Sec. 401.010. REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT. (a) An accountant must audit the financial reports provided by an insurer or health maintenance organization for purposes of an audit under this subchapter. The accountant who audits the reports must conduct the audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards or with standards adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as applicable, and must consider the standards specified in the Financial Condition Examiner's Handbook adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or other analogous nationally recognized standards adopted by commissioner rule.
(b) The financial statements included in the audited financial report must be prepared in a form and using language and groupings substantially the same as those of the relevant sections of the insurer's or health maintenance organization's annual statement filed with the commissioner. Beginning in the second year in which an insurer or health maintenance organization is required to file an audited financial report, the financial statements must also be comparative, presenting the amounts as of December 31 of the reported year and the amounts as of December 31 of the preceding year.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.001(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.001(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Regulation of Solvency
Subtitle A - General Provisions
Chapter 401 - Audits and Examinations
Subchapter A. Independent Audit of Financial Statements
Section 401.002. Purpose of Subchapter
Section 401.003. Effect of Subchapter on Authority to Examine
Section 401.004. Filing and Extensions for Filing of Audited Financial Report
Section 401.006. Exemption for Certain Small Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations
Section 401.007. Exemption for Certain Foreign or Alien Insurers or Health Maintenance Organizations
Section 401.008. Hardship Exemption
Section 401.009. Contents of Audited Financial Report
Section 401.010. Requirements for Financial Statements in Audited Financial Report
Section 401.011. Qualifications of Accountant; Acceptance of Audited Financial Report
Section 401.012. Hearing on Accountant Qualifications; Replacement of Accountant
Section 401.013. Accountant's Letter of Qualifications
Section 401.014. Registration of Accountant
Section 401.015. Resignation or Dismissal of Accountant; Statement Concerning Disagreements
Section 401.016. Audited Combined or Consolidated Financial Statements
Section 401.017. Notice of Adverse Financial Condition or Misstatement of Financial Condition
Section 401.018. Information Discovered After Date of Audited Financial Report
Section 401.019. Report on Significant Deficiencies in Internal Control