Fiera Capital’s CIA IFRS 17 Market Curves and Reference Curves

Fiera Capital’s CIA IFRS 17 Market Curves and Reference Curves

In January 2021, The Canadian Institute of Actuaries (“CIA”) retained the services of Fiera Capital Corporation (“Fiera Capital”) to produce, on a monthly basis, the Fiera Capital’s CIA IFRS 17 Market Curves and Reference Curves.

A complete description of the methodology used to develop the IFRS 17 reference curves, as well as the rationale used to establish this methodology, can be found in the CIA’s Educational Note IFRS 17 Discount Rates for Life and Health Insurance Contracts, published by the Committee on Life Insurance Financial Reporting (CLIFR) in June 2022. The material provided by the CIA also includes an Excel spreadsheet that builds the IFRS 17 references curves. The Educational Note IFRS 17 Discount Rates and Cash Flow Considerations for Property and Casualty Insurance Contracts published by the Committee on Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Reporting (PCFRC) also provides guidance on the topic of Discount rates and refers to the IFRS 17 reference curves.  The IFRS 17 reference curves apply to both Property and Casualty, and Life and Health Insurance Contracts. Actuaries would refer to the CIA educational notes for guidance related to the application of the reference curves.

Some of the key inputs used in the establishment of the IFRS 17 reference curves for insurance companies in Canada are the observables market rates on the Canadian bond market. This includes a Government of Canada (i.e. “risk-free”) market curve, a provincial bond market curve and a corporate bond market curve. The Implementation Note in the Methodology section (below) describes how these market curves are developed by Fiera Capital, and how these curves are then used to establish the IFRS 17 reference curves.

Note:  The reference curves up to December 31, 2019 use the reference curve parameters described in the CIA’s Draft Educational Note IFRS 17 Discount Rates for Life and Health Insurance Contracts , published by CLIFR in June 2020.

Market Data Date Publication Date
December 29, 2023 January 4, 2024
January 31, 2024 February 5, 2024
February 29, 2024 March 5, 2024
March 28, 2024 April 3, 2024
April 30, 2024 May 3, 2024
May 31, 2024 June 5, 2024
June 28, 2024 July 4, 2024
July 31, 2024 August 6, 2024
August 30, 2024 September 5, 2024
September 27, 2024 October 3, 2024
October 31, 2024 November 5, 2024
November 29, 2024 December 4, 2024
December 31, 2024 January 6, 2025

 

 

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 The Fiera Capital’s CIA IFRS 17 market curves and reference curves, and certain content of the related implementation note, have been created using data from, unless otherwise specified, the FTSE Canada Fixed Income Indexes which are used with permission from FTSE Russel. FTSE Russel is licensing the FTSE Canada Fixed Income Indexes “as is,” makes no warranties regarding same, does not guarantee the suitability, quality, accuracy, timeliness, and/or completeness of the FTSE Canada Fixed Income Indexes or any data included in, related to, or derived therefrom, assumes no liability in connection with their use, and does not sponsor, endorse, or recommend Fiera Capital, or any of its products or services.

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