La. Admin. Code tit. 37 § XIII-13707

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XIII-13707 - General Requirements Related to Filing and Extensions for Filing of Annual Audited Financial Reports and Audit Committee Appointments

A. All insurers shall have an annual audit by an independent certified public accountant and shall file an audited financial report with the commissioner on or before June 1 for the year ended December 31 immediately preceding. The commissioner may require an insurer to file an Audited financial report earlier than June 1 upon giving 90 days advance notice to the insurer.

B. Extensions of the June 1 filing date may be granted by the commissioner for 30 day periods upon a showing by the insurer and its independent certified public accountant of the reasons for requesting an extension and determination by the commissioner of good cause for an extension. The request for extension must be submitted in writing not less than 10 days prior to the due date and must contain sufficient detail to permit the commissioner to make an informed decision with respect to the requested extension.

C. If an extension is granted in accordance with the provisions in Subsection B of this Section, a similar extension of 30 days is granted to the filing of management's report of internal control over financial reporting.

D. Every insurer required to file an annual audited financial report pursuant to Regulation 98 shall designate a group of individuals as constituting its audit committee, as defined in §13705 of Regulation 98. The audit committee of an entity that controls an insurer may be deemed to be the insurer's audit committee for purposes of Regulation 98 at the election of the controlling person.

La. Admin. Code tit. 37, § XIII-13707

Promulgated by the Department of Insurance, Office of the Commissioner LR 35:2455 (November 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 22:1 et seq., the "Audited Financial Reports Law"R.S. 22:671 et seq., more particularly R.S. 22:675 and the Administrative Procedure Act. R.S. 49:950 et seq.