FRS 103 Insurance Contracts
FRS 103 consolidates the financial reporting requirements and guidance for insurance contracts.
Which version of the standard?
Guidance on the effective version of FRS 103 for different annual periods along with notes on amendments and early adoption are available exclusively to Corporate Reporting Faculty members – log in or find out how to join the faculty.
Current standard in issue
- FRS 103 Insurance Contracts (January 2022)
- Implementation Guidance to accompany FRS 103 Insurance Contracts (January 2022)
Amendments applicable from 1 January 2021
- Amendments to UK and Republic of Ireland accounting standards – UK exit from the European Union (December 2020)
See the FRC's website for a full list of standards in issue and earlier publications, including previous versions of FRS 103, amendments and guidance.
Summary and timeline
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Helpsheets and factsheets
The UK financial reporting regime
Corporate Reporting Faculty, April 2023
This factsheet provides an overview of the UK accounting framework, which accounting standards are applicable, and the options that are available to different types of entity.
Annual factsheets
These exclusive factsheets, produced annually by the Corporate Reporting Faculty for its members, highlight all new and modified requirements for preparers of UK GAAP accounts. Each annual edition focuses primarily on new requirements with mandatory application for preparers with periods beginning on or after 1 January of that year.
2023 UK GAAP Accounts
Corporate Reporting Faculty, August 2023
2022 UK GAAP Accounts
Corporate Reporting Faculty, updated August 2023
2021 UK GAAP Accounts
Corporate Reporting Faculty, updated August 2022
2020 UK GAAP Accounts
Corporate Reporting Faculty, updated August 2021
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The Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
Steve Collings, Bloomsbury Professional (2023)
A chapter introducing the structure of UK and Ireland GAAP - part of a one-stop-shop guide by Steve Collings on all aspects of UK auditing standards and UK GAAP accounting standards. The chapter includes a short section on FRS 103.
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FRS 103 – Insurance contracts
EY, UK GAAP 2019: Application of FRS 100–104 in the UK (2019)
Fully updated guide focusing on each area of the financial statement in detail with illustrative examples. This chapter gives a comparison of FRS 103 and IFRS, explains the definition of an insurance contract, embedded derivatives, unbundling of deposit components, discretionary participation features, presentation, recognition, measurement, insurance contracts acquired in business combinations and portfolio transfers, and disclosure.
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