Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-311A.15: Unlawful misleading statements - Manipulating
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accountant.
A. No director or officer of an insurer shall, directly or
indirectly:
1. Make or cause to be made a materially false or misleading
statement to an accountant in connection with any audit, review, or
communication required under the Oklahoma Annual Financial Report
Act; or
2. Omit to state, or cause another person to omit to state, any
material fact necessary in order to make statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which the statements were made, not
misleading to an accountant in connection with any audit, review, or
communication required under the Oklahoma Annual Financial Report
Act.
B. No officer or director of an insurer, or any other person
acting under the direction thereof, shall directly or indirectly
take any action to coerce, manipulate, mislead, or fraudulently
influence any accountant engaged in the performance of an audit
pursuant to the Oklahoma Annual Financial Report Act if that person
knew or should have known that the action, if successful, could
result in rendering the financial statements of the insurer
materially misleading.
C. For purposes of subsection B of this section, actions that,
if successful, could result in rendering the financial statements of
the insurer materially misleading include, but are not limited to,
actions taken at any time with respect to the professional
engagement period to coerce, manipulate, mislead, or fraudulently
influence an accountant:
1. To issue or reissue a report on the financial statements of
an insurer that is not warranted in the circumstances due to
material violations of statutory accounting principles prescribed by
the Insurance Commissioner, generally accepted auditing standards,
or other professional or regulatory standards;
2. Not to perform audit, review or other procedures required by
generally accepted auditing standards or other professional
standards;
3. Not to withdraw an issued report; or
4. Not to communicate matters to the audit committee of an
insurer.
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