Premium Allocation Approach: An unexpected challenge for General Insurers?

The initial reaction to IFRS 17 was that most General Insurers could, and probably should, elect to use the Premium Allocation Approach (PAA). PAA seemed simpler than the GMM approach and potentially provided a mechanism to reduce implementation costs.

However, the devil is in the detail…

In this white paper, we endeavour to highlight some of the significant challenges that General Insurers should perhaps consider when implementing the PAA approach.