1. A. 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 control over financial reporting noted during the audit.
2. B. The communication in §A of this regulation, shall be prepared by the accountant within 60 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 Statement on Auditing Standard 60, Communication of Internal Control Related Matters Noted in an Audit, or its replacement, as of the immediately preceding December 31, so as to coincide with the audited financial report discussed in Regulation .03A of this chapter in the insurer's internal control over financial reporting noted by the accountant during the course of their audit of the financial statements.
3. C. If no unremediated material weaknesses were noted, the communication from §A shall so state.
4. D. The insurer shall 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.

Authority: Insurance Article, §§2-109(a)(1), 2-205, 4-116, 14-118, 14-121, 14-413, 15-605, 24-211, and 24-304, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 10, 2009 (36:16 Md. R. 1252)

Regulation .02B amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 255)

Chapter revised effective December 6, 2018 (45:24 Md. R. 1163)