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Annexure 1 RFP For Concurrent Auditors-391 PDF
Annexure 1 RFP For Concurrent Auditors-391 PDF
INTERNAL/CONCURRENT
AUDIT OF INVESTMENT
FUNCTIONS OF INSURANCE
COMPANIES
E-mail : insurance@icai.org
Websites : www.icai.org
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ISBN : 978-81-8441-243-7
Printed at :
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Foreword
The investment department of Insurance companies manages
investments of the company, comprising of both Shareholders’
and Policyholders’ funds. It is essential that a periodic review is
carried out through Internal Audit (or) Concurrent Audit in order to
ensure the safety of the funds and a good quality Investment portfolio
that could support the solvency requirements.
I would like to thank the Chairman IRDA and his dynamic team for
reposing faith in the profession by making the Internal / Concurrent
Audit of Investment Functions of Insurance Companies mandatory.
I would also like to compliment the Chairman of the Committee on
Insurance and Pension CA. V. Murali and his team for seeing to it
that this Technical Guide is brought out in time.
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Preface
Concurrent Audit is an examination, which is contemporaneous
with the occurrence of transactions or carried out as near as there
to as possible. It attempts to shorten the interval between a
transaction and its examination by an independent person not
involved in its documentation. There is emphasis on substantive
checking in key areas rather than on test checking.
While every attempt has been made to cover the latest issues on
the subject, it is advisable for the members, on account of the ever
changing scenario, to keep a constant watch on the latest
developments in the insurance sector and update themselves. We
are confident that the members will find this Technical Guide user-
friendly and a good companion on the subject. A savant had said
“Three things can never be taken back:- A spent Arrow, a spoken
word and a missed opportunity.” There is no security on this earth,
only opportunity. This book is a reference guide, to assist you to
seize the opportunity for a trail blazing and fulfilling career.
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CONTENTS
Foreword (iii)
Preface ( v)
ANNEXURES
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‘E’ Investment Deals Testing 85
APPENDIX
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FRAMEWORK OF INTERNAL / CONCURRENT
AUDIT FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES
1. INTRODUCTION
IRDA in the past had conducted inspection on Investment
Operations of Insurance Companies. The inspection was not just
focused on the Investment Operations but also on Systems and
Process supporting such operations. As the investment department
of insurance companies manages investments of the insurance
companies, comprising of both “Shareholders” and “Policyholders”
funds, it is essential that a periodic review be carried out through
Internal Audit (or) Concurrent Audit with the aim of addressing
‘safety’ of Policyholders’ funds and supporting a good quality
Investment portfolio towards ‘Solvency Margin’. Towards this end,
IRDA notified on 22nd August, 2008 the IRDA (Investment) (4th
Amendment) Regulations, 2008 which expects a holistic approach
to cover:
A. DATA INTEGRITY
• Transfer of data from Front Office to Back Office should
be electronic with no need for Manual intervention (Real
time basis) i.e., for re-entering data at Back Office.
D. DYNAMIC DOWNGRADING/UPGRADING
The System should have the ability to track changes in ratings
over a period & generate appropriate alerts, along with the
ability to classify investment between Approved and Other
Investments.
2. INTERNAL/CONCURRENT AUDIT
a. The audit is essentially a management process integral
to the establishment of sound internal accounting
functions and effective controls. Such audit should prove
as the review mechanism of whether the transactions /
decisions are within the policy parameters laid down by
the “Investment Committee” formed by the Board, and are
in compliance with the terms and conditions for exercise
of delegated authority and do not violate the guidelines
of IRDA and the Insurance Act. The Audit is expected to
cover all the transactions, without any exception,
recorded during the period covered in the Audit Report.
The scope shall cover the investment policy and SOP of the
insurer for compliance with IRDA guidelines
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Audit Report
4. FREQUENCY OF AUDIT
Daily / Weekly / Monthly as required by the level of transactions
at the insurer’s level. However a consolidated report shall be
prepared once every quarter.
5. REPORTING
The Audit report shall mandatorily be reported in the following
manner:
1. Internal Norms
3. Act (Violations)
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INVESTMENT FUNCTIONS OF INSURER-
INTERNAL / CONCURRENT AUDIT SCOPE
PREAMBLE
Internal / Concurrent Audit is an examination, which is
contemporaneous with the occurrence of transactions or carried
out as near as there to as possible. It attempts to shorten the
interval between a transaction and its examination by an
independent person not involved in its documentation. There is an
emphasis in substantive checking in key areas rather than test
checking. This audit is essentially a management process integral
to the establishment of sound internal accounting functions and
effective controls and setting the tone for a vigilance internal audit
to preclude the incidence of serious errors and fraudulent
manipulations. The Audit is expected to cover all the transactions,
without any exception, recorded during the period covered in the
Audit Report.
i. Liquidity
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a. Members
b. Meetings
c. Minutes
d. Recommendations
4. Delegation of Authority
7. Custodian Controls
a. Arrangements
b. Reconciliation
c. Pendency
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a. Classification
b. Income recognition
c. Provisions
a. Approved
b. Prescribed percentages
c. Deviations
d. Ongoing monitoring
a. Permitted areas
b. Rates
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e. Investment in ULIP
b. Journal vouchers
c. Investment ledgers
f. Deal tickets
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18. Accounting:
a. Bifurcation of Income
21. NAV:
a. Calculations
b. System
c. Outsourcing
d. Process
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Investment Functions of Insurer- Internal/Concurrent Audit Scope
a. Implementation
b. Monitoring
a. Sufficiency
a. Identification of companies
a. Timely submission
b. As per norms
28. Banking:
a. Tracking of transactions
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b. Reconciliations
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INSURANCE COMPANIES’ INVESTMENT
FUNCTION INTERNAL / CONCURRENT
AUDIT — LIFE INSURERS
No. Particulars Suggested Periodicty Auditor’s
Business of Comments
Impact Verification
1 DEALS/PROPOSALS
1.1 INITIATION
1.1.1 Verify the various Standard Medium Quarterly
Operating Procedures
ANNEXURE A
(The SOP for a particular
Category of Investment [as per
IRDA guidelines on Category
of Investment] should be same
across ALL funds and
consistently followed)
1.1.2 Investible Surplus
1. Determination of the
Investible surplus
2. Verify the controls in place Medium Daily / At
for accuracy and required
completeness periodicity
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3. Is there a record of
approvals and investment
justifications for each
deal?
1.2 EXECUTION
1.2.1 Broker Appointment &
Controls
1. Obtain the SOP of the
insurer and verify that
broker appointment norms
are being adhered to.
2. In the case of securities,
whether aggregating all
deals done through broker Medium Every
and comparison thereof Appoint-
with the aggregate buy/ ment
sell deals on a real time
basis (this is required to
monitor transaction
volume limits through
each broker) is taking
place.
3. Are brokerages paid
within the internal
guidelines of the insurer?
1.2.2 Investment Deals Testing Medium Every
ANNEXURE E Deal
1. Verify that each deal has
a deal slip with
appropriate details viz.,
security name, quantity,
amount, broker name etc.
2. Whether intimation for the
trades sent to custodian
is with proper
documentation (such as
amount, quantity, value,
description etc.)
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3.2.2 Accounting
Verify that the Investments are
accounted and disclosed as High For Every
per the Accounting Standards investment
and other regulations as
applicable and specified by
IRDA
3.2.3 Banking Controls
1. Is a BRS prepared on Medium Daily /
day-to-day basis? At required
2. Are entries reconciled with periodicity
deals done by insurer?
4 CORPORATE ACTIONS
4.1 INITIATION
4.1.1 Intimation Controls
1. Are there controls to
ensure that all Corporate
actions are acknowledged
and recorded? Medium Quarterly
2. Check for corporate
actions during the audit
period and verify that
these have been correctly
recorded and accounted.
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5 MATURITY EVENTS
5.1 INITIATION
5.1.1 Is there a SOP for handling Medium Quarterly
events such as
1. Redemption
2. Maturity
3. Conversions
Are the procedures listed
therein adhered to?
Note: The IC should fix
threshold limit in terms of
‘Rupee value’ to define ‘High-
value’ and any ‘High-Value’
Redemption, Maturity or
Conversion for its subsequent
deployment, should be
approved by the CEO or by a
Committee formed for this
purpose. The Auditor shall
comment on each such
transaction for adherence to
procedure as laid down in the
Standard Operating
Procedure.
6 ACCOUNTING CONTROLS
6.1 ACCOUNTING POLICY
6.1.1 Is there adherence to the
Medium Quarterly
accounting policy of the
insurer and general
accounting standards?
6.2 EXPOSURE / PRUDENTIAL
/ OTHER NORMS
6.2.1 The audit team is required to
High Daily / At
understand from
required
management, the procedures
periodicity
followed by management and
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Note :
(1) Both Internal and Concurrent Audit shall cover 100% of transactions.
(2) In the case of concurrent Audit, the Audit shall be done on T, T + 1. or
T + 2 for both life and Non-life insurers.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES’ INVESTMENT
FUNCTION INTERNAL / CONCURRENT
AUDIT — GENERAL INSURERS
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4. Investment in Perpetual
Debt Instruments of
Bank’s Tier-I capital and
Debt capital instruments
of upper Tier-II capital
5. Investments In Venture
Fund The Insurer is
required to follow the
Internal Norms specified
in the Standard Operating
Procedure, as approved
by its Investment
Committee. Also the
Insurer is required to
adhere to the Guidelines
issued by IRDA for the
above investments.
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necessary internal
approvals have been
sought.
f. Where pre-commitment
and pre-disbursement
conditions have been
stipulated, have the same
been duly complied with
g. Whether Financing
Documents and Security
Documents have been
executed and the security
clause as stipulated in
Security document has
been created in favour of
the company along with
registration of charge of it.
h. Post Sanction review and
monitoring – To verify
whether the borrower is
meeting the interest and
principal obligations in
time. Whether any visit /
review of physical and
financial progress is done
on periodical basis say on
quarterly basis etc. and
review report in standard
format is submitted to IC.
i. Whether Escrow and
Trust & Retention Account
(TRA) Agreement or
equivalent arrangement is
in place for tracking the
cash-flows of the borrower
company and whether it is
working smoothly.
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2.4 RECONCILIATION
2.4.1 Reconciliation between Medium Daily / At
holding as per custodian & required
Internal Records periodicity
3 ACCOUNTING FOR
INTEREST & INCOME
3.1 INITIATION
3.1.1 Income Recognition Policy
Is the policy of income Medium Every
recognition adopted by the investment
insurer in line with accounting
standards?
3.1.2 Accruals & Renewals
1. Has all interest and Medium Quarterly
dividend income been
accounted on accrual
basis
2. Obtain a full list of
corporate actions and
check if income has been
accrued correctly
3.2 RECORDING
3.2.1 Income Receipt
Verify that the Income is High For Every
accounted as per the investment
Accounting Standards and
other regulations specified by
IRDA and the accounting
policies of the insurer
3.2.2 Accounting
Verify that the Investments are High For Every
accounted and disclosed as investment
per the Accounting Standards
and other regulations as
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7 REPORTING AND
REVIEWING
7.1 DAY END CHECKS &
CONTROLS
7.1.1 1. Are the list of day end
reports generated as per
SOP and verified by back
office?
2. Are all the exceptions Low Daily / At
identified and required
appropriately handled ? periodicity
7.2 QUARTERLY/HALF
YEARLY/YEAR END
REPORTING
7.2.1 IRDA Returns ANNEXURE K
Have the above reporting High Quarterly
requirements been adhered
to?
7.3 MINUTES OF BOARD
MEETING & INVESTMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING
7.3.1 Review minutes of board and Medium Quarterly
investment committee
meetings and identify any
exceptions.
7.4 PREVIOUS REPORTS
7.4.1 Identify any compliance High Quarterly
requirements from
1. Report of reviews on
systems and processes
2. Report of Internal/
Concurrent Audit reports
3. Directives of Board and
Investment committee
4. Directives of Audit
Committee of the Board
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Note :
(1) Both Internal and Concurrent Audit shall cover 100% of transactions.
(2) In the case of concurrent Audit, the Audit shall be done on T, T + 1. or
T + 2 for both life and Non-life insurers.
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SUGGESTED FORMAT OF INTERNAL/
CONCURRENT AUDIT REPORT
Dated:
To
1. ———————————————————————
2. ———————————————————————
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Chartered Accountants
Place:
Date:
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ANNEXURE I
Medium Impact (Value 2) - Any other issue that the Auditors may
decide to be of Medium impact on business operations
SAMPLE INSTANCES
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Low Impact (Value 1) - Any other issue that the Auditor’s may decide
to be of low impact on business operations
SAMPLE INSTANCES
3. Any observation that has been rectified during the audit and
that does not involve an issue relating to a high or medium
classification mentioned above
Y Y 1
N Y 2
Y N 3
N N 4
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ANNEXURE – II
AUDIT REPORT
1. Internal Norms
3. Act (Violations)
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ANNEXURES
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ANNEXURE ‘A’
(LIFE INSURERS)
(Periodicity of Verification - Quarterly)
B. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
1. Insurance Act, 1938
C. INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION
1. Committees (s) shall be formed to monitor/manage the
following key areas of Investment operation.
e. Technology Management
4. Broker Management
D. INTERNAL CONTROL
1. Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) and reporting matrix
2. Segregation of responsibilities
3. Limit management
E. TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
1. Information security policy including application and
database security policies
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3. System support
c. Risk management
d. Internal controls
e. Blocking/Locking transactions
F. SOP MANAGEMENT
1. Employee education: Training and Cross training
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B. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
1. Insurance Act, 1938
C. INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION
1. Committee(s) shall be formed to monitor/manage the
following key areas of Investment operations.
e. Technology Management
4. Broker Management
D. INTERNAL CONTROL
1. Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) and reporting matrix
2. Segregation of responsibilities
3. Limit management
E. TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
3. System support
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c. Risk management
d. Internal controls
e. Blocking/Locking transactions
F. SOP MANAGEMENT
1. Employee education: Training and Cross training
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ANNEXURE ‘B’
Explanation
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Explanation
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Note:
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ANNEXURE ‘C’
PATTERN OF INVESTMENTS
(Periodicity of Verification – For every transaction)
LIFE INSURANCE
Life Business: In terms of the Explanation to Section 27A of the
Act, the Authority has determined that assets relating to Pension
business, Annuity business and all categories of Unit Linked
business shall not form part of the Controlled Fund for the purpose
of that section.
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(3) Unit Linked Insurance Business - Every insurer shall invest and
at all times keep invested his segregated fund of Unit-linked
business as per pattern of investment offered to and approved by
the policyholders where the units are linked to categories of assets
which are both marketable and easily realizable. However, the
total investment in ‘Other Investments’, as specified under 27A (2)
of Insurance Act, 1938, category shall at no time exceed 25% of
such fund(s).
Note:
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ANNEXURE ‘D’
INVESTMENT POLICY
(Periodicity of Verification – Annually)
1. INTRODUCTION
a. The Investment Policy (IP) of an insurer, as approved by
its Board, should be periodically reviewed.
b. Organizational structure
d. Regulatory requirements
l. Periodic Reporting
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ANNEXURE ‘F’
INVESTMENT OF ULIP
(Periodicity of Verification – Every Investment)
PARTICULARS REMARKS
1. Obtain a copy of various ULIP polices issued by
the Company during the life cycle of the Company
2. Obtain an understanding of ULIP polices process
followed by the Company.
3. Obtain the product brochures and verify for any
new unit-linked products launched by the Company
The auditor shall :
1. Review efficacy of the System & Process in
place
2. Verify that the conversion charges including
risk premium are as per offer document
3. Verify that correct expropriation prices are be
applied for redemptions, switches etc.
4. Verify reconciliation of Units & provide instant
resolution for differences, if any
5. Management of fund schemes is as per
Investment Objective of portfolio
6. Verify prompt allotment of deals to respective
schemes
7. Verify that appropriation price is applied when
the company is required to purchase the
assets to allocate the units.
Inter-Scheme Transfer
The auditor shall:
1. check that the transfer is only between approved
ULIP schemes
2. check that there is no undue benefit to any portfolio
Verify the following based on Company Policy:
1. Allocation
2. Creation of units
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3. Redemptions of units
4. Calculation of NAV
5. Fund Management Fees Policy/ Administration
Charges
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ANNEXURE ‘G’
A. PRE–SANCTION
1. Scrutiny of request in the form of detailed proposal
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B. POST – SANCTION
1. Appropriateness of Holiday period to be given
4. Market Discipline
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ANNEXURE ‘H’
A. GENERAL
1. FRONT & BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS
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2. Redemption processing.
B. FRONT OFFICE
1. SEGREGATION OF FUND MANAGER / DEALER
C. MID OFFICE
1. MARKET RISK
2. LIQUIDITY RISK
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3. CREDIT RISK
a. The Investment System should capture Instrument
Ratings to enable it to automatically generate FORM 2
(Statement of Downgraded Investments) through the
System.
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D. BACK OFFICE
1. DATA INPUT ERROR
2. SETTLEMENT RISK
3. COMPUTATION OF ‘NAV’
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6. RECONCILIATION
a. Fund wise, in the case of Life Insurers, reconciliation
with Investment Accounts, Bank, and Custodian records
should be done on day-to-day basis for all types of
products. In the case of ULIP products, Units
reconciliation with Policy Admin Systems should be
ensured on a day-to-day basis.
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Flow of Information to MO / BO
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MO to check compliance
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Valuation of securities
End of Day
Prepare Reports
Cash-flow statement for next day BO Activities
Transaction summary
Audit
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ANNEXURE ‘I’
Subject to:
1. Investment in equity including preference share and equity
convertible part of debentures should not exceed 50% of above
exposure norms.
2. Investment in immovable property covered under Section 27A (1)
(n) of Insurance Act, 1938 shall not exceed, at the time of
investment, 5% of (a) Investment Assets in the case of general
insurer and (b) 5% of Investment Assets of funds relating to life
funds, pension and general annuity funds in the case of life insurer.
3. Subject to exposure limits mentioned in the table above, an insurer
shall not have investments of more than:
i. 5% in aggregate of its total investments in companies
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5. The exposure limit for financial and banking sector shall stand at
25% investment assets for all insurers.
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u. Has the insurer, having not less than Rs. 500 Cr assets
under management (AUM) complied with Point 11 and
12 of Annexure II to Circular – INV/CIR/008/2008-09 with
respect to outsourcing of investment advice and NAV
calculations?
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ANNEXURE ‘J’
NAV PROCESS
(Periodicity of Verification – Daily / Periodic Intervals)
A. Settlement entries
B. Bank entries
E. Units creation/liquidation
F. Corporate actions
H. Valuation process
A. SETTLEMENT ENTRIES
1. Equity (Sale) T+2:
6. Brokerage Payments:
B. BANK ENTRIES
1. Coupon Payments for Debt Investments:
2. Debt Investments :
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F. CORPORATE ACTIONS
1. Reconciliation of Custodian report with Third party service
Provider:
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operating system.
H. VALUATION PROCESS
1. Equity:
2. Debt:
b. G-Sec:
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d. Reverse Repos:
f. Treasury Bills:
g. Commercial Papers:
h. Certificate of Deposit:
i. Fixed Deposits:
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k. Call option:
l. Put option:
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3. Mutual Fund :
4. Venture Fund:
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5. Security Receipts:
6. Special Bonds:
Post Upload, all the prices for all asset classes are cross-
checked with source files
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ANNEXURE ‘K’
RETURNS TO BE SUBMITTED BY AN INSURER
(Periodicity of Verification - Quarterly)
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Every insurer shall submit to the Authority the following returns within such time, at such intervals and verified/
certified in such manner as indicated there against.
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2 Form 2 Statement of Downgraded Quarterly Within 45 days of the Chief Executive Officer
Investments end of the Quarter / Chief of Investments
3 Form 3A Statement of Investments Quarterly Within 45 days of the Chief Executive Officer
(Part A, B, C) (Life Insurers) – end of the Quarter / Chief of Investments
Compliance Report
4 Form 3B Statement of Investments Within 45 days of the Chief Executive Officer
Quarterly
(General Insurer) – end of the Quarter / Chief of Investments
Compliance Report
5 Form 4 Exposure and other norms Within 45 days of the Chief Executive
Quarterly
– quarterly compliance end of the Quarter Officer, Chief of
certificate. Investments and Chief
of Finance
No Form Description Periodicity of Time limit for Verified / Certified
Return submission by
6 Form 4A Statement of Investment Quarterly Within 45 days of the Chief Executive Officer
(Part A, B, C) Subject to Exposure end of the Quarter / Chief of Investments
Norms – Investee
Company
7 Form 5 Statement of Investment Quarterly Within 45 days of the Chief Executive Officer
Reconciliation end of the Quarter / Chief of Investments
8 Form 5A Statement of Mutual Fund Quarterly Within 45 days of the Chief Executive Officer
Investments end of the Quarter / Chief of Investments
9 Form 6 Certificate under sections Quarterly Within 45 days of the Chief Executive
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28 (2A), 28 (2B) and 28B end of the Quarter Officer, Chief of
(3) of the Insurance Act, Investments
1938
10 Form 7 Confirmation of Investment Quarterly Within 45 days of the Chief Executive Officer
Portfolio Details end of the Quarter / Chief of Investments
11 Form 7A Statement of Non Quarterly Within 45 days of the Chief Executive Officer
Performing Assets end of the Quarter / Chief of Investments
Note : All returns for the quater ending March shall be filed within the period stipulated above based on provisional figures
and later re-submitted with Audited figures within 15 days of adoption of accounts by the Board of Directors.
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APPENDIX ‘A’
Relevant Portions of the Circulars of IRDA on
Investment Functions of Insurance Companies.
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10. Any investment made in IPOs, which do not satisfy the above
conditions, shall fall under ‘Other Investments’.
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LIMIT FOR INVESTMENT IN ‘IPO’
In the case of ‘Life’ Insurance Company, the maximum bid amount
(and not Margin Money) to be invested in IPO shall be the least of
the following:
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ii. Gilt / G Sec / Liquid MFs shall have the same meaning as
under SEBI Regulations.
iv. The Investment Committee of the Insurer shall lay down proper
Guidelines for selection of Mutual Funds and schemes
permissible including exposure Norms to a Single Mutual Fund
and to each Scheme of Mutual Fund to avoid concentration.
Above Rs.50000 Crores in the case 1.5 % of the Fund Size in the case
of Life Company and above of Life Company and 1.5% of
Rs.2000 Crores in the caseof Investment Assets in thecase of
General Insurance Company General Insurance Company
Upto Rs.50000 Crores in the case 5% of the Fund Size in the case of
of Life Company and up to Rs.2000 Life Company and 5% of
Crores in the caseof General Investment Assets in the case of
Insurance Company General Insurance Company.
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iv. The Insurer shall assess, on each Balance Sheet date, whether
any diminution in the value has occurred to the Investment. A
diminution in the value of investments shall be recognized as
an expense in Revenue / Profit and Loss Account to the extent
of the difference between the re-measured fair value of the
Investment and its Cost as reduced by any previous diminution
in value of investments is recognized as expenses in Revenue
/ Profit and Loss Account. Any reversal of diminution in value
of investments earlier recognized in Revenue / Profit and Loss
Account shall be recognized in Revenue / Profit and Loss
Account.
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C. INVESTMENTS IN ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES, PTCs AND SRs
[Vide Point 6 of Circular INV/CIR/008/2008-09 Dt. 22nd Aug, 2008]
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D. INVESTMENT IN PERPETUAL DEBT
INSTRUMENTS OF BANK’S TIER-I CAPITAL
AND DEBT CAPITAL INSTRUMENTS OF
UPPER TIER-II CAPITAL
[Vide Point 7 of Circular INV/CIR/008/2008-09 Dt. 22nd Aug, 2008]
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E. INVESTMENTS IN VENTURE FUND
[Vide Point 8 of Circular INV/CIR/008/2008-09 Dt. 22nd Aug, 2008]
The decision to invest in the Venture Fund shall remain with the
Investment Committee of the Insurer, and within the approved
Investment Policy of the Insurer, subject to appropriate prudential
and exposure norms and complying with the provisions of IRDA
Regulations concerned; the following special guidelines may be
kept in view in respect of Venture Funds:
4. The fund shall not only abide by the terms above, but also
make the investor aware regarding the same, including
incorporating this clause in the offer document to be provided
to the investor.
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