2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 36. Insurance
§36-311A.2. Purpose of act.

A. The purpose of the Oklahoma Annual Financial Report Act is to improve the surveillance of the Insurance Commissioner over the financial condition of insurers by requiring:

1. An annual audit of financial statements reporting the financial position and the results of operations of insurers by independent certified public accountants;

2. Communication of Internal Control Related Matters Noted in an Audit; and

3. Management’s Report of Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

B. Every insurer as defined in Section 5 of this act shall be subject to the Oklahoma Annual Financial Report Act. Insurers having direct premiums written in this state of less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in any calendar year and less than one thousand policy holders or certificate holders of direct written policies nationwide at the end of the calendar year shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Annual Financial Report Act for the year unless the Commissioner makes a specific finding that compliance is necessary for the Commissioner to carry out statutory responsibilities. Insurers having assumed premiums pursuant to contracts and treaties of reinsurance of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more will not be so exempt.

C. Foreign or alien insurers filing the audited financial reports in another state, pursuant to the requirement of that state for filing of audited financial reports, which has been found by the Commissioner to be substantially similar to the requirements of the Oklahoma Annual Financial Report Act, are exempt from Sections 6 through 15 of this act if:

1. A copy of the audited financial report, Communication of Internal Control Related Matters Noted in an Audit, and the Accountant’s Letter of Qualifications that are filed with the other state are filed with the Commissioner in accordance with the filing dates specified in Sections 6, 13 and 14 of this act, respectively. Canadian insurers may submit accountants’ reports as filed with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada; and

2. A copy of any Notification of Adverse Financial Condition Report filed with the other state is filed with the Commissioner within the time specified in Section 12 of this act.

D. Foreign or alien insurers required to file Management’s Report of Internal Control over Financial Reporting in another state are exempt from filing the Report in this state provided the other state has substantially similar reporting requirements as determined by the Commissioner and the Report is filed with the Commissioner of the other state within the time specified.

E. The Oklahoma Annual Financial Report Act shall not prohibit, preclude, or in any way limit the Commissioner from ordering or conducting or performing examinations of insurers under the rules of the Insurance Department and the practices and procedures of the Insurance Department.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 176, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.