The ad hoc Risk Margin Working Group (RMWG) of the International Actuarial Association (IAA) has conducted research into the measurement of liabilities for insurance contracts that has resulted in this paper. The issues addressed are those that will help determine future practice for measuring liabilities for insurance contracts for both regulatory and general purpose financial reporting. It focuses on current estimates and risk margins, which the RMWG believes to be an appropriate basis for the measurement of liabilities for insurance contracts. During the course of this research the RMWG has sought and incorporated input from various stakeholders in the measurement of these liabilities.
