Sec. 401.015. RESIGNATION OR DISMISSAL OF ACCOUNTANT; STATEMENT CONCERNING DISAGREEMENTS. (a) If an accountant who signed an audited financial report for an insurer or health maintenance organization resigns as accountant for the insurer or health maintenance organization or is dismissed by the insurer or health maintenance organization after the report is filed, the insurer or health maintenance organization shall notify the department not later than the fifth business day after the date of the resignation or dismissal.
(b) Not later than the 10th business day after the date the insurer or health maintenance organization notifies the department under Subsection (a), the insurer or health maintenance organization shall file a written statement with the commissioner advising the commissioner of any disagreements between the accountant and the insurer's or health maintenance organization's personnel responsible for presenting the insurer's or health maintenance organization's financial statements that:
(1) relate to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures;
(2) occurred during the 24 months preceding the date of the resignation or dismissal; and
(3) would have caused the accountant to note the disagreement in connection with the audited financial report if the disagreement were not resolved to the satisfaction of the accountant.
(c) The statement required by Subsection (b) must include a description of disagreements that were resolved to the accountant's satisfaction and those that were not resolved to the accountant's satisfaction.
(d) The insurer or health maintenance organization shall file with the statement required by Subsection (b) a letter signed by the accountant stating whether the accountant agrees with the insurer's or health maintenance organization's statement and, if not, the reasons why the accountant does not agree. If the accountant fails to provide the letter, the insurer or health maintenance organization shall file with the commissioner a copy of a written request to the accountant for the letter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 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