2024-07-25
The National Bank of Rwanda issues these guidelines to standardize the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standard 17 across its regulated insurance sector. The document mandates specific measurement approaches, including the General Measurement Model, Premium Allocation Approach, and Variable Fee Approach, while defining contract boundaries, aggregation levels, and reinsurance accounting. It further outlines transition methodologies, financial reporting templates, and disclosure requirements to ensure consistent recognition, measurement, presentation, and profitability transparency for insurance contracts.