Indiana Code 27-1-3.5-12. Report of unremediated material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting
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Sec. 12. (a) A domestic insurer required by this chapter to file an annual audited financial report with the commissioner shall also furnish the commissioner with a written communication describing any unremediated material weaknesses (as defined in the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual) in the domestic insurer‘s internal control over financial reporting as of the December 31 immediately preceding the audit (coinciding with the domestic insurer’s annual audited financial report), noted during the audit. If no unremediated material weaknesses are noted during the audit, the communication must reflect that fact.
(c) If a description of remedial actions taken or proposed to correct unremediated material weaknesses described under subsection (a) is not provided by the independent auditor, the domestic insurer shall provide a description of the remedial actions.
(b) The written communication required under subsection (a) must be prepared not later than sixty (60) days after the filing of the annual audited financial report.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-3.5-12
- commissioner: refers to the insurance commissioner appointed under IC 27-1-1-2. See Indiana Code 27-1-3.5-1
- domestic insurer: means an insurer organized under the laws of Indiana. See Indiana Code 27-1-3.5-2
- independent auditor: means a certified public accountant or a certified public accounting firm that conducts an annual audit of a domestic insurer as required by this chapter. See Indiana Code 27-1-3.5-3
- insurer: means a company, firm, partnership, association, order, society or system making any kind or kinds of insurance and shall include associations operating as Lloyds, reciprocal or inter-insurers, or individual underwriters. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- internal control over financial reporting: means a process effected by a domestic insurer's board of directors, management, or other personnel that is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial statements of the domestic insurer, including the following:
Indiana Code 27-1-3.5-3.3
As added by P.L.244-1989, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.251-1995, SEC.11; P.L.146-2015, SEC.15; P.L.124-2018, SEC.8.