Examples of UK GAAP in a sentence
We expect that insurers, especially UK life insurers, will continue to use alternative profit metrics, to enable them to tell their financial story more clearly to the market; • the endorsement of IFRS 17 in the UK may influence considerations about potential changes to UK GAAP affecting more than 150 entities across the UK.
FINANCIAL REPORTING: UK GAAP CHANGESEffective from 1 January 2015, UK and Ireland registered statutory entities are required to adopt one of the new Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) issued by the Accounting Standards Board, in place of previously effective UK GAAP.
Paragraph 4.187 of the DECA indicates that there are more than 150 insurers currently using UK GAAP, representing around 40% of gross written premiums in the UK, who will not be required to adopt IFRS 17.
This experience will take a number of years to be fully understood and we do not view that any consideration of changes to UK GAAP for insurers in the next few years is required.
The unaudited results cover the six months to 30 June 2013 and have been prepared under UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UK GAAP), consistent with the accounting policies set out in the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2012 and the 2009 Statement of Recommended Practice, ‘Financial Statements of Investment Trust Companies and Venture Capital Trusts’ (‘the SORP’) issued by the Association of Investment Companies.