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Fourth: Reports on Governance and Adherence

Effective from 30/4/2020

The Self-Assessment Form and the Annual Report on Governance

  1. The insurance companies and the insurance-related professionals shall as far as applicable to the nature of their operations and their legal forms as appropriate provide the Authority with a self-assessment of the governance procedures of the company in the intended completed e-form when the annual financial statements and reports are presented.
  2. The insurance companies shall provide the Insurance Authority with a copy of the annual governance report filed by it every year when it presents its governance self-assessment form.
  3. The governance self-assessment form shall comprise the following cornerstones:
    1. The rights of the shareholders and policyholders
    2. The general assembly.
    3. Related party transactions.
    4. Disclosure and transparency.
    5. Internal audit.
    6. Board committees.
    7. Training.
    8. Internal controls.
    9. Any other matters as held necessary by the Authority.

Risk and Adherence Self-Assessment Forms

  1. The insurance companies and the insurance-related professionals shall fill in their risk and compliance self-assessments in accordance with the Authority-fixed periods in this regard in the intended e-form.
  2. The risk and adherence self-assessment form shall comprise:
    1. The insurance risks including the risks of the product, design, pricing andunderwriting.
    2. The credit risks.
    3. The market risks including the investment and liquidity risks
    4. The operational risk including the legal risks.
    5. The organizational risks
    6. The risks of the related parties
    7. The risks of the financial crime.
    8. The insurance fraud risks.
    9. The cyber risks.
    10. Other risks as specified by the Authority.