Oklahoma § 36-311A.15 Unlawful misleading statements - Manipulating

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 36-311A.15 — Unlawful misleading statements - Manipulating

Oklahoma § 36-311A.15

Title 36Insurance

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Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-311A.15 (2026).

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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 fra

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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.