DEXTER DJ V. TOLEDANA
Insurance companies in the Philippines have been preparing for the biggest shake-up for insurance accounting – the Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS) 17, Insurance Contracts. After assessing the readiness of insurers, however, the Insurance Commission (IC) has further deferred the effectivity of PFRS 17 to Jan. 1, 2023, making it the first accounting standard in the Philippines with deferred implementation.