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P27 – FINANCIAL AUDIT AND CONTROL (NON-LIFE)

Background

Consequent upon the liberalization, competitive environment and installation of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, there is a great need to strengthen internal control systems, various types of audit and reporting mechanism to ensure financial discipline and healthy solvency margins.

 

Objectives

• To cover comprehensively the role of audit and control functions and also their responsibility towards various stakeholders in General Insurance business.

•  To facilitate interaction between staff in the audit and operations departments.

 

Contents

• Legal framework of financial aspects of corporate and operations matters - Companies  Act, Insurance Act, Income Tax Act, Capital Market and Forex Laws

• Internal Audit - scope, coverage, appraisal/ evaluation of systems - methods and procedures in underwriting/reinsurance/claims/investments/solvency and other financial areas

• Statutory Audit - role clarity - main and supplementary audit (MAOCARO type of audit) - long and short form of reporting

• Complementary responsibilities of Internal Audit and Vigilance Dept.

• Regulators’ expectations from the entire audit mechanism so as to help them in on-site and off-site supervision

• Computer Audit

 

Participants’ Profile

Indian: Middle / Senior Level Executives in General Insurance Companies in Internal Audit, Finance, Investment, Accounts and Operations Department

Overseas: Middle / Senior Level Executives in Audit, Finance, Investment, Accounts and Operations Departments of General Insurance Companies.

Duration: 3 Days

Dates:   25.09.2008 - 27.09.2008