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AcSB

Insurance Transition Resource Group

About the Resource Group

The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) established the AcSB Insurance Transition Resource Group (TRG) in 2018 to assist the implementation of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts in Canada.

After IFRS 17 became effective, the AcSB revised the ITRG’s mandate in 2023. The Group will advise the AcSB on IFRS 17 application matters and as needed, on the development of other IFRS Accounting Standards. The Group will assist the AcSB with contributing to the IASB’s work, including the future post-implementation review of IFRS 17. 

Staff Contact(s)

Katharine Christopoulos, CPA, CA Director, Accounting Standards Board

Shalini Gupta, CPA, CA Principal, Accounting Standards Board

Members and Participants

The Group consists of:

  • a Chair, who is appointed by the AcSB; and
  • 10 to 25 members with a range of backgrounds and experience, including preparers, actuaries, and public practitioners, involved with life, property and casualty, mortgage insurance, and/or reinsurance. 

Meetings

The Group meets on an as-needed basis. Meetings are not open to the public.

Margaret Tang

CPA, CA
Toronto, ON
Chair

Alison Rose

Toronto, ON
Member

Charles Henaire

FCPA, FCA
Great-West Life Assurance Company
Winnipeg, MB
Member

Janice Deganis

CPA, CA, CMA
Ernst & Young LLP
Waterloo, ON
Member

Jonathan Turner

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd
Toronto, ON
Member

Jordan Oakley

CPA, CA
Deloitte LLP
Winnipeg, MB
Member

Josephine Marks

Eckler Consultants & Actuaries
Toronto, ON
Member

Marc Priestley

CPA, CA
BDO Canada LLP
Toronto, ON
Member

Mario Vertolli

CPA, CA
Manulife Financial
Toronto, ON
Member

Owen Thomas

CPA, CA
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Toronto, ON
Member

Philippe-E Brassard Gagnon

CPA auditeur
Intact Financial Corporation
Montréal, QC
Member

Simon Curtis

Consultant
Toronto, ON
Member

Vincent Montiverdi, MBA

Wellesley, MA
Member

Yvonne Burghardt

CPA, CA
Genworth Financial Canada
Oakville, ON
Member