Independent Actuarial Consultancymohamed.rady@mractuarial.com
Financial instruments • Financial reporting

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

Classification, measurement and expected credit loss, handled together.

IFRS 9 changes how financial assets are classified and measured, and requires expected credit losses (ECL) to be recognised before a default actually occurs. For insurers, this work sits alongside IFRS 17 — the two standards share transition dates, discount-rate considerations and disclosure timelines, so we treat them as one coordinated exercise rather than two separate projects.

Classification & Measurement

Business model and SPPI assessment for financial assets — amortised cost, FVOCI or FVTPL.

Expected Credit Loss

ECL modelling across the three-stage impairment approach, including significant increase in credit risk (SICR) triggers.

PD / LGD / EAD Modelling

Probability of default, loss given default and exposure at default estimation, calibrated to available data.

IFRS 9 & IFRS 17 Coordination

Aligned assumptions, discount rates and transition timelines where both standards apply.