NDAC 45-03-20-10
Communication of internal control-related matters noted in an audit
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code § 45-03-20-10
1.
In addition to the annual audited financial report, each insurer shall furnish the commissioner
with a written communication as to any unremediated material weaknesses in its internal
controls over financial reporting noted during the audit. Such communication shall be prepared
by the accountant within sixty days after the filing of the annual audited financial report, and
shall contain a description of any unremediated material weakness, as the term material
weakness is defined by statements on auditing standards no. 60, communication of internal
control-related matters noted in an audit or its replacement, as of December thirty-first
immediately preceding, in the insurer’s internal control over financial reporting noted by the
accountant during the course of the accountant's audit of the financial statements. If no
unremediated material weaknesses were noted, the communication should so state.
2.
The insurer is required to provide a description of remedial actions taken or proposed to
correct unremediated material weaknesses, if the actions are not described in the
accountant’s communication.