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Thirdly: Audit and Compliance Procedures:

•The internal control program is the work plan of the Internal Controller to review the registers and books and the data contained therein and review it to implement the written policies and procedures and to be in conformity with the laws, regulations and instructions issued by the regulatory authorities. This plan also contains the objectives to be achieved and the steps to be taken in order to achieve these objectives, the specified time to finish each step, and the person responsible for the implementation. The program achieves several objectives as a control and planning tool by which the auditor can track the monitoring process and the number of hours spent in each process. It is important to take into consideration in designing the internal audit program the following:

  • The efficiency of the internal control system in the insurance brokerage company and based on the degree of efficiency, the scope of the internal audit, control and control process is determined.
  • Objectives to be achieved because internal audit is a means, not a goal, hence, the program must enable the achievement of those objectives.
  • Use the means of review and control that enable the auditor to obtain strong evidence in their validity. "To follow the audit methods that are appropriate to the
    circumstances of each case, each facility has its own circumstances against which
    the Internal Controller prepares the appropriate observer program.
  • Types of audit programs:
  • "It is not possible to develop a unified program for auditing and inspection of all types to be applied to different or even similar establishments because of the different circumstances of each brokerage company that distinguish them from others." In general, there are two types of audit programs:

1. Periodic and fixed or pre-determined audit programs.
2. Emergency inspection programs arising from the occurrence of any kind of problems that affect the performance of the company and are in clear violation of regulations and instructions or policies and procedures.