Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-311A.13
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A. Work papers are the records kept by the independent
certified public accountant of the procedures followed, the tests
performed, the information obtained, and the conclusions reached
pertinent to the audit by the accountant of the financial statements
of an insurer. Work papers, accordingly, may include audit planning
documentation, work programs, analyses, memoranda, letters of
confirmation and representation, abstracts of company documents, and
schedules or commentaries prepared or obtained by the independent
certified public accountant in the course of the audit of the
financial statements of an insurer and which support the opinion of
the accountant.
B. Every insurer required to file an audited financial report
pursuant to the Oklahoma Annual Financial Report Act, shall require
the accountant to make available for review by Insurance Department
examiners, all work papers prepared in the conduct of the audit by
the accountant and any communications related to the audit between
the accountant and the insurer, at the offices of the insurer, at
the offices of the Insurance Department, or at any other reasonable
place designated by the Insurance Commissioner. The insurer shall
require that the accountant retain the audit work papers and
communications until the Insurance Department has filed a report on
examination covering the period of the audit but no longer than
seven (7) years from the date of the audit report.
C. In the conduct of the aforementioned periodic review by the
Commissioner or Insurance Department examiners, it shall be agreed
that photocopies of pertinent audit work papers may be made and
retained by the Insurance Department. Such reviews by the
Commissioner or Insurance Department examiners shall be considered
investigations and all working papers, recorded information,
documents, copies thereof and communications obtained during the
course of such investigations shall be afforded the same
confidentiality as other examination work papers generated by the
Insurance Department pursuant to subsection F of Section 309.4 of
this title.
A. Work papers are the records kept by the independent
certified public accountant of the procedures followed, the tests
performed, the information obtained, and the conclusions reached
pertinent to the audit by the accountant of the financial statements
of an insurer. Work papers, accordingly, may include audit planning
documentation, work programs, analyses, memoranda, letters of
confirmation and representation, abstracts of company documents, and
schedules or commentaries prepared or obtained by the independent
certified public accountant in the course of the audit of the
financial statements of an insurer and which support the opinion of
the accountant.
B. Every insurer required to file an audited financial report
pursuant to the Oklahoma Annual Financial Report Act, shall require
the accountant to make available for review by Insurance Department
examiners, all work papers prepared in the conduct of the audit by
the accountant and any communications related to the audit between
the accountant and the insurer, at the offices of the insurer, at
the offices of the Insurance Department, or at any other reasonable
place designated by the Insurance Commissioner. The insurer shall
require that the accountant retain the audit work papers and
communications until the Insurance Department has filed a report on
examination covering the period of the audit but no longer than
seven (7) years from the date of the audit report.
C. In the conduct of the aforementioned periodic review by the
Commissioner or Insurance Department examiners, it shall be agreed
that photocopies of pertinent audit work papers may be made and
retained by the Insurance Department. Such reviews by the
Commissioner or Insurance Department examiners shall be considered
investigations and all working papers, recorded information,
documents, copies thereof and communications obtained during the
course of such investigations shall be afforded the same
confidentiality as other examination work papers generated by the
Insurance Department pursuant to subsection F of Section 309.4 of
this title.
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