NAIC Model Audit Rule (MAR)
With several hundred customers in more than 80 countries worldwide, BWise has experience with many Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) processes. In the insurance industry, BWise serves companies such as Allianz, AEGON and Health Alliance Plan (HAP). BWise has developed best practice templates for the NAIC Model Audit Rule (MAR), and Solvency II, based on its experience and knowledge from working with its insurance customers.
MAR requirements
For the 2010 reporting period, the MAR regulation will require an internal control financial report (ICFR) from insurance companies, similar in concept to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. The report requires the approval and signature of an enterprise’s CEO and CFO, that internal controls are in place and that the insurance company is financially sound and solvent.
Share knowledge and experience
BWise provides a template for an insurance company that enables the solvency and reporting requirements of MAR compliance now. The template provides a basis for MAR compliance and can assist an enterprise to get up to speed on MAR quickly. It includes key internal controls that enable your enterprise to define a full internal control framework based on NAIC MAR. The MAR template was developed and is based on best practices and experience from the work BWise has done in the
insurance sector. By providing this template, BWise enables customers to benefit from the experience and best practices of peers in the insurance industry.
BWise GRC platform
The MAR template is part of the BWise fully integrated GRC solution and works with the BWise
Internal Control component in particular. BWise software is used to help companies test controls, collect and analyze loss and incident information, and manage internal control, risk management and business process workflows. The BWise GRC solution and its accompanying MAR template are an integral part of creating a sound internal control financial report, as required by MAR.
Benefits
BWise assists insurance companies to comply with MAR and to prove to regulators that they are truly in control of their solvency. The BWise solution and its accompanying MAR template provide insurers with the ability to identify internal control problem areas and places for improvement. This will result in the required ICFR report and eventually the required solvency margin and a profound
Return On Investment.
