated to a group of insurance contracts after all contracts have been added to the group (see paragraph B35C).
B35C An entity might add insurance contracts to a group of insurance contracts across more than one reporting period (see paragraph 28). In those circumstances, an entity shall derecognise the portion of an asset for insurance acquisition cash flows that relates to insurance contracts added to the group in that period and continue to recognise an asset for insurance acquisition cash flows to the extent that the asset relates to insurance contracts expected to be added to the group in a future reporting period.
B35D To apply paragraph 28E:
(a) an entity shall recognise an impairment loss in profit or loss and reduce the carrying amount of an asset for insurance acquisition cash flows so that the carrying amount of the asset does not exceed the expected net cash inflow for the related group of insurance contracts, determined applying paragraph 32(a).
(b) when an entity allocates insurance acquisition cash flows to groups of insurance contracts applying paragraph B35A(a)(ii), the entity shall recognise an impairment loss in profit or loss and reduce the carrying amount of the related assets for insurance acquisition cash flows to the extent that:
(i) the entity expects those insurance acquisition cash flows to exceed the net cash inflow for the expected renewals, determined applying paragraph 32(a); and
(ii) the excess determined applying (b)(i) has not already been recognised as an impairment loss applying (a).
Paragraphs B64–B66 and B71–B72 are amended and paragraph B66A is added. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Measurement (paragraphs 29–71)
Estimates of future cash flows (paragraphs 33–35)
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Cash flows within the contract boundary (paragraph 34)
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B64 Paragraph 34 refers to an entity’s practical ability to set a price at a future date (a renewal date) that fully reflects the risks in the contract from that date. An entity has that practical ability in the absence of constraints that prevent the entity from setting the same price it would for a new contract with the same characteristics as the existing contract issued on that date, or if it can amend the benefits to be consistent with the price it will charge. Similarly, an entity has that practical ability to set a price when it can reprice an existing contract so that the price reflects overall changes in the risks in a portfolio of insurance contracts, even if the price set for each individual policyholder does not reflect the change in risk for that specific policyholder. When assessing whether the entity has the practical ability to set a price that fully reflects the risks in the contract or portfolio, it shall consider all the risks that it would consider when underwriting equivalent contracts on the renewal date for the remaining service coverage. In determining the estimates of future cash flows at the end of a reporting period, an entity shall reassess the boundary of an insurance contract to include the effect of changes in circumstances on the entity’s substantive rights and obligations.
B65 Cash flows within the boundary of an insurance contract are those that relate directly to the fulfilment of the contract, including cash flows for which the entity has discretion over the amount or timing. The cash flows within the boundary include:
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(ka) costs the entity will incur:
(i) performing investment activity, to the extent the entity performs that activity to enhance benefits from insurance coverage for policyholders. Investment activities enhance benefits from insurance coverage if the entity performs those activities expecting to generate an investment return from which policyholders will benefit if an insured event occurs.
(ii) providing investment-return service to policyholders of insurance contracts without direct participation features (see paragraph B119B).
(iii) providing investment-related service to policyholders of insurance contracts with direct participation features.
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B66 The following cash flows shall not be included when estimating the cash flows that will arise as the entity fulfils an existing insurance contract:
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(f) income tax payments and receipts the insurer does not pay or receive in a fiduciary capacity or that are not specifically chargeable to the policyholder under the terms of the contract. Such payments and receipts are recognised, measured and presented separately applying AASB 112 Income Taxes.
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B66A Before the recognition of a group of insurance contracts, an entity might be required to recognise an asset or liability for cash flows related to the group of insurance contracts other than insurance acquisition cash flows either because of the occurrence of the cash flows or because of the requirements of another Australian Accounting Standard. Cash flows are related to the group of insurance contracts if those cash flows would have been included in the fulfilment cash flows at the date of initial recognition of the group had they been paid or received after that date. To apply paragraph 38(c)(ii) an entity shall derecognise such an asset or liability to the extent that the asset or liability would not be recognised separately from the group of insurance contracts if the cash flow or the application of the Australian Accounting Standard occurred at the date of initial recognition of the group of insurance contracts.
Contracts with cash flows that affect or are affected by cash flows to policyholders of other contracts
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B71 After all insurance contract services have the coverage has been provided to the contracts in a group, the fulfilment cash flows may still include payments expected to be made to current policyholders in other groups or future policyholders. An entity is not required to continue to allocate such fulfilment cash flows to specific groups but can instead recognise and measure a liability for such fulfilment cash flows arising from all groups.
Discount rates (paragraph 36)
B72 An entity shall use the following discount rates in applying AASB 17:
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(c) to measure the changes to the contractual service margin applying paragraphs B96(a)‒B96(b) and B96(d) paragraph B96(a)–B96(c) for insurance contracts without direct participation features – discount rates applying paragraph 36 determined on initial recognition;
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Paragraphs B93–B95 are amended, paragraph B95 is bifurcated creating new paragraph B95A. Paragraphs B95B–B95F and the heading above paragraph B95E are added. New text is underlined.
Initial recognition of transfers of insurance contracts and business combinations (paragraph 39)
B93 When an entity acquires insurance contracts issued or reinsurance contracts held in a transfer of insurance contracts that do not form a business or in a business combination within the scope of AASB 3, the entity shall apply paragraphs 14–24 to identify the groups of contracts acquired, as if it had entered into the contracts on the date of the transaction.
B94 An entity shall use the consideration received or paid for the contracts as a proxy for the premiums received. The consideration received or paid for the contracts excludes the consideration received or paid for any other assets and liabilities acquired in the same transaction. In a business combination within the scope of AASB 3, the consideration received or paid is the fair value of the contracts at that date. In determining that fair value, an entity shall not apply paragraph 47 of AASB 13 (relating to demand features).
B95 Unless the premium allocation approach for the liability for remaining coverage in paragraphs 55–59 and 69–70A applies, on initial recognition the contractual service margin is calculated applying paragraph 38 for acquired insurance contracts issued and paragraph 65 for acquired reinsurance contracts held using the consideration received or paid for the contracts as a proxy for the premiums received or paid at the date of initial recognition.
B95A If acquired insurance contracts issued are onerous, applying paragraph 47, the entity shall recognise the excess of the fulfilment cash flows over the consideration paid or received as part of goodwill or gain on a bargain purchase for contracts acquired in a business combination within the scope of AASB 3, or as a loss in profit or loss for contracts acquired in a transfer. The entity shall establish a loss component of the liability for remaining coverage for that excess, and apply paragraphs 49–52 to allocate subsequent changes in fulfilment cash flows to that loss component.
B95B For a group of reinsurance contracts held to which paragraphs 66A–66B apply, an entity shall determine the loss-recovery component of the asset for remaining coverage at the date of the transaction by multiplying:
(a) the loss component of the liability for remaining coverage of the underlying insurance contracts at the date of the transaction; and
(b) the percentage of claims on the underlying insurance contracts the entity expects at the date of the transaction to recover from the group of reinsurance contracts held.
B95C The entity shall recognise the amount of the loss-recovery component determined applying paragraph B95B as part of goodwill or gain on a bargain purchase for reinsurance contracts held acquired in a business combination within the scope of AASB 3, or as income in profit or loss for contracts acquired in a transfer.
B95D Applying paragraphs 14‒22, at the date of the transaction an entity might include in an onerous group of insurance contracts both onerous insurance contracts covered by a group of reinsurance contracts held and onerous contracts not covered by the group of reinsurance contracts held. To apply paragraph B95B in such cases, an entity shall use a systematic and rational basis of allocation to determine the portion of the loss component of the group of insurance contracts that relates to insurance contracts covered by the group of reinsurance contracts held.
Asset for insurance acquisition cash flows
B95E When an entity acquires insurance contracts issued in a transfer of insurance contracts that do not form a business or in a business combination within the scope of AASB 3, the entity shall recognise an asset for insurance acquisition cash flows at fair value at the date of the transaction for the rights to obtain:
(a) future insurance contracts that are renewals of insurance contracts recognised at the date of the transaction; and
(b) future insurance contracts, other than those in (a), after the date of the transaction without paying again insurance acquisition cash flows the acquiree has already paid that are directly attributable to the related portfolio of insurance contracts.
B95F At the date of the transaction, the amount of any asset for insurance acquisition cash flows shall not be included in the measurement of the acquired group of insurance contracts applying paragraphs B93‒B95A.
Paragraphs B96–B97 are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Changes in the carrying amount of the contractual service margin for insurance contracts without direct participation features (paragraph 44)
B96 For insurance contracts without direct participation features, paragraph 44(c) requires an adjustment to the contractual service margin of a group of insurance contracts for changes in fulfilment cash flows that relate to future service. These changes comprise:
(a) experience adjustments arising from premiums received in the period that relate to future service, and related cash flows such as insurance acquisition cash flows and premium-based taxes, measured at the discount rates specified in paragraph B72(c).;
(b) changes in estimates of the present value of the future cash flows in the liability for remaining coverage, except those described in paragraph B97(a), measured at the discount rates specified in paragraph B72(c).;
(c) differences between any investment component expected to become payable in the period and the actual investment component that becomes payable in the period. Those differences are determined by comparing (i) the actual investment component that becomes payable in the period with (ii) the payment in the period that was expected at the start of the period plus any insurance finance income or expenses related to that expected payment before it becomes payable., measured at the discount rates specified in paragraph B72(c); and
(ca) differences between any loan to a policyholder expected to become repayable in the period and the actual loan to a policyholder that becomes repayable in the period. Those differences are determined by comparing (i) the actual loan to a policyholder that becomes repayable in the period with (ii) the repayment in the period that was expected at the start of the period plus any insurance finance income or expenses related to that expected repayment before it becomes repayable.
(d) changes in the risk adjustment for non-financial risk that relate to future service. An entity is not required to disaggregate the change in the risk adjustment for non-financial risk between (i) a change related to non-financial risk and (ii) the effect of the time value of money and changes in the time value of money. If an entity makes such a disaggregation, it shall adjust the contractual service margin for the change related to non-financial risk, measured at the discount rates specified in paragraph B72(c).
B97 An entity shall not adjust the contractual service margin for a group of insurance contracts without direct participation features for the following changes in fulfilment cash flows because they do not relate to future service:
(a) the effect of the time value of money and changes in the time value of money and the effect of financial risk and changes in financial risk. These effects comprise: (being
(i) the effect, if any, on estimated future cash flows;
(ii) the effect, if disaggregated, on the risk adjustment for non-financial risk; and
(iii) the effect of a change in discount rate.);
(b) changes in estimates of fulfilment cash flows in the liability for incurred claims.; and
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Paragraphs B104, B107, B112–B113, B115–B116 and B118 are amended. Paragraph B117A is added. Paragraph B101 is not amended, but is included for ease of reference. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Changes in the carrying amount of the contractual service margin for insurance contracts with direct participation features (paragraph 45)
B101 Insurance contracts with direct participation features are insurance contracts that are substantially investment‑related service contracts under which an entity promises an investment return based on underlying items. Hence, they are defined as insurance contracts for which:
(a) the contractual terms specify that the policyholder participates in a share of a clearly identified pool of underlying items (see paragraphs B105–B106);
(b) the entity expects to pay to the policyholder an amount equal to a substantial share of the fair value returns on the underlying items (see paragraph B107); and
(c) the entity expects a substantial proportion of any change in the amounts to be paid to the policyholder to vary with the change in fair value of the underlying items (see paragraph B107).
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B104 The conditions in paragraph B101 ensure that insurance contracts with direct participation features are contracts under which the entity’s obligation to the policyholder is the net of:
(b) a variable fee (see paragraphs B110–B118) that the entity will deduct from (a) in exchange for the future service provided by the insurance contract, comprising:
(i) the amount of the entity’s share of the fair value of the underlying items; less
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B107 Paragraph B101(b) requires that the entity expects a substantial share of the fair value returns on the underlying items will be paid to the policyholder and paragraph B101(c) requires that the entity expects a substantial proportion of any change in the amounts to be paid to the policyholder to vary with the change in fair value of the underlying items. An entity shall:
(b) assess the variability in the amounts in paragraphs B101(b) and B101(c):
(i) over the duration of the insurance contract group of insurance contracts; and
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B112 Changes in the amount of the entity’s share of the fair value of the underlying items (paragraph B104(b)(i)) relate to future service and adjust the contractual service margin, applying paragraph 45(b).
B113 Changes in the fulfilment cash flows that do not vary based on the returns on underlying items (paragraph B104(b)(ii)) comprise:
(a) changes in estimates of the fulfilment cash flows other than those specified in (b). An entity shall apply paragraphs B96–B97, consistent with insurance contracts without direct participation features, to determine to what extent they relate to future service and, applying paragraph 45(c), adjust the contractual service margin. All the adjustments are measured using current discount rates.
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Risk mitigation
B115 To the extent that an entity meets the conditions in paragraph B116, it may choose not to recognise a change in the contractual service margin to reflect some or all of the changes in the effect of the time value of money and financial risk on: the entity’s share of the underlying items (see paragraph B112) or the fulfilment cash flows set out in paragraph B113(b).
(a) the amount of the entity’s share of the underlying items (see paragraph B112) if the entity mitigates the effect of financial risk on that amount using derivatives or reinsurance contracts held; and
(b) the fulfilment cash flows set out in paragraph B113(b) if the entity mitigates the effect of financial risk on those fulfilment cash flows using derivatives, non-derivative financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss, or reinsurance contracts held.
B116 To apply paragraph B115, an entity must have a previously documented risk-management objective and strategy for mitigating financial risk as described in paragraph B115. using derivatives to mitigate financial risk arising from the insurance contracts and, in In applying that objective and strategy:
(a) the entity uses a derivative to mitigate the financial risk arising from the insurance contracts.
(a)(b) an economic offset exists between the insurance contracts and the derivative, non-derivative financial instrument measured at fair value through profit or loss, or reinsurance contract held (ie the values of the insurance contracts and those risk mitigating items the derivative generally move in opposite directions because they respond in a similar way to the changes in the risk being mitigated). An entity shall not consider accounting measurement differences in assessing the economic offset.
(b)(c) credit risk does not dominate the economic offset.
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B117A If the entity mitigates the effect of financial risk using derivatives or non-derivative financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss, it shall include insurance finance income or expenses for the period arising from the application of paragraph B115 in profit or loss. If the entity mitigates the effect of financial risk using reinsurance contracts held, it shall apply the same accounting policy for the presentation of insurance finance income or expenses arising from the application of paragraph B115 as the entity applies to the reinsurance contracts held applying paragraphs 88 and 90.
B118 If, and only if, any of the conditions in paragraph B116 cease ceases to be met, an entity shall:
(a) cease to apply paragraph B115 from that date. ; and
(b) An entity shall not make any adjustment for changes previously recognised in profit or loss.
Paragraph B119 is amended and paragraphs B119A–B119B are added. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Recognition of the contractual service margin in profit or loss
B119 An amount of the contractual service margin for a group of insurance contracts is recognised in profit or loss in each period to reflect the insurance contract services provided under the group of insurance contracts in that period (see paragraphs 44(e), 45(e) and 66(e)). The amount is determined by:
(a) identifying the coverage units in the group. The number of coverage units in a group is the quantity of insurance contract services coverage provided by the contracts in the group, determined by considering for each contract the quantity of the benefits provided under a contract and its expected coverage period duration.
(b) allocating the contractual service margin at the end of the period (before recognising any amounts in profit or loss to reflect the insurance contract services provided in the period) equally to each coverage unit provided in the current period and expected to be provided in the future.
(c) recognising in profit or loss the amount allocated to coverage units provided in the period.
B119A To apply paragraph B119, the period of investment-return service or investment-related service ends at or before the date that all amounts due to current policyholders relating to those services have been paid, without considering payments to future policyholders included in the fulfilment cash flows applying paragraph B68.
B119B Insurance contracts without direct participation features may provide an investment-return service if, and only if:
(a) an investment component exists, or the policyholder has a right to withdraw an amount;
(b) the entity expects the investment component or amount the policyholder has a right to withdraw to include an investment return (an investment return could be below zero, for example, in a negative interest rate environment); and
(c) the entity expects to perform investment activity to generate that investment return.
Paragraphs B119C–B119F and the heading above paragraph BC119C are added. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Reinsurance contracts held—recognition of recovery of losses on underlying insurance contracts (paragraphs 66A−66B)
B119C Paragraph 66A applies if, and only if, the reinsurance contract held is entered into before or at the same time as the onerous underlying insurance contracts are recognised.
B119D To apply paragraph 66A, an entity shall determine the adjustment to the contractual service margin of a group of reinsurance contracts held and the resulting income by multiplying:
(a) the loss recognised on the underlying insurance contracts; and
(b) the percentage of claims on the underlying insurance contracts the entity expects to recover from the group of reinsurance contracts held.
B119E Applying paragraphs 14‒22, an entity might include in an onerous group of insurance contracts both onerous insurance contracts covered by a group of reinsurance contracts held and onerous insurance contracts not covered by the group of reinsurance contracts held. To apply paragraphs 66(c)(i)‒(ii) and paragraph 66A in such cases, the entity shall apply a systematic and rational method of allocation to determine the portion of losses recognised on the group of insurance contracts that relates to insurance contracts covered by the group of reinsurance contracts held.
B119F After an entity has established a loss-recovery component applying paragraph 66B, the entity shall adjust the loss-recovery component to reflect changes in the loss component of an onerous group of underlying insurance contracts (see paragraphs 50–52). The carrying amount of the loss-recovery component shall not exceed the portion of the carrying amount of the loss component of the onerous group of underlying insurance contracts that the entity expects to recover from the group of reinsurance contracts held.
Paragraphs B121, B123, B124 and B126 are amended and paragraph B123A is added. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Insurance revenue (paragraphs 83 and 85)
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B121 Paragraph 83 requires the amount of insurance revenue recognised in a period to depict the transfer of promised services at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those services. The total consideration for a group of contracts covers the following amounts:
(a) amounts related to the provision of services, comprising:
(i) insurance service expenses, excluding any amounts relating to the risk adjustment for non-financial risk included in (ii) and any amounts allocated to the loss component of the liability for remaining coverage;
(ia) amounts related to income tax that are specifically chargeable to the policyholder;
(ii) the risk adjustment for non-financial risk, excluding any amounts allocated to the loss component of the liability for remaining coverage; and
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B123 Applying AASB 15, when an entity provides services, it derecognises the performance obligation for those services and recognises revenue. Consistently, applying AASB 17, when an entity provides services in a period, it reduces the liability for remaining coverage for the services provided and recognises insurance revenue. The reduction in the liability for remaining coverage that gives rise to insurance revenue excludes changes in the liability that do not relate to services expected to be covered by the consideration received by the entity. Those changes are:
(a) changes that do not relate to services provided in the period, for example:
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(iia) changes resulting from cash flows from loans to policyholders;
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B123A To the extent that an entity derecognises an asset for cash flows other than insurance acquisition cash flows at the date of initial recognition of a group of insurance contracts (see paragraphs 38(c)(ii) and B66A), it shall recognise insurance revenue and expenses for the amount derecognised at that date.
B124 Consequently, insurance revenue for the period can also be analysed as the total of the changes in the liability for remaining coverage in the period that relates to services for which the entity expects to receive consideration. Those changes are:
(a) insurance service expenses incurred in the period (measured at the amounts expected at the beginning of the period), excluding:
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(iii) amounts that relate to transaction-based taxes collected on behalf of third parties (such as premium taxes, value added taxes and goods and services taxes) (see paragraph B65(i)); and
(iv) insurance acquisition expenses (see paragraph B125); and.
(v) the amount related to the risk adjustment for non-financial risk (see (b)).
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(d) other amounts, if any, for example, experience adjustments for premium receipts other than those that relate to future service (see paragraph B96(a)).
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B126 When an entity applies the premium allocation approach in paragraphs 55–58, insurance revenue for the period is the amount of expected premium receipts (excluding any investment component and adjusted to reflect the time value of money and the effect of financial risk, if applicable, applying paragraph 56) allocated to the period. The entity shall allocate the expected premium receipts to each period of insurance contract services coverage:
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Paragraphs B128 and B134 are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Insurance finance income or expenses (paragraphs 87–92)
B128 Paragraph 87 requires an entity to include in insurance finance income or expenses the effect of the time value of money and financial risk and changes therein in assumptions that relate to financial risk. For the purposes of AASB 17:
(a) assumptions about inflation based on an index of prices or rates or on prices of assets with inflation-linked returns are assumptions that relate to financial risk; and
(b) assumptions about inflation based on an entity’s expectation of specific price changes are not assumptions that relate to financial risk; and.
(c) changes in the measurement of a group of insurance contracts caused by changes in the value of underlying items (excluding additions and withdrawals) are changes arising from the effect of the time value of money and financial risk and changes therein.
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B134 Paragraph 89 applies if an entity, either by choice or because it is required to, holds the underlying items for insurance contracts with direct participation features. If an entity chooses to disaggregate insurance finance income or expenses applying paragraph 89(b), it shall include in profit or loss expenses or income that exactly match the income or expenses included in profit or loss for the underlying items, resulting in the net of the two separately presented items being nil.
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Paragraph B137 and its heading are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
The effect of accounting estimates made in interim Interim financial statements
B137 If an entity prepares interim financial statements applying AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting, the entity shall make an accounting policy choice as to whether to change the treatment of accounting estimates made in previous interim financial statements when applying AASB 17 in subsequent interim financial statements and in the annual reporting period. The entity shall apply its choice of accounting policy to all groups of insurance contracts it issues and groups of reinsurance contracts it holds. Notwithstanding the requirement in AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting that the frequency of an entity’s reporting shall not affect the measurement of its annual results, an entity shall not change the treatment of accounting estimates made in previous interim financial statements when applying AASB 17 in subsequent interim financial statements or in the annual reporting period.
Amendments to Appendix C—Effective date and transition
Paragraph C1 is amended. Paragraph C2 is not amended, but is included for ease of reference. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
C1 An entity shall apply AASB 17 for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021 2023. If an entity applies AASB 17 earlier, it shall disclose that fact. Early application is permitted for entities that apply AASB 9 Financial Instruments and AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers on or before the date of initial application of AASB 17.
C2 For the purposes of the transition requirements in paragraphs C1 and C3–C33:
(a) the date of initial application is the beginning of the annual reporting period in which an entity first applies AASB 17; and
(b) the transition date is the beginning of the annual reporting period immediately preceding the date of initial application.
Paragraphs C3‒C5 are amended and paragraphs C5A‒C5B are added. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Transition
C3 Unless it is impracticable to do so, or paragraph C5A applies, an An entity shall apply AASB 17 retrospectively unless impracticable, except that:
(b) an entity shall not apply the option in paragraph B115 for periods before the transition date date of initial application of AASB 17. An entity may apply the option in paragraph B115 prospectively on or after the transition date if, and only if, the entity designates risk mitigation relationships at or before the date it applies the option.
C4 To apply AASB 17 retrospectively, an entity shall at the transition date:
(aa) identify, recognise and measure any assets for insurance acquisition cash flows as if AASB 17 had always applied (except that an entity is not required to apply the recoverability assessment in paragraph 28E before the transition date);
C5 If, and only if, it is impracticable for an entity to apply paragraph C3 for a group of insurance contracts, an entity shall apply the following approaches instead of applying paragraph C4(a):
(a) the modified retrospective approach in paragraphs C6–C19A C19, subject to paragraph C6(a); or
(b) the fair value approach in paragraphs C20–C24B C24.
C5A Notwithstanding paragraph C5, an entity may choose to apply the fair value approach in paragraphs C20–C24B for a group of insurance contracts with direct participation features to which it could apply AASB 17 retrospectively if, and only if:
(a) the entity chooses to apply the risk mitigation option in paragraph B115 to the group of insurance contracts prospectively from the transition date; and
(b) the entity has used derivatives, non-derivative financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss, or reinsurance contracts held to mitigate financial risk arising from the group of insurance contracts, as specified in paragraph B115, before the transition date.
C5B If, and only if, it is impracticable for an entity to apply paragraph C4(aa) for an asset for insurance acquisition cash flows, the entity shall apply the following approaches to measure the asset for insurance acquisition cash flows:
(a) the modified retrospective approach in paragraphs C14B–C14D, subject to paragraph C6(a); or
(b) the fair value approach in paragraphs C24A–C24B.
Paragraphs C7‒C9, C11, C15–C16 and C17 are amended. Paragraphs C9A, C14A‒C14D, C16A‒C16C and C17A are added. New text is underlined and deleted text is stuck through.
Modified retrospective approach
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C7 Paragraphs C9–C19A C19 set out permitted modifications to retrospective application in the following areas:
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C8 To achieve the objective of the modified retrospective approach, an entity is permitted to use each modification in paragraphs C9–C19A C19 only to the extent that an entity does not have reasonable and supportable information to apply a retrospective approach.
Assessments at inception or initial recognition
C9 To the extent permitted by paragraph C8, an entity shall determine the following matters using information available at the transition date:
(b) whether an insurance contract meets the definition of an insurance contract with direct participation features, applying paragraphs B101–B109; and
(c) how to identify discretionary cash flows for insurance contracts without direct participation features, applying paragraphs B98–B100; and.
(d) whether an investment contract meets the definition of an investment contract with discretionary participation features within the scope of AASB 17, applying paragraph 71.
C9A To the extent permitted by paragraph C8, an entity shall classify as a liability for incurred claims a liability for settlement of claims incurred before an insurance contract was acquired in a transfer of insurance contracts that do not form a business or in a business combination within the scope of AASB 3.
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Determining the contractual service margin or loss component for groups of insurance contracts without direct participation features
C11 To the extent permitted by paragraph C8, for contracts without direct participation features, an entity shall determine the contractual service margin or loss component of the liability for remaining coverage (see paragraphs 49–52) at the transition date by applying paragraphs C12–C16C C16.
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C14A Applying paragraph B137, an entity may choose not to change the treatment of accounting estimates made in previous interim financial statements. To the extent permitted by paragraph C8, such an entity shall determine the contractual service margin or loss component at the transition date as if the entity had not prepared interim financial statements before the transition date.
C14B To the extent permitted by paragraph C8, an entity shall use the same systematic and rational method the entity expects to use after the transition date when applying paragraph 28A to allocate any insurance acquisition cash flows paid (or for which a liability has been recognised applying another Australian Accounting Standard) before the transition date (excluding any amount relating to insurance contracts that ceased to exist before the transition date) to:
(a) groups of insurance contracts that are recognised at the transition date; and
(b) groups of insurance contracts that are expected to be recognised after the transition date.
C14C Insurance acquisition cash flows paid before the transition date that are allocated to a group of insurance contracts recognised at the transition date adjust the contractual service margin of that group, to the extent insurance contracts expected to be in the group have been recognised at that date (see paragraphs 28C and B35C). Other insurance acquisition cash flows paid before the transition date, including those allocated to a group of insurance contracts expected to be recognised after the transition date, are recognised as an asset, applying paragraph 28B.
C14D If an entity does not have reasonable and supportable information to apply paragraph C14B, the entity shall determine the following amounts to be nil at the transition date:
(a) the adjustment to the contractual service margin of a group of insurance contracts recognised at the transition date and any asset for insurance acquisition cash flows relating to that group; and
(b) the asset for insurance acquisition cash flows for groups of insurance contracts expected to be recognised after the transition date.
C15 If applying paragraphs C12–C14D C14 results in a contractual service margin at the date of initial recognition, to determine the contractual service margin at the date of transition an entity shall:
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C16 If applying paragraphs C12–C14D C14 results in a loss component of the liability for remaining coverage at the date of initial recognition, an entity shall determine any amounts allocated to the loss component before the transition date applying paragraphs C12–C14D C14 and using a systematic basis of allocation.
C16A For a group of reinsurance contracts held that provides coverage for an onerous group of insurance contracts and was entered into before or at the same time that the insurance contracts were issued, an entity shall establish a loss-recovery component of the asset for remaining coverage at the transition date (see paragraphs 66A–66B). To the extent permitted by paragraph C8, an entity shall determine the loss-recovery component by multiplying:
(a) the loss component of the liability for remaining coverage for the underlying insurance contracts at the transition date (see paragraphs C16 and C20); and
(b) the percentage of claims for the underlying insurance contracts the entity expects to recover from the group of reinsurance contracts held.
C16B Applying paragraphs 14‒22, at the transition date an entity might include in an onerous group of insurance contracts both onerous insurance contracts covered by a group of reinsurance contracts held and onerous insurance contracts not covered by the group of reinsurance contracts held. To apply paragraph C16A in such cases, an entity shall use a systematic and rational basis of allocation to determine the portion of the loss component of the group of insurance contracts that relates to insurance contracts covered by the group of reinsurance contracts held.
C16C If an entity does not have reasonable and supportable information to apply paragraph C16A, the entity shall not identify a loss-recovery component for the group of reinsurance contracts held.
Determining the contractual service margin or loss component for groups of insurance contracts with direct participation features
C17 To the extent permitted by paragraph C8, for contracts with direct participation features an entity shall determine the contractual service margin or loss component of the liability for remaining coverage at the transition date as:
(a) the total fair value of the underlying items at that date; minus
(b) the fulfilment cash flows at that date; plus or minus
(c) an adjustment for:
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(iv) insurance acquisition cash flows paid (or for which a liability has been recognised applying another Australian Accounting Standard) before the transition date that are allocated to the group (see paragraph C17A).
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C17A To the extent permitted by paragraph C8, an entity shall apply paragraphs C14B‒C14D to recognise an asset for insurance acquisition cash flows, and any adjustment to the contractual service margin of a group of insurance contracts with direct participation features for insurance acquisition cash flows (see paragraph C17(c)(iv)).
Paragraphs C18–C19 are amended and paragraph C19A is added. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Insurance finance income or expenses
C18 For groups of insurance contracts that, applying paragraph C10, include contracts issued more than one year apart:
(b) if an entity chooses to disaggregate insurance finance income or expenses between amounts included in profit or loss and amounts included in other comprehensive income applying paragraphs 88(b) or 89(b), the entity needs to determine the cumulative amount of insurance finance income or expenses recognised in other comprehensive income at the transition date to apply paragraph 91(a) in future periods. The entity is permitted to determine that cumulative amount difference either by applying paragraph C19(b) or:
C19 For groups of insurance contracts that do not include contracts issued more than one year apart:
(b) if an entity chooses to disaggregate insurance finance income or expenses between amounts included in profit or loss and amounts included in other comprehensive income, applying paragraphs 88(b) or 89(b), the entity needs to determine the cumulative amount of insurance finance income or expenses recognised in other comprehensive income at the transition date to apply paragraph 91(a) in future periods. The entity shall determine that cumulative amount difference:
C19A Applying paragraph B137, an entity may choose not to change the treatment of accounting estimates made in previous interim financial statements. To the extent permitted by paragraph C8, such an entity shall determine amounts related to insurance finance income or expenses at the transition date as if it had not prepared interim financial statements before the transition date.
Paragraphs C20A‒C20B and C22A are added and paragraph C21 is amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
Fair value approach
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C20A For a group of reinsurance contracts held to which paragraphs 66A–66B apply (without the need to meet the condition set out in paragraph B119C), an entity shall determine the loss-recovery component of the asset for remaining coverage at the transition date by multiplying:
(a) the loss component of the liability for remaining coverage for the underlying insurance contracts at the transition date (see paragraphs C16 and C20); and
(b) the percentage of claims for the underlying insurance contracts the entity expects to recover from the group of reinsurance contracts held.
C20B Applying paragraphs 14‒22, at the transition date an entity might include in an onerous group of insurance contracts both onerous insurance contracts covered by a group of reinsurance contracts held and onerous insurance contracts not covered by the group of reinsurance contracts held. To apply paragraph C20A in such cases, an entity shall use a systematic and rational basis of allocation to determine the portion of the loss component of the group of insurance contracts that relates to insurance contracts covered by the group of reinsurance contracts held.
C21 In applying the fair value approach, an entity may apply paragraph C22 to determine:
(b) whether an insurance contract meets the definition of an insurance contract with direct participation features, applying paragraphs B101–B109; and
(c) how to identify discretionary cash flows for insurance contracts without direct participation features, applying paragraphs B98–B100; and.
(d) whether an investment contract meets the definition of an investment contract with discretionary participation features within the scope of AASB 17, applying paragraph 71.
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C22A In applying the fair value approach, an entity may choose to classify as a liability for incurred claims a liability for settlement of claims incurred before an insurance contract was acquired in a transfer of insurance contracts that do not form a business or in a business combination within the scope of AASB 3.
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Paragraphs C24A‒C24B and the heading above paragraphs C24A‒C24B are added. New text is underlined.
Asset for insurance acquisition cash flows
C24A In applying the fair value approach for an asset for insurance acquisition cash flows (see paragraph C5B(b)), at the transition date, an entity shall determine an asset for insurance acquisition cash flows at an amount equal to the insurance acquisition cash flows the entity would incur at the transition date for the rights to obtain:
(a) recoveries of insurance acquisition cash flows from premiums of insurance contracts issued before the transition date but not recognised at the transition date;
(b) future insurance contracts that are renewals of insurance contracts recognised at the date of the transaction and insurance contracts described in (a); and
(c) future insurance contracts, other than those in (b), after the date of the transaction without paying again insurance acquisition cash flows the acquiree has already paid that are directly attributable to the related portfolio of insurance contracts.
C24B At the transition date, the entity shall exclude from the measurement of any groups of insurance contracts the amount of any asset for insurance acquisition cash flows.
Amendments to Appendix D—Amendments to other Australian Accounting Standards
AASB 3 Business Combinations (August 2015, as amended but excluding AASB 16)
In the amendments to AASB 3 Business Combinations, paragraphs 31A and 64N are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
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Insurance contracts
31A The acquirer shall measure a group of contracts within the scope of AASB 17 Insurance Contracts acquired in a business combination, and any assets for insurance acquisition cash flows as defined in AASB 17, as a liability or asset in accordance with paragraphs 39 and B93–B95F B95 of AASB 17, at the acquisition date.
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64N AASB 17, issued in July 2017, amended paragraphs 17, 20, 21, 35 and B63, and after paragraph 31 added a heading and paragraph 31A. AASB 2020-5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Insurance Contracts, issued in July 2020, amended paragraph 31A. An entity shall apply the amendments to paragraph 17 to business combinations with an acquisition date after the date of initial application of AASB 17\. An entity shall apply the other those amendments when it applies AASB 17.
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AASB 3 Business Combinations (August 2015, as amended, including by AASB 16)
In the amendments to AASB 3 Business Combinations, paragraphs 31A and 64N are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.
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Insurance contracts
31A The acquirer shall measure a group of contracts within the scope of AASB 17 Insurance Contracts acquired in a business combination, and any assets for insurance acquisition cash flows as defined in AASB 17, as a liability or asset in accordance with paragraphs 39 and B93–B95F B95 of AASB 17, at the acquisition date.
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64N AASB 17, issued in July 2017, amended paragraphs 17, 20, 21, 35 and B63, and after paragraph 31 added a heading and paragraph 31A. AASB 2020-5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Insurance Contracts, issued in July 2020, amended paragraph 31A. An entity shall apply the amendments to paragraph 17 to business combinations with an acquisition date after the date of initial application of AASB 17. An entity shall apply the other those amendments when it applies AASB 17.
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AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures (August 2015, as amended but excluding AASB 16)
In the amendments to AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures, paragraphs 3 and 44DD are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck through.