IFRS 17 is the start of the transformation journey for insurers. Significant investment is required to allow finance to fully provide requisite business insight to the company.

Brian Edey

EY EMEIA IFRS 17 Leader; Partner, Insurance, Ernst & Young LLP

Respected leader in finance. Passionate about growing talent. Father of two (plus a dog). Skier, hiker, golfer.

Areas of focus

Brian is the EY EMEIA IFRS 17 Leader, leading a multi-disciplinary team helping to implement IFRS 17 across multiple locations, covering technical interpretation through to asset development and deployment. He is core to the development of our next wave of insurance finance solutions.

With 25 years of experience, he focuses on advising multi-national insurance groups on finance related subjects across all continents. He has worked for the organization in the UK, Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Brian also leads innovation in IFRS 17 audit – developing and deploying tools, accelerators, processes, and assets to improve quality and efficiency, as insurers progress through IFRS 17 implementation and enter the audit period.

Brian holds a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Bristol.

How Brian is building a better working world

Brian constantly searches for solutions that create better outcomes for EY clients and colleagues, and society. He brings holistic end-to-end thinking into every engagement, combining the right people and right technology to efficiently produce quality outcomes.

Through the use of social media, thought leadership and speaking at conferences, he shares latest industry knowledge and challenges clients to think beyond their current horizons.

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